The Temple: A Study in 2 ChroniclesSample

What does it say?
Jehoshaphat brought the people back to the Lord and established a team of judges.
What does it mean?
Jehoshaphat saw the need to establish a strong judicial system in the cities throughout the land. He didn’t focus on political strategies or crisis management. Instead, Jehoshaphat chose to focus on a policy that would result in true justice for God’s people. The judges he appointed must not be swayed by bribes, public opinion, or personal endeavor; their judgment must be fair and honoring to the Lord. The reason? With God, “there is no injustice, partiality, or bribery.” Jehoshaphat was freeing the judges from the need to please others and allowing them to focus their energy on making decisions that would please God.
How should I respond?
The desire to please important people in our life is a natural human response. The motivation can be as innocent as a child striving for the favor of a parent, or it can be the self-serving goals of an employee trying to earn the favor of a boss. God wants us to be free of the need to please and to embrace the opportunity to live completely for Him without distraction. Sooner or later, living solely to please others will dishonor the Lord. What decisions in your life are controlled by trying to please someone else? Talk candidly with the Lord about what will best please Him. He will listen. He will free you.
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Beginning with the reign of Solomon and the construction of the temple, 2 Chronicles opens to a period of wealth and prosperity in Israel's history. This period was short-lived, however, as sin and idolatry plagued God's people. Even as the temple is destroyed and Israel exiled, the book ends with an exiled people returning home and a ruined temple being rebuilt. Through it all, God's plans and purposes remain unabated.
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