The Singing Army

Info

Series: Bible Stories

Title: The Singing Army 2 Chronicles 20: Jehoshaphat's response to invasion

Preached:

  • 2007-06-09: Linden
  • 2007-06-16: Atlanta
  • 2016-05-14: White Rock Lake

Songs:

  1. 294: “Power in the Blood”
  2. 88: “I Sing the Mighty Power of God”
  3. 590: “Trust and Obey”

Scripture: Psalm 151

  1. Story—2 Chronicles 20
    1. Background: 19:4: Jehoshaphat had initiated a revival
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:1, 2—The threat
    1. En Gedi: 20 miles SSE of Jerusalem on the Dead Sea
    2. Jehoshaphat is afraid
  3. Vv. 3-13—Jehoshaphat’s response: prayer
    1. Is prayer our first response?
    2. He recognized that Israel and Judah’s past history was a direct result of God’s intervention
    3. V. 12: “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
  4. Vv. 14-17—God’s response: a promise
    1. The battle is God’s
  5. Jehoshaphat’s response: obedience with praise
    1. Vv. 18-21—The people of Judah began to praise God while the enemy was still encamped against them
    2. Then, they obeyed
  6. Vv. 22-28—The deliverance
  7. Vv. 29, 30—The aftermath