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We’re going to *pick up from where we left* off last time on our teaching *on* the *Blood Covenant*.
*We’ve said* that *there are two main covenants* in the Word of God, the *old covenant*, *which is* the *Old Testament*, *and* the *new covenant*, *which is* the *New Testament*.
*We also said* that *when two people* *would enter into a blood covenant* *they would go through certain steps*, *which would enforce the covenant* *or contract*.
*One of those steps* *was the shedding of blood*.
*Jesus on that cross shed his blood for us*, *but God also asked Abraham* *and all his male descendants* *to be circumcised* *and when that was done* *blood would flow*.
*This covenant* *would never be broken or disannulled*.
*God has entered into a covenant like that with man*.
*It is so vitally important that every Christian understands the blood covenant*.
*Unless you have an adequate knowledge* *of the blood covenant* *you will not have a full understanding of what your rights are* *in Christ*.
*I) **In today’s message* *I want to look at two men* *who knew that they were in a covenant with God.* (If time permits).
*A) *The *1st* man is *a king* and his name is *Jehoshaphat*.
*Jehoshaphat* was a *king of Judea and Judah*.
*This man learned how to put the covenant into practice*.
*1) **This is an important factor*, because *we need to know how to apply the covenant to our lives*.
*2) **Jehoshaphat was delivered from incredible odds* *because he simply knew his covenant rights*.
*a) **We need to find out what are covenant rights are* *and how to exercise them* like he did.
*And when we do the God will come to our rescue* *and* *deliver us from any circumstance*.
*(i) **(Acts 20:28)* *says* that *we have been purchased by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.*
*b) **We now are God’s property* *and* *we are His responsibility*.
*(i) **Just as your children* *are your responsibility*, *you are God’s children* *and His responsibility*.
*(ii) **He is very concerned about every part of your life.*
*God wants you to be a success*.
*(iii) **You represent Him* *and He wants to make sure are that His children are good representatives of the Kingdom* *so* that *the world can see* that *God loves you* *and cares for you* *and meets your needs*.
And *he wants them to come into the kingdom*.
*B) *All right *turn* with me *to* *2nd Chronicles 20:1*.
*1) **There were three nations* *who are coming to destroy Jehoshaphat and Judah*.
*2) **Verse 3 (2nd Chronicles 20:3).*
*a) **King Jehoshaphat had a small army* *in comparison with these great nations*.
*He could not fight any one of them* *on their own*, *and now* *they had to fight all three* at the same time.
*(i) **So he proclaimed a nationwide fast* *in order to seek the Lord*.
*3) *Look at *verse 4-5.
(2nd Chronicles 20:4-5).*
*a) **Jehoshaphat* *calls all of Judah* *to come together*.
*Thousands upon thousands gathered together*.
*They brought* their *little ones*, their *husbands*, their *wives* and their *children* *to seek the Lord*.
*b) **Then king Jehoshaphat* *stands up in the middle of this congregation* *and* *begins to pray to God for help*.
*(i) **King Jehoshaphat* *is a descendant of Abraham* *along with all the children of Israel* *and* *therefore* *they are partners of the Abrahamic covenant*.
*4) **Listen* to what king *Jehoshaphat* *says* at the beginning of *verse 6a.
(2nd Chronicles 20:6a)*.
*“O LORD God of our fathers.”*
*a) **Right here* *he’s reminding God* *that he is in a covenant with Him.*
*(i) **He could have said*, *“You’re the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob* *and* *they entered into a covenant with you* *and* *therefore* *I am in a covenant with you.”*
*b) *Let’s read all of *verse 6. (2nd Chronicles 20:6).*
*(i) *Right here, *he acknowledges God’s greatness*.
*C) *Look at *verse 7. (2nd Chronicles 20:7).*
*1) **King Jehoshaphat again* *brings up the fact that God made a covenant with Abraham*.
*And part of the covenant* *was that Abraham’s children and their descendants* *would live in the land of Canaan* *forever*.
