Bible teaching on 2 Chronicles 21–24, covering the reigns of Jehoram, Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash
Bible teaching from Latimer Church working through 2 Chronicles 21:4–24:7.
Summary
This is a solo Bible teaching from Latimer Church, most likely delivered by James de Costobadie (Costa) or Tim Capill, working through 2 Chronicles 21:4–24:7. The passage covers a turbulent period in Judah's history — the reigns of Jehoram, Ahaziah, and the usurper queen Athaliah, followed by the early reign of Joash. The speaker addresses both newcomers and regular attendees, acknowledging the strangeness of preaching from an ancient text about Israelite kings, and uses the passage to draw out themes about the consequences of ungodly leadership, the faithfulness of God to his covenant promises, and the fragility of the royal line through which the Messiah would come. The teaching is grounded in close reading of the text and oriented toward practical and theological application for a contemporary Christian audience.
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FULL TRANSCRIPT
Introduction: Why Are We Reading About Ancient Israelite Kings?
Speaker: If you're here and today is your first day at church — you've never really been to a church before — you might wonder what on earth we are doing here. This is a Sunday morning and we've just had a reading about some Israelite kings that lived about two and a half thousand years ago, and how the bowels fell out from one of them.