Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Valiant Men

4 Valiant Men
In the midst of wrong doing there are few who will stand up and do right.  From time to time there is a bright spot with valiant men of character.  Azariah, Berechiah, Jehizkiah and Amana stood up and did the right thing.  When things are not going in the right direction will you be a man or woman who conducts themselves in a valiant, Godly fashion? Here is their story.

Then certain of the heads of the Ephraimites [Israel]–Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai–stood up against those returning from the war And said, You shall not bring the captives in here; we are guilty before the Lord already, and what you intend will add more to our sins and our guilt. For our trespass (guilt) is great, and there is fierce anger against Israel. So the armed men [of Israel] left the captives and the spoil [of Judah] before the princes and all the assembly. And the men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them; and having clothed them, shod them, given them food and drink, anointed them [as was a host's duty], and carried all the feeble of them upon donkeys, they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palm Trees, to their brethren. Then they returned to Samaria.
2 Chronicles 28:12-15

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