2 Chronicles 18 - 25

After the passing of King Asa -

"...Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead..." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 17:1)

"And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he...sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 17:3 - 4)

And because his heart was in following the ways fo the Lord -

"...the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 17:5)

Not only did Jehoshaphat seek the Lord, but he sent -

"...priests.
9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 17:9)

At one time during the reign of Jehoshaphat -

"...the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:1)

And when he learned of the greatness of this army -

"...Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD..." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:3)

Even the point that he -

"...proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah..." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:3)

"And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:13)

At the temple, Jehosaphat prayed -

"O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:6 - 9)

"...for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:12)

It is then that -

"...upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah...came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:14 - 17)

Thus Believing a prophet of God -

"...Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
19 And the Levites...stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:18 - 19)

So -

"...they rose early in the morning, and went forth...and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:20)

What a wonderful statement! Still believing -

"And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:21)

"And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:22 - 24)

Jehosaphat had said that if they believed in the prophets they would prosper. It is interesting that -

"...when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much." (Old Testament 2 Chronicles 20:25)

We have the words of ancient prophets in the scriptures. We hear the words of modern prophets today as we sustain the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as Prophets, Seers, and Revelators. The promise of Jehosaphat holds true - as we believe in the prophets, so shall we prosper.