Father amp Son Prophets Background to Father 1 Hanani Prophesied to King Asa 3 rd king of Judah ruled 41 years 911870 BC First years peaceful amp prosperous 2 Chr 147 ID: 496958
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Father & Son ProphetsSlide2
Father & Son Prophets
Background to
Father #1:
Hanani
Prophesied to King
Asa
, 3
rd
king of Judah (ruled 41 years, 911-870 B.C.)
First years – peaceful & prosperous (2 Chr. 14:7)
He banished the perverted persons from the land
He removed the altars of the foreign gods
He broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images.
He commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment.
The kingdom was quiet under him.
He had no war in those years, because the Lord had given him rest (2 Chr. 14:2-6)Slide3
Father & Son Prophets
Background to
Father #1:
Hanani
Prophesied to King
Asa
, 3
rd
king of Judah (ruled 41 years, 911-870 B.C.)
First years – peaceful & prosperous (2 Chr. 14:7)
Zerah
the Ethiopian came to battle with one million men
Asa
turned to the Lord for help
The Lord defeated Israel’s enemies (2 Chr. 14:9-15)
Azariah
prophesied to him, “The Lord is with you while you are with Him…” (2 Chr. 15:1-7)
Asa
removed the idols
He restored the altar of the Lord
He gathered all of Judah at Jerusalem to renew the covenant with God, where they offered 700 bulls & 7,000 sheep (15:8-15)Slide4
Father & Son Prophets
Background to
Father #1:
Hanani
Prophesied to King
Asa
, 3
rd
king of Judah (ruled 41 years, 911-870 B.C.)
First years – peaceful & prosperous (2 Chr. 14:7)
He removed his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of
Asherah
He cut down her obscene image and burned it
But the high places were not removed (2 Chr.
15:16-17
)
His heart was loyal to the Lord all his days (1
Kgs
. 15:14)Slide5
Father & Son Prophets
Background to
Father #1:
Hanani
Prophesied to King
Asa
, 3
rd
king of Judah (ruled 41 years, 911-870 B.C.)
In 36
th
year of his reign,
Baasha
king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, as a frontier fortress, that none from Israel might go out or come in to
Asa
Asa
took silver & gold from the house of the Lord and paid Ben-
Hadad
king of Syria to break his treaty with
Baasha
, make a treaty with
Asa
, and attack Israel to get them out of Ramah (2 Chr. 16:1-6)Slide6
Father & Son Prophets
Father #1:
Hanani
Prophesied to King
Asa
, 3
rd
king of Judah
Hanani
, the seer, prophesied (2 Chr. 16:7-10)
Asa
, “
you have relied on the king
of Syria, and have
not relied on the Lord
your God.”
Asa
,
remember
the Ethiopians, “a huge army…”? Yet, because you relied on the Lord,
He delivered
.
Asa
, “
the eyes of the Lord run to and fro
throughout the whole earth,
to show Himself strong
on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”
Asa
, “In this
you have done foolishly
; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”
Hanani
was thrown in prison
, because
Asa
was angry and enraged at him because of thisSlide7
Father & Son Prophets
Background to
Son #1: Jehu
Jehu grew up the son of
Hanani
, no doubt knowing the consequences of his prophesying
Prophesied to King
Baasha
, 3
rd
king of Israel (ruled 24 years, 909-885 B.C.)
Baasha
assassinated King
Nadab
that he might rule in his place and murdered every remaining descendent of Jeroboam (1 Kings 15:27-30).
He started reigning in the 3
rd
year of King
Asa
“He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin” (1 Kings 15:34).Slide8
Father & Son Prophets
Son #1: Jehu
Prophesied to King
Baasha
, 3
rd
king of Israel
“
The word of the Lord came
to Jehu against
Baasha
:
Baasha
, “
I lifted you out
of the dust made you ruler
Baasha
, “
You have walked
in the way of Jeroboam
Baasha
, “
You have made
My people Israel
sin
Baasha
, you
provoked “Me to anger
with their sins
Baasha
, “
I will take away
the posterity of
Baasha
Baasha
, “
The dogs shall eat
whoever belongs to B”
“The word of the Lord came by the prophet Jehu
against
Baasha
and his house,
because of all the evil he did
in the sight of the Lord”
(1
Kgs
.
16:1-7).Slide9
Father & Son Prophets
More Background to
Son #1: Jehu
Prophesied to King Jehoshaphat, 4
th
king of Judah (ruled 25 years, 873-848 B.C.)
