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2 Chronicles 18 · Grade 5

Truth Against the Crowd

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Chapter 18 warns about bad alliances. Jehoshaphat, a good king, joined himself by marriage to wicked Ahab and agreed to go to war with him. He wisely asked to hear Yahweh's word first, but he did not act on what he heard.

Four hundred prophets told Ahab what he wanted to hear. Micaiah refused the pressure to agree with them. He promised to say only what his God says. His vision showed Israel scattered like sheep without a shepherd and a lying spirit in the mouths of Ahab's prophets. For this he was struck and imprisoned, yet he did not change his message.

Ahab tried to escape God's word with a disguise, but a man drew his bow at random and struck him between the joints of his armor. Nothing is random to God. Meanwhile Jehoshaphat was nearly killed in Ahab's royal robes, but he cried out, and God moved the enemy away. In the New Testament, Paul warns that a time will come when people will gather teachers to tell them what their ears want to hear (2 Timothy 4:3).

Show What You Know

  1. What does chapter 18 warn about?

  2. What did Jehoshaphat fail to do?

  3. What happened to Micaiah for his message?

  4. How did Ahab try to escape God's word?

  5. What does Paul warn in 2 Timothy 4:3?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Jehoshaphat said to the ____ of Israel
  2. Ahab king of ____ said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah
  3. Isn’t there here a ____ of Yahweh besides

Down

  1. He is ____ the son of Imla
  2. I saw ____ sitting on his throne

Think About It

  1. Ahab wanted prophets who agreed with him. In the New Testament, Paul warns about wanting only what our ears want to hear (2 Timothy 4:3). How can you be open to hard truth?

  2. Micaiah stood alone for God's word. What would help you stand for truth when others disagree?

Memory Verse

Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, I will say what my God says.”

2 Chronicles 18:13 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for truth. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does 2 Timothy 4:3 in the New Testament connect to this chapter?
  • Why does it take courage to say what is true when it is unpopular?
  • How can you stop trying to hide from what God says?

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