221016 2 Chron 22-23 The King is Still Upon the Throne

King Jesus is Still on the Throne and He Keeps Covenant for His Name’s Sake - He is Our Confidence in the Darkness

Draft Title:

The King is Still on the Throne

When Good Men Do Something

The Remnant’s Zeal

You are not actually alone

What are you doing here?

Long live the king!

The Beloved Bond of Hardship/Persecution

Treason or Zeal… can’t it be both

Darkness

Ultimate Justice

A Taste of Justice

Covenants/Priests/People/King Anointed

The King is the Keeper of Torah

Of Covenants and Kings

Three Part Series

King who rules over all and will judge correctly

Priest - the good and merciful high priest that knows how to make intercession

Prophet - the fullest and complete revelation of God - the greatest sign substantiating the truth of His message being the resurrection

Revelation 4 | 1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. 3 And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads. 5 Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; 6 and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. 7 The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. 8 And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.” 9 And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

Jeremiah 14:19–22 | 19 Have You completely rejected Judah? Or have You loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We waited for peace, but nothing good came; And for a time of healing, but behold, terror! 20 We know our wickedness, O Lord, The iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against You. 21 Do not despise us, for Your own name’s sake; Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory; Remember and do not annul Your covenant with us. 22 Are there any among the idols of the nations who give rain? Or can the heavens grant showers? Is it not You, O Lord our God? Therefore we hope in You, For You are the one who has done all these things.

Hebrews 12:1-3 “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”

Colossians 1:15-18 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.”

INTRODUCTION

Title “The King is Still Upon the Throne”

1 Kings 19:11–18 | 11 So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. 13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14 Then he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” 15 The Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you have arrived, you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram; 16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. 17 “It shall come about, the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death. 18 “Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.”

King Jesus is Still on the Throne and He Keeps Covenant for His Name’s Sake - He is Our Confidence in the Darkness

Elijah thought he was alone

Elijah was confused by the murder and injustice and apostacy

What does the Lord tell him to do - appoint kings that will ensure justice and provide revelation to the people

And He provides Elijah with some comfort - in this dark period of apostacy he is not alone there are still many who are His and will be kept by Him

The Main point that I want us to get is that King Jesus is Still on the Throne and He Keeps Covenant for His Name’s Sake - He is Our Confidence in the Darkness

2 Chron 22:8-23:15

I. Power Vacuum

22:8 Now it happened when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers attending to Ahaziah, and killed them. 9 And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him while he was hiding himself in Samaria; they brought him to Jehu, put him to death, and buried him. For they said, “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with all his heart.” So there was no one of the house of Ahaziah to retain the power of the kingdom.

Questions

What is the backstory on “Bloody Jehu”

Foretold to Elijah back in 1 Kg 19

2 Kings 9-10

Principles

Nothing concealed that will not be revealed - Ahaziah tried to hide and then died - we need to understand that Justice will follow every action, thought and word - We delude ourselves if we believe that we will get away with sin - All sin is punishable by death - Either Christ dies in our place taking the punishement we deserve or we take it. But every deed is known and our good King Keeps His Covenant of Perfect Justice

Luke 12:2–5 | 2 “But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. 3 “Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops. 4 “I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. 5 “But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!

God is the one who establishes and removes kings - Daniel 2:21 ““It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding.”

How does this support the Main Point?

King Jesus is Still on the Throne and He Keeps Covenant for His Name’s Sake - He is Our Confidence in the Darkness

He is in control

He establishes perfect justice - we can have confidence in Him even when things look bad

II. Preservation of a Remnant

10 Now Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son had died. So she rose and destroyed all the royal seed of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath the king’s daughter took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons who were being put to death, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so she did not put him to death. 12 So he was hidden with them in the house of God six years while Athaliah was reigning over the land.

Questions

What does Jehoshabeath’s name mean

Observations

The Davidic Line almost perished and the Messianic Line with it - nullifying the Lord’s promises since the garden

Jehoshabeath was Athaliah’s daughter - irony (Honoring the Lord means keeping babies alive)

Principles

Do we allow rulers and those in authority to run roughshod over others - no we hold them accountable and demand justice Micah 6:8 | 8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

Application Points

Any Ologies Impacted (Esch, Eccl, Hamar)

How does this support the Main Point?

King Jesus is Still on the Throne and He Keeps Covenant for His Name’s Sake - He is Our Confidence in the Darkness

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III. Plan of Restoration

23:1 Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took commanders of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, and they entered into a covenant with him. 2 And they went around Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 3 Then all the assembly cut a covenant with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David. 4 This is the thing which you shall do: one-third of you, of the priests and Levites who come in on the sabbath, shall be gatekeepers at the thresholds, 5 and one-third shall be at the king’s house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Yahweh. 6 But let no one enter the house of Yahweh except the priests and the ministering Levites; they may enter, for they are holy. And let all the people keep the charge of Yahweh. 7 And the Levites will surround the king, each man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever enters the house, let him be put to death. And be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.”

Questions

Bi-Lateral Covenant to do what?

To restore the king to his throne

to protect the king and be with him

To keep the charge of Yaweh

For the priests/levites/people to stay in their respective places

Observations

Principles

Do we allow rulers and those in authority to run roughshod over others - no we hold them accountable and demand justice Micah 6:8 | 8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

Application Points

Any Ologies Impacted (Esch, Eccl, Hamar)

How does this support the Main Point?

IV. Proclaim the Good News

8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss any of the divisions. 9 Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the shields and small shields which had been King David’s, which were in the house of God. 10 And he caused all the people to stand, each man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king. 11 Then they brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him, and gave him the testimony and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, “Long live the king!”

Questions

Observations

weapons were used for the protection of the king who was also a child

The people were unified together to protect the king

The people placed in the kings hands the Law - expectation that he would know and enforce it as well as judge wisely

We serve the Risen King whom death could not hold - He lives eternally

Revelation 1:17–18 | 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, 18 and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Principles

Every human ruler has an expiration date

Application Points

Any Ologies Impacted (Esch, Eccl, Hamar)

How does this support the Main Point?

V. The Penalty is Death

12 Then Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, so she came into the house of Yahweh to the people. 13 And she looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the commanders and the trumpeters were beside the king. And all the people of the land were glad and blew trumpets, the singers with their musical instruments leading the praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason! Treason!” 14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders of hundreds who were appointed over the military force and said to them, “Bring her out between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be put to death with the sword.” For the priest said, “You shall not put her to death in the house of Yahweh.” 15 So they laid hands on her, and when she arrived at the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house, they put her to death there.

Questions

Observations

Godly leaders are always in short supply and when the Lord provides them we do well to rejoice

Ironic that Athaliah who had nearly killed off the Davidic line call out Treason

Being put to death within the ranks would have been a close and bloody event

Principles

There is sometimes justice in this life but always in the next

Application Points

Any Ologies Impacted (Esch, Eccl, Hamar)

How does this support the Main Point?

16 Then Jehoiada cut a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the people of Yahweh. 17 And all the people came to the house of Baal and tore it down, and his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. 18 And Jehoiada placed the assignments concerning the house of Yahweh in the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had divided by lot to be over the house of Yahweh, to offer the burnt offerings of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses⁠—with gladness and singing according to the order of David. 19 And he caused the gatekeepers of the house of Yahweh to stand, so that no one would enter who was in any way unclean. 20 And he took the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of Yahweh, and they came through the upper gate to the king’s house. And they sat the king upon the royal throne. 21 So all of the people of the land were glad, and the city was quiet. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword.

Application Points

We are instructed to pray for our leaders (1 Timothy 2:1-8 “First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.” “