2 Chronicles 21:12 A letter came to Y'horam from Eliyahu the prophet that said, "Here is what Yahovah, the God of David your ancestor, says: 'You have not lived by the examples of Y'hoshafat your father or Asa king of Y'hudah.
13 Instead you have lived by the example of the kings of Isra'el and have caused Y'hudah and the people living in Yerushalayim to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ach'av caused [Isra'el] to prostitute themselves. Moreover, you killed your brothers from your father's house, men better than you.
14 Because of all this, Yahovah is going to strike your people with a terrible disease, also your children, your wives and everything you have. 15 You will be very ill from a disease in your intestines, until your intestines protrude, because of the effects of this disease, day after day.'"
16 Then Yahovah aroused against Y'horam the spirit of the P'lishtim and of the Arabs near the Ethiopians; 17 and they came up to attack Y'hudah. They broke in and carried off all the personal property they could find in the royal palace, as well as his children and his wives; so that no son was left to him except Y'ho'achaz his youngest son.
18 After all this, Yahovah struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease. 19 In time, after two years, his intestines protruded because of his disease, and he suffered a most painful death. His people kindled no fire for him, as had been done for his ancestors.
1. A letter came to Y'horam from Eliyahu the prophet. It quoted what Yahovah had spoken about Y'horam's lifestyle. He reminded Y'horam, that he was the specific G-d of his ancestor David. Why did Y'horam need to be reminded which God was speaking to him?
2. The letter stated that Y'horam had not lived by the examples of his father nor of his godly king. Who was a spiritually negative influence in his life?
3. Have you dealt with the situation of negative influences in your life? If you can't permanently avoid those people, how can you be used by Yahovah to shine light into their darkness?
4. How can you show them love in your righteous lifestyle?
5. Yahovah aroused the spirit of the P'lishtim and of the Arabs near the Ethiopians; and they came up to attack Y'hudah. Just as Yahovah can arouse the spirit of our enemies to attack, he can also arouse the spirit of people to do good things for and to us. He can make us receptors of favor. In what way has Yahovah given you favor with people in this past.
6. Pray to him now for those situation and circumstances in which you need favor now. List those requests here.
7. Have you ever heard that Yahovah does not cause illness or pain?
8. There are some doctrines that just aren't scriptural. Can you list one other common erroneous doctrine that is circulated from pulpit to pulpit?
9. If you hear doctrine from the pulpit that contradicts the Holy Scriptures, what are two things you should do about it?
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