He appears on the Bible Timeline in the same time frame as Amaziah and Uzziah Kings of Judah.Jeroboam’s name means “God increases the people” or “he increases the people”. Play like you are a baby (suck thumb, hold blanket and bottle, etc.) For older children you might try the following game: Blindfold the “searcher.” When the searcher cannot see, appoint a “baby.” When you say “Where’s the baby?” all of the children should mill around the room making animal sounds. That's The Bible records the Lord's appeals for their return and the growing He also did what was right in God's eyes and led Judah in a series of religious reforms. during the repairs, workers found an old book of the law of Moses. had done in his early days would not be remembered because he had renounced it to become the standard-bearer of error and evil. The temple was dirty and broken down. Was King John a good king or bad king? Assassinated by his officers. So they would not try to become kings or queens instead of her. The politics of Israel and Judah intertwine at this point. It ended when his own servants killed him in bed after he was statement, "And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah all the days of Jehoiada the priest" (2 Chron. Thanks again for your help. GOOD KING JOHN: He was a good King because he was good when it came to battle! Athaliah felt secure in her position, believing that the royal line of David was extinct. The High Priest in the temple taught Joash all about God. And She worshipped idols and tried to get everyone else to worship idols too. His reign started amidst joyful exclamation, "Long live the king!" 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He gave Joash a book with all of God’s laws written in it. An era of Crusades, Civil Wars and European power plays. However, the paradox is that his own contemporaries, whose favor he sought, also forsook him in his death by burying him away from including some from their midst.' Those But she was wrong. These men helped the "progressive" crowd try to justify their unauthorized 2 Chronicles 24 Good News Translation (GNT) King Joash of Judah. their unauthorized sponsoring churches and limited social gospel efforts. 9 Asa began to reign as Judah’s king during the twentieth year of the reign of Jeroboam as king over Israel. He was the surviving son of Ahaziah and became king when he was seven years old (see 2 Kings 11:2). His reign started amidst joyful exclamation, "Long live the king!" 24:2). He was a very bad king. He then crowned Joash in front of all of the people and presented him with a copy of the covenant (2 Kings 11:12). Following that advice, Joash forsook God, forgetting the law he had been taught in his youth. The cause of sin cost him everything, After the death of Jehoiada, the life of Joash took a downward turn. King Joash ordered that the priests collect money and that workers were hired to fix the temple back up. of truth is left for the paths of sin and error. The last part of his life is sad and a life away from God. Find … Hide a doll and let the children find it. Joash showed that not only was he influenced to do good, but he also influenced others to do good. When Joash was seven years old, Jehoiada knew the time was right. When King Joash grew up he was a very good king. Joash was the grandson of Israel's King Jehu, and succeeded his father King Jehoahaz as king. in that evil until he had influenced all of Judah to follow his wicked ways. Jehoash (Hebrew: יהואש‎ Yəhō’āš or יואש‎ Yō’āš; Latin: Joas; fl. I have now made the necessary corrections to the background information and the story words so the next readers will read the correct information. The people of Judah did not like Athaliah. The downfall frequently occurs at the entry of pride (Prov. [Spiritual Sword, October 1992, pp. In correspondence with this author, Wayne Jackson demanded that I give The palace was then given back to Joash and he sat on his rightful throne (2 Kings 11:17-21). Let the children find the doll. On the other hand some people have pointed to the many probems that he faced and claim that he was quite good at coping … taken to the temple and raised for six years under the care of Jehoiada, the faithful priest of God. She brought … wanted to restore the temple and he commanded that it be done speedily. He was born in the midst of troublesome days in the land of Judea. result, Joash ceased listening to the counsel of righteous men and began listening to the counsel of the ungodly (cf. While Highers and his Spiritual Sword comrades claim the problem is our myopia, their blindness is as apparent as that of And the Possibly seeing his dilemma, brother Jackson has remained suspiciously silent since that time. In fact, many of them have names that include God's name—"Yah," in Hebrew. According to the account in 2 Kings 12, when King Hazael of Syria marched … By the time of his death, his disgrace was so complete that he was not buried in the tombs of the kings. Long live the king!”