2 Kings 8:16-9:37 ; Psalm 80:1-7 ; Acts 23:12-35 "Young Saplings" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Watercolor on Paper Behind the scenes in 2 Kings 8:16-9:37, God’s providential hand is unmistakably at work to bring about His divine purposes. Here in chapter 8, we see that Jehoram, the thirty-two-year-old son of Jehoshaphat, ascends the throne of Judah. Unfortunately, Jehoram “married a daughter of Ahab, and he did evil in the eyes of the LORD” (verses 16-18). We see th