For September 25, 2026
When God Judges Nations by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
THERE WAS A SIX-CENTURY SLIDE of influence and power of the kings of Israel, from David, the second king, and builder of the nation, to Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, and the subsequent exile of the people of the nation. Every now and then during this time a king would act honorably towards God, and the LORD would favor the nation for that period of time. So it was in the time of Jehoshaphat, who ruled the southern kingdom of Judah from 873-849 B.C. Jehoshaphat’s name means *“Jehovah has judged.” He is mentioned positively in the scriptures for two things: he tore down the high places of cultic worship, and he restored integrity to the judicial system in Judah, which had fallen into the corruption of political cronyism and bribery. This angered God greatly. “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people.” (Isa. 10:1-2)