*a) **He also calls Abraham* *“THY FRIEND”* *which again* *refers to a* *COVENANT PARTNER*.
*b) **What he’s doing is saying* that *“we are the seed of Abraham and you told us that this land would be ours.*
*You made the covenant with us* *promising us that you would never let anyone take it away from us*. *And now these people are coming against us.”*
*D) *Let’s go on reading with *2nd Chronicles 20:8-9*.
*1) **Israel* had *built a temple* in which they worshipped God *and* *that was the temple* that *they were gathered around*.
*a) **Earlier in the book 2nd Chronicles* (chapter 6) *they were instructed to gather around the temple* *whenever something happened* that was *not pleasing* *or* was *not the will of God*.
*2) **The people of Judah had done at*.
*They obeyed God*.
*a) **Jehoshaphat is telling God* that *they had come to the place where his name is proclaimed*.
*They had been obedient*, *and* *he is reminding God of His promises*.
*3) *Let’s go on reading *verse 10. (2nd Chronicles 20:10).*
*a) **When the children of Israel* *came into the Canaan land* *from Egypt*, *God said not to harm those three nations.*
*b) **God destroyed other nations* *because they were sinful idol worshipers*, *but God would not allow the children of Israel to destroy these nations*, *and now* *Jehoshaphat tells God*: *“You said that we could not kill them.*
*You said that we should leave them alone.*
*Now look how they are trying to repay us.”*
*E) *‘Now look at *2nd Chronicles 20:11-12.*
*1) **Jehoshaphat openly admits*: *“God*, *Will You not judge them?*
*For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us.”*
*a) **I think we’ve all been situations like that*.
*We’ve faced a problem*, *and you have no clue what to do.*
*b) **You know that with your own ability*, *your own strength*, *your wisdom* *and your efforts* *you will not succeed.*
*(i) **Again in (verse 12)* *he says*, *“O our God, wilt thou not judge them?*
*For we have no might against this great company (or multitude).”*
*2) **The 1st thing* that *Jehoshaphat did* *was to knowledge his lack of ability* *to find a solution to a problem*.
*a) **The 1st thing* *he did was to come humbly to God* *and confess his inability*.
*(i) **He did not know how to solve a problem*, *nor did he have the power to oppose them*, *nor did he know what to do.*
*(ii) **His only solution* *was to say, “Our eyes are upon you.”*
*3) **Their eyes were fixed upon the Lord*, *as they trusted Him to deliver them*.
*a) **The 1st thing* *to do* *is to get your attention off your problem* *and to focus your attention on the God who delivers*.
*(i) **You need to stop looking how big the problem is,* *and start looking at how mighty God is*.
*(ii) **You need to look to Him* *like Jehoshaphat did* *and* *remind Him that you are in a covenant with Him*.
*Saying*: *“Lord, I remind you that I have a covenant with You* *and You are my helper*.
*You are my deliverer*.
*You are my God*.
*You are my provider*.
*You are my healer*.
*You are my protector*.
*4) **2nd Chronicles 20:13-14*.
*a) **The Holy Ghost ascended* *on a young Prophet* *and God began to speak* to the king into the people of Judah *through this man.*
*b) *Let’s read what the Holy Ghost said, *2nd Chronicles 20:15*.
*(i) **Now that’s a fantastic statement*.
*He tells them not to worry about it*, *not to be concerned* about it, *because it is not their battle*.
*(ii) **The Lord tells them it’s His battle*.
*c) **Again this is covenant talk*.
*He saying that he is their covenant partner* *and he is coming to fight in their place*.
*(i) **We need to get a holder of that* *and acknowledge God’s ability to rescue you*.
*(ii) **Stop struggling and fighting like someone in the quick sand* *and stretch out your hand to the Lord*.
*(iii) **Just say*, *“Lord, I’m trusting in you.”*
*And allow God to begin to work*.
*Sometimes you just have to get out of the way*.
*5) **2nd Chronicles 20:16-17*.
*a) **God is with you*.
*He’s not against you*.
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