Chapter 357 of 1163

2 Chronicles 17–18

Jehoshaphat’s life is described in Psalm 1:1–3. He walked in the right counsel (17:3), he delighted in God’s ways (17:6), and he was fruitful in his service, sharing the Word with the people (17:7–9). He practiced the fear of the Lord, so he was protected by the fear of the Lord. When you fear God, you need fear nothing else (Ps. 112).

But Jehoshaphat married the wrong wife, joined the wrong allies, fought the wrong war, and almost came to the wrong end. By walking “in the counsel of the ungodly” and sitting with the scornful (18:9; Ps. 1:1), the king found himself in serious trouble. He had to listen to false prophets and go to battle with a king depending on false confidence.

The pressure to conform is greater today than in that day. Are you resisting it? Can you detect the false prophet and his message, or are you impressed with his “visual aids” and pleasing message (18:10)? Read the last three verses of Psalm 1 and beware!

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