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2018 February 5

La Sagrada Forma (1685-1690)
Claudio Coello (1642-1693)
Baroque Style
Sacristy, Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art

[ Illustration: The painting above depicts, among other things, a sacred place used as a sanctuary. See the image title link for more details. ]

SPECIAL NOTE:

[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]

Explanation: 2 Chronicles 22 narrates the wicked reign of Ahaziah (also called Azariah in the 6^th verse of the present chapter; and called Jehoahaz in the previous chapter -- 2 Chronicles 21:17). The chapter concludes with the usurpation of the throne of Judah by Athaliah while Joash/Jehoash found sanctuary in the Temple.

[Traditional Patriarchal Timeline. Judges. Judges Period Chronology. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2].

     Ahaziah/Azariah/Jehoahaz (841 B.C.), the son of Jehoram (848-841 B.C.), came to the throne of Judah after his father died. He reigned for only a year; and his reign was evil and idolatrous because he followed the advice of his mother Athaliah (841-835 B.C.), the daughter of Omri (885-874 B.C.). He fought beside Jehoram/Joram (852-841 B.C.), King of Israel, against Hazael, King of Syria; and Jehoram/Joram was wounded. Jehoram/Joram then went to Jezreel to be healed; and Ahaziah went to visit him (1-6).
     While they were visiting, Jehu the son of Nimshi attacked Jehoram/Joram in a God-given mission to cut off the house of Ahab. This commission came from the LORD through Elisha and was delivered by an unnamed prophet whom Elisha sent to Jehu (1 Kings 9:1-13). Jehu killed Jehoram/Joram; and he also killed Ahaziah/Azariah/Jehoahaz and his family members who were there with him (7-9).
     When Athaliah heard this news, she usurped the throne of Judah by killing all of royal heirs of the house of Judah, except for Joash (later called Jehoash) who escaped when his aunt hid him. And Joash/Jehoash stayed hidden in the Temple for six years while Athaliah ruled (10-12).
     While Athaliah ruled in Judah, Jehu executed Jezebel, slaughtered the last of Ahab's descendants, killed the prophets of Baal, and reigned as king in Israel. Meanwhile, Jehoiada, the priest, bided his time waiting for the correct moment to bring Joash/Jehoash out of hiding, overthrow Athaliah, and make Joash/Jehoash king. These events are described and illustrated in the following DAWN pages: 2 Kings 8; 2 Kings 9; 2 Kings 10; 2 Kings 11.

     [ Sermons: John Owen, C. H. Spurgeon, et al. Various. ]

RESOURCES

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          [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: 2 Chronicles 22: 2 Kings 8:24-27; 2 Kings 9:29; 2 Kings 8:7-15; 2 Kings 8:29; 2 Kings 9:14-16; 2 Kings 9; 2 Kings 10; 2 Kings 11:1-3].
     [1] 2 Kings 8:25-29; Judges 8:18; 1 Samuel 15:32.
     [2] 2 Kings 8:26; Micah 6:16.
     [3] Micah 6:16; 2 Chronicles 20:35.
     [4] 2 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 20:23.
     [5] Psalm 1:1; 2 Kings 8:28; 1 Samuel 31:3; Jeremiah 4:29.
     [6] 1 Kings 8:29; 2 Kings 8:29; 2 Kings 9:14-15.
     [7] Isaiah 22:5; 2 Kings 9:21;2 Kings 9:2; 1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:1-10.
     [8] 1 Samuel 12:7; Joel 3:2; Isaiah 66:16; Isaiah 10:5-7; 2 Kings 10:12-14; 2 Chronicles 22:1.
     [9] 2 Kings 9:27-28; 2 Kings 9:24; 2 Chronicles 13:20.
     [10] 2 Kings 11:1-3.
     [11] Exodus 6:23; Luke 1:7; 2 Kings 11:2; Nehemiah 3:20-21; 2 Chronicles 8:11.
     [12] 2 Kings 11:3.
     -- From Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]

HARMONY OF THE LAW

John Calvin - CCEL | Analytical Chart - BLB

GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF)

HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES

Hebrew and Greek Interlinear Download - Scripture 4 All

Bible Hub Interlinear Hebrew and Greek Bible

Bible Hub Hebrew Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Hebrew Interlinear

Mounce Interlinear | Bible Hub Greek Interlinear | Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible

2 Chronicles Detailed Outline

2 Chronicles 22

Notes: In the Hebrew Bible 1 & 2 Chronicles are one Book. The author may have been Ezra.

2. The Kings: The Kings from the Tribes of Benjamin and Judah (1 Chronicles 10:1 - 2 Chronicles 36:14)

B. From the Tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 11:1 - 2 Chronicles 36:14)

8. Ahaziah of Judah (2 Chronicles 22:1-9) - {841}

Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Time Line

¹ And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. ² Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. ³ He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. ⁴ Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction. ⁵ He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. ⁶ And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.
⁷ And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. ⁸ And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. ⁹ And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and bought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.

9. Athaliah of Judah (2 Chronicles 22:10 - 23:21) - {841-835}

¹⁰ But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. ¹¹ But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber [bed chamber]. 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 that she slew him not. ¹² And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

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