Noun משפט (mishpat) denotes a ruling in a general sense; an ordinance or even custom or manner. 20 And it happened that afterward, the Moabites,[a] the Ammonites,[b] and some of the Meunites[c] came against Jehoshaphat for war. 3 Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek Yahweh. 8 And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying, 9 ‘If disaster comes upon us — sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine — we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.’ 10 And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir — whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them —  11 here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. His name was Jehoshaphat. It’s easy to read this story and miss what a great thing it was for Jehoshaphat to call the nation to prayer over this crisis. 14 Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite from the descendants[h] of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. Get the army mobilized immediately! “O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You? Nouns שפט (shepet) and שפוט (shepot) mean judgment in the penal sense. The Prayer of Jehoshaphat when the king of Syria had commanded his men to fight only with Ahab, the king of Israel. ScienceQuantum MechanicsChaos TheoryHope and the Scientific MethodHumanitiesScience, religion and data retentionCamels and international tradeLinguisticsOn script and information technologyWords and nominal reasonThe Hebrew alphabetThe Hebrew calendar, BibleBiblical namesInterlinear New TestamentConcordance of NT GreekLots and lots of topical articlesHebrew dictionaryGreek dictionaryMiscellaneousThe gospel of impurityEndosymbiotic eukaryosynthesisFaith, Evolution and FreedomOnline e-bookWeird Patterns in History and Movies, HousekeepingCookie policy and EU Cookie LawCopyright & ContactSupport usThrough PatreonVia Paypal, Excerpted from: Abarim Publications' Biblical Dictionary, Ae2tdPwUPEZD61FM61nVLxo3djE2mLaTpGtr2F256CNNB1rpDwpqzUrDKH5, (c) Abarim Publications — first published on 2011-07-14; last updated on 2020-07-23, Discover the meanings of thousands of Biblical names in. 25 When Jehoshaphat came with his people to plunder their booty, they found among them in abundance possessions, corpses, and precious items. Even faith is the gift of God, so that we cannot boast (Eph. The God of Jehoshaphat and his people (vers. He reminds God of His covenant to hear the prayers of His people when they cry to Him in their distress (almost a direct quote from the dedication of Solomon’s temple, 2 Chron. 23-24, citing John Sanders, The God Who Risks: A Theology of Providence; and, Gregory Boyd, Letters from a Skeptic). Prayer of JehoshaphatAnswered Prayers Devotions for Women Great Women of the Bible Home, linda@devotional-reflections-from-the-Bible.com. He has an excellent treatise titled, The Acceptable Sacrifice: The Excellency of a Broken Heart. So Jehoshaphat sought the Lord and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah, and people came from all the cities of Judah to seek the Lord. King Jehoshaphat is generally considered a good king, except for his failure to do away with pagan centers of worship, and his allegiance to the evil king Ahaziah of Israel, with whom he tried to set up a gold trade with Tarshish (1 Kings 22:43-48). New Book just out! But although he was a good king, Jehoshaphat had a character flaw: He made wrongful alliances with the godless Ahab. After what? Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah. But Jehoshaphat wasn’t worried about politics or his public image. He was in a real tough situation.