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2 Chronicles Chapter 14 Inductive Bible Study - Outline, Key Words, Cross References, Observations, Discussion Questions
Chapter 14:1-15
Asa Prospered Because He Sought the Lord
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.
2 Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,
3 for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim,
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.
5 He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him.
6 He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the LORD had given him rest.
7 For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.
Two Opposing Armies
8 Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.
9 Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
10 So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
Asa’s Humble Prayer and God’s Mighty Deliverance
11 Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."
12 So the LORD routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that they could not recover, for they were shattered before the LORD and before His army. And they carried away very much plunder.
14 They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
15 They also struck down those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Key Words
· Lord 11
· Asa 7
· God 6
· city 6
· Judah 6
· Ethiopian 4
· undisturbed 3
· land 3
· against 3
· down 3
· place 3
· army 3
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Titles
Outnumbered?
Asa’s trust in the Lord His God
Asa Rids Judah of Idolatry
Outline
I. Asa Prospered Because He Sought the Lord 1- 7
II. Two Opposing Armies 8-10
III. Asa’s Humble Prayer and God’s Mighty Deliverance 11-15
1. Age at beginning of reign Unknown
2. Father’s name Abijah (Abijam)
3. Mother’s name Maacah (really his grandmother)
1 Kings 15:10,13
10 He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 13 He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.
4. Who or what was his primary influence Unknown
5. He started good or bad
2 Chron 14:2
2 Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,
6. His successes
2 Chron 14:2-6
2 Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,
3 for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim,
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.
5 He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him.
6 He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the LORD had given him rest.
2 Chron 14:11
11 Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."
7. His failures
2 Chron 16:9-10
9 "For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars."
10 Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him for this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
8. Wars during his reign
1 Kings 15:16
16 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
2 Chron 14:9
9 Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
9. Other significant events
2 Chron 16:2-3
2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the king's house, and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,
3 "Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me."
10. He ended good or bad
2 Chron 15:17
17 But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa's heart was blameless all his days.
2 Chron 16:10
10 Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him for this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
2 Chron 16:12
12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa became diseased in his feet. His disease was severe, yet even in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but the physicians.
11. Number of years reigned 41
12. How he died
Perhaps as a consequence of his diseased feet.
13. Where he was buried
2 Chron 16:14
14 They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers' art; and they made a very great fire for him.
14. Do you think we’ll see him in heaven? Yes
15. Who reigned after him Jehoshapat
16. Most important thing to remember about him
2 Chron 14:2-4
2 Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,
3 for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim,
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.
17. Application
Cross References, Questions, Observations
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.
1 Kings 2:10
Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.
1 Kings 15:8-9
8 And Abijam slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son became king in his place.
9 So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah.
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2 Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,
1 Kings 15:14
14 But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days.
2 Chron 31:20
20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah; and he did what was good, right and true before the LORD his God.
Gal 1:10
10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
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3 for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim,
1 Kings 18:40
40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape." So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
Deut 7:5
5 "But thus you shall do to them: you shall tear down their altars, and smash their sacred pillars, and hew down their Asherim, and burn their graven images with fire.
1 Kings 11:7-8
7 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable idol of Moab, on the mountain which is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestable idol of the sons of Ammon.
8 Thus also he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
1 Kings 14:22-23
22 Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked Him to jealousy more than all that their fathers had done, with the sins which they committed.
23 For they also built for themselves high places and sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and beneath every luxuriant tree.
Isa 44:14-19
14 Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow.
15 Then it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also makes a fire to bake bread. He also makes a god and worships it; he makes it a graven image and falls down before it.
16 Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he eats meat as he roasts a roast and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, "Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire."
17 But the rest of it he makes into a god, his graven image. He falls down before it and worships; he also prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god."
18 They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.
19 No one recalls, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, "I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals. I roast meat and eat it. Then I make the rest of it into an abomination, I fall down before a block of wood!"
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4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.
2 Chron 11:16
16 Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.
Isa 55:6
6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.
Amos 5:4
4 For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel, "Seek Me that you may live.
Rom 3:11
11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;
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5 He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him.
2 Chron 34:4
4 They tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars that were high above them he chopped down; also the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images he broke in pieces and ground to powder and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
2 Chron 32:12
12' Has not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, "You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn incense"?
2 Chron 33:17
17 Nevertheless the people still sacrificed in the high places, although only to the LORD their God.
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6 He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the LORD had given him rest.
2 Chron 11:5
5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.
Judg 3:11
11 Then the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Judg 3:30
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was undisturbed for eighty years.
Judg 5:31
31 "Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might." And the land was undisturbed for forty years.
1 Kings 5:4
4 "But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
1 Chron 22:9
9'Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.
Josh 23:1
1 Now it came about after many days, when the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on every side, and Joshua was old, advanced in years,
2 Chron 15:15
15 All Judah rejoiced concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had sought Him earnestly, and He let them find Him. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
Isa 57:21
21 "There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."