King Jehoshaphat was much like his father,
Asa
(2 Chron. 17:1-9)
He sought God & walked in His commandments
His heart took delight in the ways of the Lord
He sent his leaders & Levites to teach the people
He trusted in God & prayed to God in time of danger (2 Chron. 20:5-12)Slide10
Father & Son Prophets
Son #1: Jehu
Prophesied to King Jehoshaphat, 4
th
of Judah
Jehoshaphat made
some serious mistakes when he allied himself with Israel’s King Ahab
His son,
Jehoram
, married Ahab’s daughter (2 Chr. 18:1)
He allied with Ahab in battle (2 Chr. 18:2, 28-34)
Jehu spoke to Jehoshaphat:
“Should you
help the wicked
and
love those who hate the Lord
? Therefore the wrath of the LORD is upon you” (2 Chr. 19:2).
“
Nevertheless
good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have
prepared your heart to seek God
” (2 Chr. 19:3).Slide11
Father & Son Prophets
Background to
Father #2: Zacharias
Priest of division of
Abijah
, served in temple for one week every six months (Luke 1:5ff)
Wife, Elizabeth, of the daughters of Aaron
While burning incense in the temple, the angel Gabriel appeared & revealed God’s plan to give him a son, like unto Elijah (Luke 1:8-17)
Sign given to Zacharias – mute (Luke 1:18-25)
When the child was born, he was circumcised & named on the eighth day (Luke 1:59-66)
His father named him “JOHN”Slide12
Father & Son Prophets
Father #2: Zacharias
First thing
he spoke was prophecy (
Lk
. 1:67-79)
“
Blessed is the Lord God
”
Visited, redeemed, raised up, spoke (1:68-70)
That we should be saved (1:71)
To perform the mercy, remember His covenant, grant to serve Him (1:72-74)
“And you, child, will
be called the prophet of the Highest
” (Luke 1:76-79; cf. 1:16-17)
To go before the Lord to
prepare His ways
To
give knowledge of salvation
to His people
To
give light
to those in darkness
To
guide our feet
into the way of peaceSlide13
Father & Son Prophets
Background to
Son #2: John (the Baptizer)
Angel announced his birth & foretold of his divine mission (Luke 1:13-17)
Filled with Holy Spirit in his mother’s womb (Luke 1:15)
His father announced, “You…will be called the prophet of the Highest…” (Luke 1:76)
Grew up “in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel” (Luke 1:80), no doubt knowing the prophecy that had been made about his life’s purpose/missionSlide14
Father & Son Prophets
Background to
Son #2: John (the Baptizer)
The
prophets
spoke of him
Isaiah 40:3-4; Malachi 3:1; 4:5-6
He fulfilled Old Testament
prophecies
Mark 1:2-3; Luke 3:4-6; Matthew 11:10
His father said he would be a
prophet
Luke 1:76
Jesus called him a
prophet
– Luke 7:26-28
“a prophet…and more than a prophet…not a greater prophet than John”
John never called himself a
prophetSlide15
Father & Son Prophets
Son #2: John (the Baptizer)
John
prophesied
:
“Repent, for the kingdom…is at hand” (Matt. 3:2)
“God is able to raise up children from stones” (Matt. 3:9)
“Every tree that does not bear fruit is cut down” (Matt. 3:10)
“He who is coming…will baptize you…” (Matt. 3:11)
“His winnowing fan…clean out…gather…burn” (Matt. 3:12)
“A baptism of repentance for remission” (Mark 1:4)
“There comes One…who is mightier than I” (Mark 1:7)
“Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin” (Jn. 1:29)
“I have seen & testified that this is the Son of God” (Jn. 1:34)
“He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30)
“He who comes from above is above all” (John 3:31)
Continually rebuked Herod for unlawful marriage (Luke 3:19)
Died rather than compromise truth (Matt. 11:7; 14:3-4)Slide16
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Conclusion
Father & Son Prophets were rare
Each man is his own person/individual before God
Being a prophet was a choice of God
Sometimes even before one’s birth
The will of God, with correction and punishment, came even to those who were mostly righteous (ex:
Asa
& Jehoshaphat) – man’s salvation is critical!
The message of God must be delivered faithfully, even if it brings reproach, hardship or even death.
It should be the first thing we speak, rather than the last.
Evil must be addressed!
Not relying on God, associating with evil companions
Not bearing fruits worthy of repentance
No matter what, we need to point the weak, the straying & the sinners back to God! For HIS glory!