# Jehoshaphat’s Victory - The Book of 2 Chronicles

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 1 Dec 2023, 12 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 100. Find out how King Jehoshaphat, who was smart and trusted in God, asked for God's help before a big fight, and because of that, they won. But, even though he was wise, he made a promise with another king that God didn't like. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: The Lord says to you, don't be afraid and don't
[0:04] Speaker 1: be dismayed because of this great multitude. For the battle
[0:08] Speaker 1: is not yours, but God's. 2 Chronicles 20, 15. Dear God,
[0:16] Speaker 1: thank you for always reminding us that because of you,
[0:20] Speaker 1: we don't have to be afraid. You are strong and
[0:23] Speaker 1: you will fight our battles for us. Remind us to
[0:27] Speaker 1: worship you even when we're scared and use our story
[0:31] Speaker 1: today to help us learn how to trust you more.
[0:35] Speaker 1: We love you so much. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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[1:15] Speaker 3: Jehoshaphat's victory. In our last story, Jehoshaphat became king and
[1:22] Speaker 3: was fully devoted to God. He sent officials to teach
[1:26] Speaker 3: the law in the towns of Judah. He also built
[1:29] Speaker 3: strong walled cities. In this story, Jehoshaphat will appoint judges
[1:36] Speaker 3: and will also face war, as inspired by 2 Chronicles.
[1:46] Speaker 1: Hi again, it's Julia Sadler with the Kids Bible in
[1:49] Speaker 1: a Year podcast. I'm so excited you're here with me today.
[1:53] Speaker 1: Today we will learn about good King Jehoshaphat and how
[1:58] Speaker 1: he honored God. And when trouble came, God protected his
[2:02] Speaker 1: people and fought their battle for them. How?
[2:07] Speaker 3: Let's find out. Jehoshaphat returned to Jerusalem and Jehu, the seer,
[2:15] Speaker 3: had a word from the Lord for the king. Jehu said,
[2:19] Speaker 3: Why did you help the wicked and love those who
[2:22] Speaker 3: hate the Lord? You are doing this, Jehoshaphat, and the
[2:25] Speaker 3: Lord is angry with you because of this. You are
[2:28] Speaker 3: not completely bad, though, as you have torn down goddess
[2:32] Speaker 3: statues and sought out the heart of the Lord. Jehoshaphat
[2:36] Speaker 3: went out among the people all over Jerusalem and turned
[2:40] Speaker 3: their hearts back to God. He appointed judges in the
[2:43] Speaker 3: major cities, and told them, What you do is important,
[2:48] Speaker 3: because you are not judging for men and women, but
[2:51] Speaker 3: you are passing on the judgment of God. Now the
[2:55] Speaker 3: fear of the Lord will be upon you, and I
[2:58] Speaker 3: urge you to judge very carefully. Jehoshaphat commissioned Levites, priests,
[3:05] Speaker 3: and Israelites to settle disputes when it came to the
[3:08] Speaker 3: law of the Lord. Jehoshaphat gave out these orders to
[3:12] Speaker 3: those he commissioned, You must serve with everything you have
[3:16] Speaker 3: in you. But first, serve in the fear of the Lord.
[3:20] Speaker 3: You are to warn the people not to sin against
[3:23] Speaker 3: the Lord, or his anger will come on you. After
[3:27] Speaker 3: all of these changes, the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of
[3:31] Speaker 3: the Mananites wanted to go to war with Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat
[3:36] Speaker 3: found out that an army was after him, and they
[3:39] Speaker 3: were coming from the other side of the Dead Sea.
[3:42] Speaker 3: Jehoshaphat prayed to God and ordered a fast for all
[3:46] Speaker 3: of Judah. All of Judah came together and began seeking
[3:50] Speaker 3: God for wisdom and help. Jehoshaphat went to the temple
[3:54] Speaker 3: of the Lord and prayed, Lord, the God of the promise,
[4:00] Speaker 3: are you not the God who is in heaven that
[4:02] Speaker 3: can do the impossible? You are the ruler of the earth.
[4:07] Speaker 3: Power and authority are in your fist and no one's.
[4:11] Speaker 3: When the worst happens, they have taken refuge in this
[4:14] Speaker 3: temple because of your presence. And now, men from Ammon, Moab,
[4:16] Speaker 3: and Mount Seir are here. You wouldn't even let Israel
[4:40] Speaker 3: touch these men when they left Egypt, and now they
[4:43] Speaker 3: are trying to take possession of the very land that
[4:46] Speaker 3: you gave us. We are lacking power. But our hearts
[4:51] Speaker 3: are set on you, Lord. All of Judah was there,
[4:55] Speaker 3: seeking the heart of God. Then the Spirit of the
[4:59] Speaker 3: Lord fell on Jehaziel, and he spoke to Jehoshaphat. Listen,
[5:05] Speaker 3: King Jehoshaphat. and all who are seeking the heart of God.
[5:09] Speaker 3: This is what the Lord is saying. Do not fear
[5:13] Speaker 3: the size of the army. This battle is not for you.
