Faced with his nation’s certain demise, King Jehoshaphat responded with worship. Read his prayer in today’s passage, and you may find it difficult to separate the petition from the praise. Going deeper than familiar expressions like "hallelujah" and "praise the Lord," he celebrates God’s personhood and extols His virtues.
Furthermore, the king led the people in glorifying God for their past redemption. As they focused on the Lord (instead of the incoming armies),...
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