THE LORD HUMBLED JUDAH
Keywords 28:19a
The LORD had humbled
Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel,
1. Ahaz seeks help from
Assyria, not from the LORD (16-21)
When the Edomites
and the Philistines attacked Judah again, Ahaz sought help from the king of
Assyria, rather than the LORD. However, it didn’t work, for the king of Assyria
gave him more trouble. As a result, Judah’s situation became worse. Why? The
LORD had humbled Judah because Ahaz promoted wickedness in Judah and had been
most unfaithful to the LORD. When God humbles us, it is time for us to repent
of our unfaithfulness and seek God’s help.
2. Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD (22-27)
In times of
trouble, Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD. He offered sacrifices to
the gods of Damascus, thinking that the gods of the kings of Aram were more
powerful and beneficial than the LORD. Ahaz went further by shutting the doors
of the temple of God and introducing pagan worship to every town in Judah,
which provoked God to anger and caused Ahaz’s downfall and that of his people.
Prayer Lord, thank you for Jesus’ faithfulness to you and to his
unfaithful children. Help me be faithful to you and to those you brought into
my life.
One Word Be faithful like Jesus
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