[5:17] Speaker 3: This battle is for God. Tomorrow, march down and find
[5:21] Speaker 3: them in the desert of Jerul. But I remind you,
[5:25] Speaker 3: do not fight them. Stand strong and watch what the
[5:30] Speaker 3: Lord will do. Early in the morning, They set out
[5:35] Speaker 3: to find this army just as the Lord had said.
[5:38] Speaker 3: Jehoshaphat encouraged his people to be strong in the Lord
[5:41] Speaker 3: and assigned men to sing to the Lord. The Lord
[5:45] Speaker 3: sent out ambushes against the army as Judah was singing
[5:48] Speaker 3: praises to the Lord. The Lord turned the army of
[5:52] Speaker 3: men against each other, and all of Judah saw the
[5:55] Speaker 3: bodies of the men and knew that the Lord had
[5:57] Speaker 3: won the battle for them. All of Judah went down
[6:01] Speaker 3: to the dead bodies. and started taking resources that they needed.
[6:05] Speaker 3: Then Jehoshaphat led all of Judah and all of Jerusalem
[6:10] Speaker 3: back to Jerusalem, where they worshipped the Lord at the temple.
[6:15] Speaker 3: This victory was so tremendous that the fear of the
[6:18] Speaker 3: Lord came on the surrounding territories. Jehoshaphat reigned in Jerusalem
[6:23] Speaker 3: for 25 years and did what was right in the
[6:26] Speaker 3: eyes of the Lord. Unfortunately, the hearts of Judah did
[6:30] Speaker 3: not set their eyes on the Lord. because they kept
[6:33] Speaker 3: worshipping false gods. Jehoshaphat made an alliance with a wicked
[6:38] Speaker 3: king named Ahaziah, who ruled over Israel, and this displeased God.
[6:46] Speaker 3: Jehoshaphat wanted to have trading ships, but the Lord did
[6:49] Speaker 3: not want Jehoshaphat to have anything to do with a
[6:52] Speaker 3: wicked king. So he destroyed the ships.
[7:02] Speaker 1: Today's story made God happy to save King Jehoshaphat and
[7:07] Speaker 1: the people of Judah from a big, scary battle. Let's
[7:11] Speaker 1: discover why. Ever since Joshua led the children of Israel
[7:17] Speaker 1: into the land God promised them, the Israelites have lived
[7:21] Speaker 1: under good and bad leaders. Some kings loved God and
[7:25] Speaker 1: helped the people love God too. And some kings only
[7:29] Speaker 1: loved themselves. They loved doing bad things and turned the
[7:34] Speaker 1: people's hearts away from God. But God loves it so
[7:40] Speaker 1: much when you and I trust Him and follow Him.
[7:44] Speaker 1: He knows that's the best way to keep us safe
[7:47] Speaker 1: and make our hearts happy. So King Jehoshaphat told all
[7:51] Speaker 1: of the people of Judah, Hey, you guys! And all
[7:55] Speaker 1: the people said, Yes. King Jehoshaphat said, The people said,
[8:00] Speaker 1: And then King Jehoshaphat said, The people said, All right,
[8:30] Speaker 1: let's do it. And everybody high-fived each other and started
[8:35] Speaker 1: loving and obeying God because King Jehoshaphat was a good king.
[8:41] Speaker 1: When you do good things like King Jehoshaphat did, do
[8:44] Speaker 1: you think God will make your life happy? Well, a
[8:48] Speaker 1: lot of times he does, and sometimes tough things still happen.
[8:54] Speaker 1: Sometimes scary circumstances still come. or people still make you
[8:59] Speaker 1: feel sad, does that mean God stopped loving you?
[9:03] Speaker 3: No.
[9:04] Speaker 1: A million, billion, quadrillion times, no. That's exactly what King
[9:10] Speaker 1: Jehoshaphat and everybody learned when three big, tough, scary armies
[9:16] Speaker 1: decided to come to Judah and beat everybody up. When
[9:21] Speaker 1: the people in Judah heard that news, everybody's knees started knocking,
[9:26] Speaker 1: their tummies scared. and their hands began shaking. They were
[9:30] Speaker 1: so afraid. King Jehoshaphat was scared too, but he knew
[9:36] Speaker 1: what to do. He said, Hey, you guys. And all
[9:40] Speaker 1: the people said, Yes. King Jehoshaphat said, We're going to
[9:45] Speaker 1: pray together and ask God to rescue us, all right?
[9:50] Speaker 1: The people said, All right, let's do it. And the
[9:54] Speaker 1: Bible says that from the daddies and mommies and all
[9:57] Speaker 1: the way down to the littlest. boys and girls, everybody
[10:02] Speaker 1: stopped to remember how God had so faithfully protected them
[10:07] Speaker 1: in the past. Then they prayed, asking God to protect them.
[10:13] Speaker 1: It was God's battle and he won it, just like
[10:16] Speaker 1: he said. I'm so happy you joined me today. Come
[10:19] Speaker 1: back next time to find out what happened when King
[10:22] Speaker 1: Ahaziah didn't trust God the way King Jehoshaphat just did. Remember,
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