Can you explain 2 Chronicles 15:2?
Introduction. The section of the verse referred to in our question reads as follows: "...the Lord is with you: but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you." Azariah, the author of the statement, was under the influence of the Spirit of God when he spoke these words to Asa, Judah, and Benjamin (vss. 1, 2).
The Hebrew scriptures are for our learning and example. We are not under the Law of Moses in this dispensation (2 Cor. 3; Col, 2: 14). However, according to the inspired apostle Paul, the Hebrew scriptures (Genesis through Malachi) are for our learning and example, (Rom. 15: 4; 1 Cor. 10: 11). They contain many timeless truths and principles which are echoed in the New Testament.
The truth contained in 2 Chronicles 15: 2. If we seek God, we shall find Him (Acts 17:27). Azariah said that the Lord will not arbitrarily leave His people. The writer of the Hebrew Epistle in the New Testament presents God as saying, "...I will never leave thee, or forsake thee" (Heb. 13: 5). Our verse also says that man has free moral agency or freedom of choice, "... if ye forsake Him..." God's people can forsake God, but not without consequence: "...He will forsake you." God's people are urged to take heed lest they fall (1 Cor. 10: 12). The saved can indeed fall from God's grace (Gal. 5: 4). When the Christian falls, it would have been better had he never known the way of righteousness, according to the inspired apostle Peter (2 Pet. 2: 20-22). It is man's responsibility to remain in God's love (Jude 21).
Conclusion. Beloved, the eternal truths found in 2 Chronicles 15: 2 are God's faithfulness, His availability, man's free moral agency, and the possibility of apostasy or being forsaken by God.
The Hebrew scriptures are for our learning and example. We are not under the Law of Moses in this dispensation (2 Cor. 3; Col, 2: 14). However, according to the inspired apostle Paul, the Hebrew scriptures (Genesis through Malachi) are for our learning and example, (Rom. 15: 4; 1 Cor. 10: 11). They contain many timeless truths and principles which are echoed in the New Testament.
The truth contained in 2 Chronicles 15: 2. If we seek God, we shall find Him (Acts 17:27). Azariah said that the Lord will not arbitrarily leave His people. The writer of the Hebrew Epistle in the New Testament presents God as saying, "...I will never leave thee, or forsake thee" (Heb. 13: 5). Our verse also says that man has free moral agency or freedom of choice, "... if ye forsake Him..." God's people can forsake God, but not without consequence: "...He will forsake you." God's people are urged to take heed lest they fall (1 Cor. 10: 12). The saved can indeed fall from God's grace (Gal. 5: 4). When the Christian falls, it would have been better had he never known the way of righteousness, according to the inspired apostle Peter (2 Pet. 2: 20-22). It is man's responsibility to remain in God's love (Jude 21).
Conclusion. Beloved, the eternal truths found in 2 Chronicles 15: 2 are God's faithfulness, His availability, man's free moral agency, and the possibility of apostasy or being forsaken by God.