2Ch 21:17 | KingComments | STEP | The word of the LORD to and about Jehoram is fulfilled; the judgment comes. The judgment comes first from outside, but comes from the LORD. The LORD stirs up an enemy against Judah ( ). The LORD stirs up the spirit, which means that He stimulates their spirit and sets them in motion to go up against Judah. He uses peoples who do not know Him and do not want to serve Him, and makes them tools to carry out His will. For this he brings together two peoples who live far apart. The Philistines live nearby, it is a neighboring country; the Arabs live on the border of Ethiopia. The man who has killed his brothers to enjoy everything alone, now experiences that his sons and wives are killed ( ). However, God keeps the lamp burning even now ( ), no matter how weak the glow may be. The youngest son of Jehoram, Jehoahaz, remains. Jehoahaz is the same person as Ahaziah ( ), where in the name the prefix becomes the suffix, without changing the meaning of the name.

‏ 2 Chronicles 21:17

The Discipline of the LORD

The word of the LORD to and about Jehoram is fulfilled; the judgment comes. The judgment comes first from outside, but comes from the LORD. The LORD stirs up an enemy against Judah (2Chr 21:16). The LORD stirs up the spirit, which means that He stimulates their spirit and sets them in motion to go up against Judah. He uses peoples who do not know Him and do not want to serve Him, and makes them tools to carry out His will. For this he brings together two peoples who live far apart. The Philistines live nearby, it is a neighboring country; the Arabs live on the border of Ethiopia.

The man who has killed his brothers to enjoy everything alone, now experiences that his sons and wives are killed (2Chr 21:17). However, God keeps the lamp burning even now (2Chr 21:7), no matter how weak the glow may be. The youngest son of Jehoram, Jehoahaz, remains. Jehoahaz is the same person as Ahaziah (2Chr 22:1), where in the name the prefix becomes the suffix, without changing the meaning of the name.