2 Chronicles 15:1-7 And the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:… We have here shown the necessary connection between God's service and human weal. I. THE AWFUL APOSTASY. Turning away. 1. Practical atheism. "Without the true God." 2. Deprived of priestly function. 3. Prevalence of moral disorder. II. THE TERRIBLE JUDGMENTS WHICH FOLLOWED APOSTASY. 1. Widespread anarchy. 2. Civil dissensions. 3. General calamity. III. THE WAY OF ESCAPE FROM THESE JUDGMENTS. "The Lord is with you while ye be with Him," etc. 1. There is a fact in Divine procedure. 2. This is a warning for the future. (J. Wolfendale.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: |
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