. We’re all leaving a legacy of some kind. He killed both Joram (king of Israel) and Ahaziah (king of Judah) – 2 Kings 9:14-29. The very suggestion that this is the case (as found occasionally in the periodicals of our anti-cooperation brethren) manifests a myopic Hopefully God would be in their plans! She tried to kill all of her own children and grandchildren so that they would not take the thrown away from her. progress of error among his brethren. When you say “Find the baby!” everyone should freeze in place and be silent. ©2011-2020 Mission Bible Class. Joash Always remain true to the facts found in the Bible but help children connect to its meaning by using drama, visual aids, voice inflection, student interaction and/or emotion. Now, they give an expression of concern when Fudge adds to We know King David. Following the coronation, the record says, "And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they His coronation took place in the house of God as he stood in the traditional place of the kings (2 Kgs. Repaired and restored it. He was rescued … He had turned from his beginnings in a shocking and disgraceful manner. Try to do some more bad things!”. those who love the way of evil many times blind the eyes of the godly soul who is then seduced by pride. When the people saw that Joash was now the king, they were very happy. The life of Joash is the classic example of apostasy. King Joash, the one who had once led his people back to God now led them to destruction. Athaliah (the daughter of Israel’s King Ahab and Queen Jezebel) had married Jehoram (son of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat) to cement a treaty (2 Chronicles 18:1). Everyone thought that one of King Ahaziah’s sons would become king next. It is ironic that some of the fiercest arguments about what constitutes a good king have, for centuries, raged around the reputation of the monarch who had the shortest reign in the last thousand years of English history (excluding Edward V, Lady Jane Grey and Edward VIII, who were proclaimed but never crowned). noblest of beginnings. It is also a mainstay of many curriculum models at Key Stage 3, whilst being a possible study in Primary History. This story can be told using a variety of methods. Only the “baby” will make baby sounds (coo, cry, etc.) The life of Joash, king of Judah, is an interesting study of a character who started in the right path, but ended in shameful disgrace (see 2 Chron. The next verse shows their willingness to put God's law into practice as they destroyed Joash 's Escape. Garland Elkins, Wendell Winkler, Gary Workman, Buster Dobbs and Roy Deaver are now being cast aside by the majority of their The High Priest, Jehoida, had always given Joash good advice and encouraged him to follow God’s commands. He was murdered in his bed by his servants and was not even buried in the place where kings were buried. Ironically and in contrast, Jehoida (a priest and not a king) had received the honour of being buried where the kings were buried (2 Chronicles 24:15-16). King Amaziah was good in God’s sight and reigned for 29 years 796BC-767BC. Joash was Click here for visual aids and story-telling methods. He reigned 16 years, and continued the evil legacy of King Jeroboam's golden calf cult.His reign was marked by continued vulnerability to raids by the armies of Syria and Moab. All of the good he When she had ordered the massacre of all the male members of the royal House of David, Jehosheba, a sister of King Ahaziah and the wife of the High Priest Jehoiada, succeeded in saving the one-year-old son of Ahaziah, Joash. Jehosheba saved the baby and hid him in the temple where her husband served as a priest (2 Chronicles 22:11). How many times have popular preachers strayed from the "straight and The Bible is replete with examples affirming this fact. One of the king’s sons was named Joash. He was raised secretly in the temple precincts by his godly uncle Jehoiada and aunt Jehoshabeath. 1,51). He also killed all of the prophets of Baal in Israel (2 Kings 10:18-35). 2 Kings 15:3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; Torrey's Topical Textbook In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, the priest called Jehoiada conspired against her. Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? When Jehoida (the priest who had been like a father to him) died Joash began to take bad advice from his officials and began to allow idol worship in the kindom once again. They kept the baby there for seven years. The perks offered by They congratulated him for joining in God did not give up on Joash and the people at their first rebellion. His son Asa succeeded him as king. He was a boy with a great potential. King Asa — 3rd and Good king of Judah. Lord God, how it must break your heart to see the evil in men’s hearts. 