Jehoram and Ahaziah

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Jehoram and Ahaziah

• Kings of Evil Influence

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Background

• Jehoram was the 5th king of Judah, c. 853-841
  B.C. (2 K. 816-24 2 Chron. 211-20)
  and Ahaziah was the 6th king of Judah, 841 B.C
  (2 K. 825-29 914-29 2
  Chron. 221-9)
• These two men had similar statements made about
  them for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife
  (2 Kings 818) and for he was the
  son-in-law of the house of Ahab (2 Kings 827)
• What can we learn from Jehoram and Ahaziah? We
  learn how easily one can be pressured and
  persuaded to do evil from outside (close)
  influences.

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Kings of Evil Influence

• Are you married to evil?
• 2 Kings 818
• Gen. 36 1 Kings 111-5 (Neh. 1326 Eccl.
  726) 2125 Acts 59
• Are you choosing to listen to worldly counseling?
• 2 Kings 826-27
• Micah 616
• Are you easily influenced for evil? Who is your
  counselor? (Psa. 11-2 11924 Prov. 110 125
  1320)

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Kings of Evil Influence

• Are you passing on the evil influence to your
  friends and family?
• 2 Chron. 2111,13
• 1 Cor. 1533
• Are you faithful yourself, but raising a child to
  be influenced by evil?
• 2 Chron. 229
• Prov. 226 Eph. 64 2 Tim. 15 315

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Power of Peer Pressure

• What is the end result of being pressured and
  persuaded to do evil?
• Jehoram departed without being desired
  (2 Chron. 2118-20) see Prov.
  107
• Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom
  (2 Chron. 227-9)
• Those who do not stand for all that is right,
  will fall for all that is wrong! (Mt. 1032-39
  Lk. 1426)