Andrew Wommack’s Post-

Election Live Bible Study Notes

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12/06/16

The Sovereignty of God:

Lessons We Can Learn from the 2016 Election

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Part 2

Introduction:

Most people believe that God is sovereign and moves sovereignly.

I believe this is the worst doctrine in the body of Christ today.

The New International Version of the Bible took the title the

“Lord GOD” out approximately 300 times and changed it to

“Sovereign Lord.”

Therefore, it has become popular to ascribe that God is sovereign.

 This is true if you define sovereign as first in rank, order, or authority.

 I do not believe God is sovereign according to the religious connotation

     — that God controls everything, even the bad things.
 This doctrine says that if a person is born with a handicap or dies early, “their number is up,” that God controls who lives and who dies — good and bad things — and that God works things badly for some redemptive purpose.

1. God has delegated power and authority to us.
 God allows what we allow. 

   A.  Jeremiah 21:10 –

For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the

LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

1. Jeremiah 22:1

– Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and

speak there this word.

a.This word from God was given to the son of King Josiah, Shallum as he was called in Jeremiah 22:11, or Jehoahaz as he was called in 

2 Kings 23:30 -34 and 2 Chronicles 36:1 - 4.

2. Jeremiah 22:2 –

And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sits

upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.

a.Jeremiah was speaking to King Jehoahaz. Jehoahaz, or Shallum as Jeremiah called him in this chapter, reigned for only three months. Pharaoh Nechoh took him to Egypt, where he died (2 Kin. 23:31-34).

   b.This prophecy came at the very end of the kingdom of Judah.

3.Jeremiah 22:3 –

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness,

 and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

a.In the previous chapter, Jeremiah was responding to King Zedekiah’s inquiry about what would happen to Jerusalem (Jer. 21:1). Zedekiah was the older brother of King Jehoahaz, or Shallum as Jeremiah called him in Jeremiah22:11. Although Zedekiah was the older brother, he didn’t reign until eleven years after his younger brother Shallum, or Jehoahaz.

4.Jeremiah 22:4 –

For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of

this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

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Jeremiah had just prophesied in the previous chapter that there would be

total destruction of Jerusalem and its king. Here, the Lord led him to

prophesy to the king that if he would repent, then kings of Judah would once again go in and out of Jerusalem.

This is in total opposition to the previous prophecy. This shows that God’s

plans and predictions of judgment can be averted or lessened if the person receiving the judgment repents.
This happened with King Hezekiah (2 Kin.20:1-5) and his son Josiah
(2 Kin. 22).

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Jeremiah 22:5

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the

LORD,that this house shall become a desolation.

a. History shows that Shallum (Jer. 22:11), or Jehoahaz as he was called in 2 Kings 23:30 -34 and 2 Chronicles 36:1-4, did not hear these words and seek the Lord. He was taken captive by Pharaoh Nechoh to Egypt where he died.

b. 2 Kings 20:1 -6

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the

son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the

LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the

LORD, saying,I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my

people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

c.  2 Kings 22:15-20

Huldah prophesied Josiah would die in peace.

2 Kings 22:20

Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be

gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

2 Chronicles 35:20

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Nechoh king of

Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

2 Chronicles 34:1
 says Josiah reigned thirty -one years. He was eight years old when he began to reign, so this instance happened when he was thirty -nine years old.

     Huldah had prophesied to Josiah that he would die in peace 

(2 Kin. 22:19-20). 

 We don’t know how long he would have lived if he had obeyed God, but certainly, it would have been longer than thirty- nine years. This not only cost Josiah his life, but it also brought judgment on the children of Israel many years earlier than it would have come if Josiah had left Pharaoh Nechoh alone.

2. This same instance was recorded in 2 Kings 23:29 -30.

2 Chronicles 35:21

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with

thee, thou king of Judah?
 I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

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The Lord had given Josiah a prophecy that he would die in peace 

(2 Kin.22:19)

20). Nechoh’s comments show that there was no malice toward Josiah

on his part. Therefore, Josiah totally missed it in this area.

b.

From this verse only, some might think that Nechoh was just saying he was on a mission from God, but the next verse clearly states that these things were from the mouth of God. Josiah went against God —

not maliciously, but ignorantly—and it cost him his life.

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2 Chronicles 35:22

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Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of

Nechoh from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo

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a.

This verse clearly states that the Nechoh’s statements were from God. This was God warning Josiah not to go to war with Nechoh. He disobeyed and paid the price. Josiah voided the godly prophecy that
had promised him peace (2 Kin. 22:18

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20 and 2 Chr. 34:27-28).

5.  2 Chronicles 35:23

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And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his

servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

a.

Josiah might have felt invincible because of Huldah’s prophecy, but he was dead wrong. Prophecy has to be cooperated with to get the promised

results.

6.  2 Chronicles 35:24

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His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him

in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died,and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

a.  Josiah’s death was premature. He died at the age of thirty-nine
(2 Chr. 34:1) but could have ruled longer if he had not gone against Nechoh.     I’m sure many in Judah saw this godly king and all that he did and couldn’t reconcile his untimely death with that. But whether we know the details or not, God’s Word is true if we will just cooperate with it