BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006

Subject: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: tarheel
Date: 03 Feb 06 - 11:41 PM

2 Chronicles 20:1-13 (New American Standard Bible)

   

2 Chronicles 20
Judah Invaded
1Now it came about after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the (A)Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
2Then some came and reported to Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, out of Aram and behold, they are in (B)Hazazon-tamar (that is Engedi)."

3Jehoshaphat was afraid and (C)turned his attention to seek the LORD, and (D)proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

4So Judah gathered together to (E)seek help from the LORD; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek the LORD.

Jehoshaphat's Prayer
5Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD before the new court,
6and he said, "O LORD, the God of our fathers, (F)are You not God in the heavens? And (G)are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand so that no one can stand against You.

7"Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and (H)give it to the descendants of (I)Abraham Your friend forever?

8"They have lived in it, and have built You a sanctuary there for Your name, saying,

9'(J)Should evil come upon us, the sword, or judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You (for (K)Your name is in this house) and cry to You in our distress, and You will hear and deliver us.'

10"Now behold, (L)the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, (M)whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt (they turned aside from them and did not destroy them),

11see how they are rewarding us by (N)coming to drive us out from Your possession which You have given us as an inheritance.

12"O our God, (O)will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but (P)our eyes are on You."

13All Judah was standing before the LORD, with their infants, their wives and their children.

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 12:06 AM

At least this time you gave credit to your source.

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: michaelr
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 01:17 AM

tarheel, what is your point here in citing prehistoric legends?

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 01:55 AM

¹Now it came about after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the (A)Meunites, came to make war against [Jumping] Jehoshaphat.

Clarified it for you a bit tarheel, in a Mudcat context.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 12:42 PM

Did god go about smoting, (smiting?) people a lot in that book then?

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: Amos
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 02:37 PM

All over the place. Mighty smiting is the main theme.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 09:00 PM

7"Did You not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and (H)give it to the descendants of (I)Abraham Your friend forever?"

Soooo...

The Jews were not the native inhabitants or the first people of that land? Imagine that! So what gives them the right to proclaim it as their homeland and push everyone else aside?

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: John O'L
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 09:05 PM

God told them to do it.

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: frogprince
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 10:45 PM

Which, I suppose, is Tar's way of telling us that all good Christian Americans should be helping Israel to kill all them ay-rabs so Israel can have their land back...

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: Sorcha
Date: 06 Feb 06 - 05:23 PM

Do we REALLY have to tolerate this here?

Subject: RE: BS: Devotional for FEBRUARY 4,2006
From: Wesley S
Date: 06 Feb 06 - 05:40 PM

Well Sorcha - If we don't tolerate it - where will it lead ? Next someone will try to censon Martin, then me and you and then....

"Dogs and cats sleeping together.. mass hysteria... total anarchy...."