{"id":35252,"date":"2025-03-28T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=35252"},"modified":"2025-03-18T22:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T05:42:20","slug":"1-kings-22_41-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/1-kings-22_41-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Parent, Like Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Kings\u00a0 22:41-53 \u00a0(CLICK HERE FOR\u00a0BIBLE VERSES)<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Kings 22:41-53.\u00a0 As usual,\u00a0I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.\u00a0 See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.\u00a0 Let’s go!<\/p>\n

1 Kings 22:41-53 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n41\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
\n42\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
\n43\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0In everything he walked in the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the\u00a0LORD. The high places, however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
\n44\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.
\n45\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0As for the other events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, the things he achieved and his military exploits, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
\n46\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa.
\n47\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0There was then no king in Edom; a deputy ruled.
\n48\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail–they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.
\n49\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my men sail with your men,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
\n50\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Then Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of David his father. And Jehoram his son succeeded him.
\n51\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
\n52\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He did evil in the eyes of the\u00a0LORD, because he walked in the ways of his father and mother and in the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
\n53\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He served and worshiped Baal and provoked the\u00a0LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses\u00a041-53:\u00a0 In these verses we see two\u00a0kings\u00a0— King Jehoshaphat of Judah and King Ahaziah of Israel.\u00a0 These two\u00a0kings\u00a0were polar opposites. Jehoshaphat loved God, did what was right in God’s eyes and would go onto a long 25 year reign, becoming one of Judah’s greatest\u00a0kings.\u00a0 In contrast, Ahaziah worshiped idols, provoked the Lord to anger, and had only 2 years to reign as king in Israel.\u00a0 \u00a0However, Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah both had one thing in common: each followed in his father’s footsteps.\u00a0 Notice what it says about Jehoshaphat:<\/p>\n

“In everything he\u00a0walked in the ways of his father Asa\u00a0and did not stray from them” (v43)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

and about Ahaziah:<\/p>\n

“…he walked in the ways of his father and mother<\/em>…He served and worshiped Baal and provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger,\u00a0just as his father had done<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For better or for worse, both Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah followed in their fathers’ footsteps!<\/p>\n

What can we learn from this?\u00a0 Parents, do not underestimate the impact you have on the spiritual lives of your children.\u00a0 Whether you want it or not, and whether your children want it or not, your children will inevitably learn and pick up things just by watching you, living with you, and being under your influence.\u00a0 The way you relate to God will affect how they relate to God.\u00a0 The way you treat others will affect how they treat others.\u00a0 So make it a point to pass on a legacy that is worth following.\u00a0 Set a great example for the next generation, so that by following you they’re doing something good and right.<\/p>\n

Father,\u00a0I realize today that, whether for good or for bad, my children and those in my care WILL watch what I do and learn from my example.\u00a0 So\u00a0I pray that I would be an example worth following for my children and the generation coming after me.\u00a0 In Jesus’ name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n

copyright \u00a9 2022 Justin Lim. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 Kings 22:41-53.\u00a0 As usual,\u00a0I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.\u00a0 See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit\u2019s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.\u00a0 Let’s go!\u00a0<\/p>\n

1 Kings 22:41-53 (NIV)
\n41\u00a0\u00a0Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
\n42\u00a0\u00a0Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.<\/p>\n

On verses\u00a041-53:\u00a0 In these verses we see two\u00a0kings\u00a0— King Jehoshaphat of Judah and King Ahaziah of Israel.\u00a0 These two\u00a0kings\u00a0were polar opposites. Jehoshaphat loved God, did what was right in God’s eyes and would go onto a long 25 year reign, becoming one of Judah’s greatest\u00a0kings.\u00a0 In contrast, Ahaziah worshiped idols, provoked the Lord to anger, and had only 2 years to reign as king in Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35252"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35255,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35252\/revisions\/35255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}