Saul Weinreb - Let the Prophets Speak

We read of Yo'ash's refurbishing of the Temple, and how he abandoned God due to arrogance after his mentor Yehoyadah passed away.

Athaliah is deposed, Yehoyadah the High Priest leads the reestablishment of the House of David and the 6 year old Yo'ash is placed on the throne of Judah.

The House of Ahab is destroyed in the North, but its negative influence persists in the Kingdom of Judah.  Achaziah fails dramatically and is killed and almost the entire House of David is wiped out by Athaliah in a violent coup.

KKing Yehoram rules with a murderous iron fist, leads the people astray, and the once great Kingdom of Judah begins to fall apart.

Yehoshaphat leads the people in prayer when presented with a seemingly impossible threat.  A miraculous delivery occurs when God himself does battle on the people's behalf. 

Yehoshaphat fulfills the Torah's commands to set up a system of justice.

Yehoshaphat forms an alliance through marriage with the Northern kingdom and goes into battle with his new ally Ahab.  We learn a timely lesson about speaking truth to power.

Yehoshaphat builds a powerful kingdom, loyal to God, and beloved by the people.

The promising reign of King Asa ends with a failure of leadership.

At the advice of the prophet Azaryahu, King Asa leads the people of Judah into a renewal of the covenant with God.