The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Chronicles 19:1-9
2 Chronicles 19:1-9And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. Jehoshaphat’s declension and recoveryI. God makes a difference between a backslidden child and an apostate.1. He preserves the life of the child (2 Chronicles 19:1).2. God reproves in grace His backslidden child (2 Chronicles 19:2-3).3. God commends His backslidden child for the good he has done.II. Jehoshaphat exemplifies the true spirit in which we should receive Divine reproof.1. He received the... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11
REFLECTIONS. Wisdom is well bought, if it be not bought too dear. Jehoshaphat returned from the battle at Ramoth-gilead, beaten indeed by the Assyrians, but more so by the reproaches of his own mind. He reflected bitterly on himself for marrying his son with Athaliah, and for going to battle expressly against the word of the Lord by Micaiah. What a mercy that he returned with his life! No sooner did he approach his capital than he was met by Jehu the prophet, who boldly demanded on the part of... read more