Sermon Summary:
I: How good it is when the king and priest honour each-other, how painful when one neglect’s the other’s role and wisdom.
II: How good it is when the king acts on God’s prophetic word, how painful when the prophets’ wisdom is ignored.
III: God strikes down the reign of those kings that ignore his law (priests) and His word (prophets).
IV: In Christ, the roles of prophet, priest and king are brought together, for the perfect blessing of His people.
Discussion Questions:
- What made the early reign of Joash so successful?
- What can we take from Joash’s priority on reconstructing the temple?
- How did the people respond to the early reign of Joash?
- What changed for Joash when Jehoiada died?
- How did the people respond to the later reign of Joash?
- What were the signs of Amaziah’s half-hearted wisdom and faithfulness?
- How does Amaziah’s response to God’s word from the prophets show the state of his reign?
- How does God respond to the reign of these kings who were not wholly faithful or wise?
- What is some of the ministry of Christ’s prophetic office?
- What is some of the ministry of Christ’s priestly office?
- What is some of the ministry of Christ’s kingly office?
- What are some of the connections you can see between these three offices of Jesus?
- Why does Jesus’ role as prophet, priest and king give us assurance that His reign will never end?
