BIBLE MEDITATION: “Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he
became king and reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. There were
no tears shed when he died - it was good riddance! 2 Chronicles
21:20 (The Message Bible) DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: This text focuses
on a King of Judah whose life meant so little to the people
around him that no one mourned him when he died. The primary
focus is on King Jehoram of Judah who was, by all definitions, a
vicious man who killed his brothers when he became king. He was
extremely cruel, insensitive, ruthless and murderous. He cared
little for others and only about perpetuating himself. He is
described as a king who walked in the way of the house of Ahab,
that idolatrous bloody house; for he had the daughter of Ahab as
a wife. After Jehoram became king he was attacked by many of the
nation’s surrounding him and because of a lack of coalitions and
friendships in the community of nations, was regularly invaded
and he lost much of possessions and territories. The resources
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