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7 For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.
1 Chron 28:9
9 "As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
2 Chron 14:4
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.
Ps 105:3-4
3 Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
4 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.
Jer 29:12-14
12'Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
13'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
14'I will be found by you,' declares the LORD, 'and I will restore your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,' declares the LORD, 'and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.'
Rom 3:11
11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;
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8 Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.
2 Chron 11:1
1 Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2 Chron 13:3
3 Abijah began the battle with an army of valiant warriors, 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in battle formation against him with 800,000 chosen men who were valiant warriors.
2 Chron 17:14-18
14 This was their muster according to their fathers' households: of Judah, commanders of thousands, Adnah was the commander, and with him 300,000 valiant warriors;
15 and next to him was Johanan the commander, and with him 280,000;
16 and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who volunteered for the LORD, and with him 200,000 valiant warriors;
17 and of Benjamin, Eliada a valiant warrior, and with him 200,000 armed with bow and shield;
18 and next to him Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 equipped for war.
2 Chron 25:5
5 Moreover, Amaziah assembled Judah and appointed them according to their fathers' households under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds throughout Judah and Benjamin; and he took a census of those from twenty years old and upward and found them to be 300,000 choice men, able to go to war and handle spear and shield.
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9 Now Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
2 Chron 12:2-3
2 And it came about in King Rehoboam's fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
3 with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people who came with him from Egypt were without number: the Lubim, the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians.
2 Chron 16:8
8 "Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim an immense army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
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10 So Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up in battle formation in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
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11 Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."
Ex 14:10
10 As Pharaoh drew near, the sons of Israel looked, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they became very frightened; so the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD.
1 Chron 5:20
20 They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him.
2 Chron 13:14-15
14 When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to the LORD, and the priests blew the trumpets.
15 Then the men of Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it was that God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
2 Chron 18:31
31 So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "It is the king of Israel," and they turned aside to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them from him.
2 Chron 32:20-21
20 But King Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed about this and cried out to heaven.
21 And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in shame to his own land. And when he had entered the temple of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.
Ps 18:6
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.
Ps 22:5
5 To You they cried out and were delivered; In You they trusted and were not disappointed.
Ps 34:6
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him And saved him out of all his troubles.
Ps 50:15
15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me."
Ps 91:15
15 "He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
Ps 120:1
1 In my trouble I cried to the LORD, And He answered me.
Acts 2:21
21'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'
2 Cor 12:9
9 And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
2 Cor 12:9
9 And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness ." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
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12 So the LORD routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
Ex 14:25
25 He caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against the Egyptians."
Deut 28:7
7 "The LORD shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways.
2 Chron 13:15
15 Then the men of Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it was that God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
2 Chron 20:22
22 When they began singing and praising, the LORD set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were routed.
Ps 60:12
12 Through God we shall do valiantly, And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.
1 Cor 15:57
57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rom 8:37
37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.
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13 Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that they could not recover, for they were shattered before the LORD and before His army. And they carried away very much plunder.
Gen 20:1
1 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar.
Gen 26:1
26:1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
Job 9:4
4 "Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
2 Thess 1:8-9
8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
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1) The distance to Gerar was about 35km
14 They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the LORD had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
Gen 35:5
5 As they journeyed, there was a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
Deut 2:25
25'This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under the heavens, who, when they hear the report of you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you.'
Josh 2:9-11
9 and said to the men, "I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you.
10 " For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
11 "When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.
Josh 2:24
24 They said to Joshua, "Surely the LORD has given all the land into our hands; moreover, all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before us."
Josh 5:1
1 Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel.
2 Kings 7:6-7
6 For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, "Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us."
7 Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, even the camp just as it was, and fled for their life.
2 Chron 17:10
10 Now the dread of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
2 Chron 20:29
29 And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
2 Kings 7:7-8
7 Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, even the camp just as it was, and fled for their life.
8 When these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they entered one tent and ate and drank, and carried from there silver and gold and clothes, and went and hid them; and they returned and entered another tent and carried from there also, and went and hid them.
2 Kings 7:16
16 So the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. Then a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
2 Chron 20:25
25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much.
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15 They also struck down those who owned livestock, and they carried away large numbers of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Num 31:9
9 The sons of Israel captured the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle and all their flocks and all their goods they plundered.
Num 31:32-35
32 Now the booty that remained from the spoil which the men of war had plundered was 675,000 sheep,
33 and 72,000 cattle,
34 and 61,000 donkeys,
35 and of human beings, of the women who had not known man intimately, all the persons were 32,000.
1 Sam 30:20
20 So David had captured all the sheep and the cattle which the people drove ahead of the other livestock, and they said, "This is David's spoil."
1 Chron 5:21
21 They took away their cattle: their 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys; and 100,000 men.
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Key Verse
11 Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You."
Central Teaching
The Lord is a strong deliverer to all who call upon Him.
Application
Ask God for very positive results from the Sunday evangelistic meeting.
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