3 Jehoiada chose two wives for King Joash, and they bore him sons and daughters. Those references were furnished by showing his defense of the unauthorized, sponsoring church arrangement and by refer-ring to a letter The people had followed King Joash when he was good but now they began to follow him when he was bad. After Ahaziah had been king for only one year, he was killed. The record shows how evil companions appealed to his pride. you. They are raised by godly parents or benefit from the influence of faithful saints, elders and preachers. narrow" as they listened to the adulation of adoring brethren? Preachers like Wayne Jackson, Tom Warren, At that time, Joash was given the testimonies (the Law), which he had obviously studied at the feet of Jehoiada, to guide him as Chronicles 24:17-18, we read: Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. His forty year reign saw him go from a zealous advocate of serving God to a murderer of one who spoke the will Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Young King Joash, seeing Solomon's temple, now about 150 years old and deteriorating, gave orders to have it repaired, invoking a previously authorized tax to pay for the work. When Joash was seven years old, Jehoiada led the people in crowning Joash as the new king in Athaliah’s place. He waited patiently and continued to instruct Joash about the Lord and about being a king. his support of one unauthorized practice like the sponsoring church by defending another unauthorized practice like women preachers. One very important thing that King Joash did was to repair the Temple of the Lord. Instead, Ahaziah’s mother decided that she should be queen. Jerusalem for this their guiltiness. Jehoiada was King Joash’s … 2 He did what was pleasing to the Lord as long as Jehoiada the priest was alive. His father, King Joash was a bad ruler who led the people in false worship and he was also guilty of slaughtering the son of a godly man named Jehoiada. However, it is truly said that the pleasures of sin are only for a season. They wished that she were not the Queen. Then the king hearkened unto them. Jehosheba took the prince to the Temple of the Lord where her husband was a priest. One of the reasons that King Ahaziah was so bad was because his mother, Queen Athaliah, had taught him to be bad when he was a little boy. 23:16). Treason!” but the people ignored her. They began shouting, “Long live the king! King John: Was he a Good King or a Bad King? The “searcher” takes off the blindfold and tries to guess which child is the baby. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Jehoiada renewed the people’s dedication to God and the temple of Baal was destroyed. When he ascended the throne, the Kingdom of Israel was suffering from the predations of the Arameans, … Play a few rounds of this and then talk about the noises that a baby makes and how difficult it would be to hide a baby. He commissioned repairs to the temple of the Lord (2 Kings 12:4–16). they forsook the house of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. Biblical history: 2 Chronicles 23:1-21; 2 Chronicles 24:1-27; 2 Kings 11:1-21; 2 Kings 12:1-21. (The footnote cited the following proof: Edward Fudge, who denies eternal punishment in hell, came He was the son of the previous King Joash. Maybe even Hezekiah and Josiah. She did not want any of her grandsons to become kings. Little Joash was the only member of the royal family who was not killed. He was a good King because he ensured that even common people got the same respect as others! One of the daughters of King Jehoram (Jehosheba) saw that her baby nephew, Joash was going to be killed along with the other princes. There was so much cheering that Queen Athaliah heard it. Read about this in 2 Kings 12:19-21 and 2 Chronicles 24:17-27. Joash was a good king for most of his life. They used him to get what they wanted, but discarded him in the end. The life of Joash, king of Judah, is an interesting study of a character who started in the right path, but ended in shameful disgrace (see 2 (published in Christian Courier) by the elders where he preaches verifying their action as a sponsoring church. In signs? Answer: Amaziah was a king of the southern kingdom of Judah from 796 to 767 BC. Meanwhile, Joash was growing. And when he died, he His mother was Zibiah from the city of Beersheba. He did not love God and he did not try to obey God’s laws. King Jeroboam II of Israel was the contemporary King in Israel and Shalmaneser IV King of Assyria was around towards the end of King Amaziah’s reign. And where did Edward go? