Message Take Aways:

1. Under the influence of Jehoiada the priest, King Joash set out to renovate the dilapidated house of the Lord—“He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.” Proverbs 13:20

2. The repairs to the temple took a collective effort as the king provided the vision, the people contributed financially, the priesthood managed the funds, and hired laborers performed the physical work—“So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.” Nehemiah 4:6

3. After abandoning his trust in the Lord, King Joash suffered the repercussions of his apostasy—“Thus says God: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He also has forsaken you.’ ” 2 Chronicles 24:20