The Man Whose Death Nobody Regretted
Palitha Jayasooriya
2 Chronicles 21: 20
'Jehoram...........reigned in Jerusalem eight years. No one was sorry when he died. ....' (vs 20)
Introduction - When I was a young boy, I remember a cowboy movie titled 'A Fistful of Dollars' where the hero (Clint Eastwood) was identified as, 'a man with no name'. Another movie DVD I came across recently was titled, 'My Name is Nobody'. I am also reminded of a tear- jerking Country/Pop song, recorded by a lady from England named Karen Young and by the singing group, The Travelling Wilburys. The song went like this:
I'm nobody's child, I'm nobody's child
Nobody wants me, I'm nobody's child
Nobody likes to be a 'nobody'!
Today, I want to speak about a man 'whose death nobody regretted'. His name was King Jehoram of Judah. As a Pastor, I have attended hundreds of funerals and most often at funerals, family members and friends have feelings of regret about things they couldn't or didn't do for the deceased person. With Jehoram it was different! 2 Chronicles 21:20 says of him, ''no one was sorry when he died'' (NLT). What a horrible way to be remembered! The NIV says of him, ''he passed away to no one's regret''.
Proposition - Will you be missed one day or not?
The name Jehoram means, 'Jehovah is exalted'. So, what brought a man with such a noble name to be identified as a man whose death 'nobody regretted'?
From 2 Chronicles 21, I would like to share 2 reasons why I believe King Jehoram came to this tragic end, and then touch on the honor he lost. The 2 reasons are:
1) JEHORAM YIELDED TO EVIL (SIN) - 2 Chronicles 21:4-6, 10-11
2 Chronicles 21:4 says, that when Jehoram established himself as king, ''he killed all his brothers and some of the other leaders of Judah''. This shows how badly he abused his powers. To possibly avoid this kind of family rivalry, His father, King Jehoshaphat had carefully divided his inheritance amongst all the brothers, with Jehor ...
Palitha Jayasooriya
2 Chronicles 21: 20
'Jehoram...........reigned in Jerusalem eight years. No one was sorry when he died. ....' (vs 20)
Introduction - When I was a young boy, I remember a cowboy movie titled 'A Fistful of Dollars' where the hero (Clint Eastwood) was identified as, 'a man with no name'. Another movie DVD I came across recently was titled, 'My Name is Nobody'. I am also reminded of a tear- jerking Country/Pop song, recorded by a lady from England named Karen Young and by the singing group, The Travelling Wilburys. The song went like this:
I'm nobody's child, I'm nobody's child
Nobody wants me, I'm nobody's child
Nobody likes to be a 'nobody'!
Today, I want to speak about a man 'whose death nobody regretted'. His name was King Jehoram of Judah. As a Pastor, I have attended hundreds of funerals and most often at funerals, family members and friends have feelings of regret about things they couldn't or didn't do for the deceased person. With Jehoram it was different! 2 Chronicles 21:20 says of him, ''no one was sorry when he died'' (NLT). What a horrible way to be remembered! The NIV says of him, ''he passed away to no one's regret''.
Proposition - Will you be missed one day or not?
The name Jehoram means, 'Jehovah is exalted'. So, what brought a man with such a noble name to be identified as a man whose death 'nobody regretted'?
From 2 Chronicles 21, I would like to share 2 reasons why I believe King Jehoram came to this tragic end, and then touch on the honor he lost. The 2 reasons are:
1) JEHORAM YIELDED TO EVIL (SIN) - 2 Chronicles 21:4-6, 10-11
2 Chronicles 21:4 says, that when Jehoram established himself as king, ''he killed all his brothers and some of the other leaders of Judah''. This shows how badly he abused his powers. To possibly avoid this kind of family rivalry, His father, King Jehoshaphat had carefully divided his inheritance amongst all the brothers, with Jehor ...
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