A Covenant Between the Lord, King Joash and the People
Questions for Study 9
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I. Athaliah and Joash (11:1-21)
1. What did Athaliah do in order to seize power in Judah? (1-3) What did Jehoiada do? (4-8) How was this an act of faith? (2 Sam. 7:11b-16)
2. What did Jehoiada do when he established Joash king of Judah? (9-12) What irony is in Athaliah's words? (13-14) How does selfishness and pride blind us to own sins? (Matt. 7:1-6)
3. What were the priests sure to do? (15-16) Why?
4. What was the first things done during Joash's reign? (17-18) From the people's reaction what can we learn about Athaliah's reign? (19-21)
II. Joash Repairs the Temple (12:1-21)
5. Who helped young King Joash? (1-3) What was his reign like under his help? What did the people continue to do?
6. What did young Joash set into motion? (4-5) How long did the priests collect money for the project? (6-8) What might be the reason for this?
7. How did the king solve the problem? (9-12) How was the work conducted? (13-16)
8. Who attacked the Philistines? (17) Where was he going to attack next? Why might the Lord allow this to happen after Joash had repaired the temple? (2 Chron. 24:17-27) What can we learn about finishing our life of faith? (Matt. 13:18-23)
9. What did Joash used to pay off the king of Aram? (18)
10. How did Joash die? (19-21)
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