King Jehoshaphat: Your Battle Belongs to the Lord (2 Chronicles 17-20)

King Jehoshaphat: Your Battle Belongs to the Lord
October 22, 2022
2 Chronicles 17-20
Study Questions
1. Read 2 Chronicles 17. How is Jehoshaphat’s heart like that of his father? And like that of King David? What did he do when he became king? What do you think were
Jehoshaphat’s motives in leading his reform?

2. What did he ‘put away’ and what did he ‘put on’ as a result? How does this correlate
with how we live in Christ according to Ephesians 4:21-24?

3. Jehoshaphat didn’t do everything right before the Lord. Read 2 Chronicles 18-19:2 and determine where he went astray, and what resulted. Compare this with the instruction given to Christ-followers in 2 Corinthians 6:14.

4. Can you identify a situation when you relied on yourself or on someone else instead of first turning to the Lord? What was the result?

5. Read 2 Chronicles 20. What was Jehoshaphat’s next battle and what lesson did he learn from the previous battle? How did he respond this time? What was the outcome?

6. Identify the following aspects in Jehoshaphat’s prayer:
a. Adoration of God’s nature
b. Affirmation of God’s promises
c. Supplication for God’s intervention
How does this prayer help you approach the Lord with your requests and petitions?

7. According to verse 17, describe the 4 things that the Lord required of Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah. What did the Lord promise? What was the outcome (v.20-34)?

8. How has the Lord taught you to turn to Him in the ‘battles’ you face? What can you
apply from this study that will help you face your challenges and hardships this week?