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Gospel Baptist Tabernacle

781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741

Where the Love of God

abounds, everyone is

welcome.

Children’s Church taught

by Paul and Marsha Davis

during preaching.

www.rossvillechurch.com

5-24-2015

Pastor’s phone

706-820-9513

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2 Kings 3 1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to

reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of

Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve

years. 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the

LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother:

for he put away the image of Baal that his father

had made.

This is the second of the sons of Ahab to take the

throne of Israel; brother to Ahaziah.

Though not as wicked as his Daddy, mama, and

brother, he still wrought evil in the sight of God.

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3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of

Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to

sin; he departed not therefrom. 4 And Mesha king

of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the

king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an

hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

The sins of Jeroboam included the worship of

calves which he built to keep the people in Israel.

This is the second rebellion of Mesha king of the

Moabites against Israel to avoid huge tribute.

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5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the

king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same

time, and numbered all Israel. 7 And he went and

sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The

king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou

go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I

will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy

people, and my horses as thy horses.

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8 And he said, Which way

shall we go up? And he

answered, The way through

the wilderness of Edom. 9

So the king of Israel went,

and the king of Judah, and

the king of Edom: and they

fetched a compass of seven

days' journey: and there

was no water for the host,

and for the cattle that

followed them.

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He took advice of Jehoshaphat, who had more

wisdom and experience than himself, which way

they should make their descent upon the country of

Moab; and he advised that they should not march

against them the nearest way, over Jordan, but go

round through the wilderness of Edom, that they

might take the king of Edom (who was tributary to

him) and his forces along with them. If two be

better than one, much more will not a three-fold

cord be easily broken.

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Jehoshaphat had like to have paid dearly for

joining with Ahab, yet he joined with his son, and

this expedition also had like to have been fatal to

him. There is nothing got by being yoked with

unbelievers.http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mhm/view.cgi?book=2ki&chapter=003

Sometimes God’s people just can’t (or won’t)

see the value of the Truth of God’ Word.

They measure it against their own human logic.

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10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD

hath called these three kings together, to deliver

them into the hand of Moab!

Perhaps the biggest sinner of the group was

claiming that God brought them together.

But just because he said it, didn’t make it so.

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11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet

of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by

him? And one of the king of Israel's servants

answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of

Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of

Elijah.

Elisha had been a well known servant to Elijah.

Now he has taken Elijah’s place, with a double

portion of the Power of God upon him.

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12 And Jehoshaphat said,

The Word of the LORD is

with him. So the king of

Israel and Jehoshaphat and

the king of Edom went

down to him.

They knew who had the

Power.

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13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What

have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of

thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And

the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the

LORD hath called these three kings together, to

deliver them into the hand of Moab.

Why are you coming to me, the prophet of

Almighty God, Whom you will not serve?

The king of Israel insisted that God had put them

in this predicament. Not true.

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14 And Elisha said, As the

LORD of hosts liveth, before

whom I stand, surely, were it

not that I regard the presence of

Jehoshaphat the king of Judah,

I would not look toward thee,

nor see thee. 15 But now bring

me a minstrel. And it came to

pass, when the minstrel played,

that the Hand of the LORD

came upon him.

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Music can often set the mood for the Spirit of God

to move in a man of God or a congregation.

Remember when Saul was

beset by demons, David

could play music to calm

him and let God move.

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2 Chronicles 5 11 And it came to pass, when the

priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the

priests that were present were sanctified, and did

not then wait by course: 12 Also the Levites which

were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman,

of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren,

being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and

psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the

altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests

sounding with trumpets:)

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13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and

singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard

in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they

lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals

and instruments of music, and praised the LORD,

saying, For He is good; for His mercy endureth for

ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud,

even the house of the LORD; 14 So that the priests

could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud:

for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of

God.

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The Glory of God filled the House – when –

When the singers sang praises unto The Lord.

God loves music played and sang in praise

and thanksgiving unto Him.

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Sing more and more unto The Lord!

We want the Glory of God in our midst.

Psalm 150 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in His

sanctuary: praise Him in the firmament of His

power. 2 Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise

Him according to His excellent greatness. 3 Praise

Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him

with the psaltery and harp.

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4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance: praise

Him with stringed instruments and organs. 5 Praise Him upon the loud cymbals: praise Him

upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let everything

that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the

LORD.

If we would have the Glory of God in our midst,

we must worship Him with music and singing.