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken The culpability of Joash is clearly stated. The people of Judah were thrilled to see the proper ruler finally wear the throne. Learn how your comment data is processed. Meanwhile, the political scene really heated up in Israel. He also did what was right in God's eyes and led Judah in a series of religious reforms. the source which could turn them back to righteousness. and his Spiritual Sword comrades -- though the household is not a happy one. Those who leave the Lord and cause others to stray are often those who had the There are 21 rulers of Judah in 2 Chronicles and God's put them all on the throne. Chronicles 2 22:9-12, chapter 23 and … Baby Joash was hidden in the temple by his aunt so he was not killed. Surely, God could not remember the good, but viewed him as a traitor to evil (Ezek. In 2 Queen Athaliah’s sons took some of the special furniture out of the Temple of the Lord and used it to worship idols. will dump him quickly. king. Suggested Emphasis: We should start learning about God when we are children. They began to worship idols again. She was a very bad and mean queen. He appears on the Biblical Timeline around 852 BC. be negatively viewed by both sides. The High Priest, Jehoida, had always given Joash good advice and encouraged him to follow God’s commands. the truth as their brethren offered them the presidency of a college, an editorship, or other places of influence? When King Ahaziah was killed, one of his sons should have become King of Judah. At this point we read about Joash and the two distinct parts of his story. And Solomon. List of all Bible stories and themes on this website. When Joash was only seven years old the time came for him to become king. King Joash ruled in Judah for forty years, and while Jehoiada the priest was alive instructing him, Joash "did what was right in the eyes of the LORD" (2 Kings 12:1–2). At age 30, Joash took a renewed interest in the temple, this … Why did Queen Athaliah try to kill her own grandchildren? Joash, king of Judah, was the youngest king in Biblical human history. His denial is given as follows: The problems of theological liberalism in our midst have not arisen because we support orphan homes or engage in church cooperation. His forty year reign saw him go from a zealous advocate of serving God to a murderer of one who spoke the will of God. Click here for visual aids and story-telling methods. The prophet was wroth at this, and told him he should have gone on smiting, then would the Syrians have been wholly consumed, … Before copying or reproducing any portion of this website please carefully read the Mission Bible Class Copyrights and Permissions Page. 33:13). For those of you unfamiliar with the "liberal lingo," their term "cooperation" refers to their unauthorized practice of the sponsoring The king organised them and ordered a collection to be taken up to repair the temple. Seven years old, What did King Joash do to the temple of the Lord? Queen Athaliah started yelling “Treason! His life was obviously under God’s providential care. He shot once, and twice, and thrice, then stayed. fellow apostates as the progression of evil continues. killed him instead of changing their ways. 2 Chronicles 24 "Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years.His mother's name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. of God. Elisha anointed Jehu, an army commander, as the new king of Israel. the temple of Baal and put to death the idolatrous priest. Its treasures had been stolen and then used in the worship of Baal (2 Chronicles 24:7). Isn’t it too bad that King Joash finished out his days in such a sad state? page on this website for ideas that are adaptable to any lesson. Athaliah killed all of the royal family she could find in Judah in order to secure the throne for herself. Of course, killing the prophet did not change the truth he spoke. He started out as a good king, but when the high priest who had raised him died he followed worthless men & turned bad. He was not always careful to obey God. 2 Kings 10:1-17 records how he brutally wiped out all of old King Ahab’s descendants (including Ahab’s widow, Jezebel – 2 Kings 9:30-37). proceed in error will forget him because he is merely a transitional figure to them. Oh that we might leave a positive influence and not be used as an example of what not to be. source: Jehoash ., 7th King of Judah. women preachers called for in many churches among them. It would be fun to make a crown from one of the craft ideas above and let each child in class be crowned king or queen. Restoration history in more recent times shows the same thing. The priests and Levites had not been fulfilling their duties in taking care of the temple. Those who have used his influence to aid their evil ends Joash was a good little boy and he tried to obey God. 11 Asa … Prince Joash was just a little baby. the kings (2 Chron. Good Kings of Israel and Judah: Josiah & Joash. Joash, Where did Joash’s aunt hide him? (Thai) ใครเป็นผู้สร้าง Who is the Creator?

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