2 Chronicles 14

CHAPTERS 1416THEME: Revival under Asa, king of JudahDuring the reign of Asa we will come to the first revival. I believe that God has given us a lesson on revival in this book. The road to revival is a rocky, unpaved, uphill road. However, the road is well-marked, the road maps are clear, and there are certain bridges that must be crossed. Asa is one of the five kings whom God used to bring revival to the southern kingdom. The northern kingdom never had a revival. They had nineteen kings, and all of them were bad. There’s not one good one in the lot. Of the twenty kings over Judah, ten of them could be called good, and five of them were outstanding. These kings were Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Hezekiah, and Josiah. During their reigns there was a period of reformation, which was incubated in a time of revival. There is a similarity among all the kings, but there are also some striking differences.

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Asa is the first of the kings in whose reign there was a revival. Solomon was his great-grandfather, Rehoboam was his grandfather, and, of course, Abijah was his father.

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Here is the character of the man. He is absolutely outstanding.

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He was also a man of peace. However, we find that Ethiopia made war against him.

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Not only was Asa a man of peace, he was also a man of prayer. We have a glimpse into the private life of the king, and it is commendable.

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This is real praying. It is not flowery, but direct and right to the point. He says exactly what he means. Asa was a great man of prayer. The revival that came to the nation came because he was this kind of a king.

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God gave Asa a great military victory.