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Week 38. Day 1. 2 Chronicles 17-20.

This section continues the history of Judah right up to the exile. Much of it is similar to the narratives in Kings (though without the parts focussing on the Northern kingdom of Israel). Jehoshaphat (ch17-20) gets much more detail than in Kings, so my suggestion is to read this section slowly and carefully, even if you then skim read the rest more briefly—and the questions below are geared in this way.

2 Chron 17-20 Jehoshaphat

Unlike some kings who can be summarised rather simply as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, Jehoshaphat is much more mixed, and interesting. Jehoshaphat reigned in Judah at the same time as Ahab and his wife Jezebel in Israel. You may wish to remind yourself about Ahab and Jezebel from in 1 Kings 18 onwards, in their confrontations with the prophet Elijah.

Ch 17 - How is Jehoshaphat described?

Ch 18 – What does Jehoshaphat do?

19:1-3 How does the Lord (through the prophet Jehu) give his verdict on this alliance that Jehoshaphat made with Ahab?

For Reflection: What might the lesson be for the later generations of God’s people who read this account? What about for us today?

Ch 20 How does Jehoshaphat respond to the enemy attack?

What are the different parts of Jehoshaphat’s prayer? How long is given to each?

How does Jehoshaphat fight the battle? What is the result?

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.