AN UNWISE ALLIANCE
2 Kings 3:1
Jehoram's reign over the ten tribes was marked by some measures of
reform. He discountenanced Baal worship; though, in defiance of the
Second Commandment, he clave to Jeroboam's calves. Therefore
Jehoshaphat was ill-advised to enter into alliance with him. The
servan... [ Continue Reading ]
MESHA'S DEFEAT AND DESPERATE SACRIFICE
2 Kings 3:13
Jehoshaphat, though erring, was still God's child, and deliverance
came to him. The heights of our senseless folly and the depths of our
waywardness will not succeed in severing us from God's love. Elisha
used the very words of Elijah, 2 Kings 3:... [ Continue Reading ]