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Ahaz
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Name Means |
"He has grasped." |
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Reference |
II Kings 16:1-20
II Chronicles 28 |
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Reign |
19 years (735 - 715 B.C.) |
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Theme |
The destructive power of sin. |
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Lesson |
Wickedness against God can have tragic effects on those around us. |
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Key Verse |
"Ahaz ... did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his
father: For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten
images for Baalim."
(II Chronicles 28:1-2) |
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Memory Verse |
"... sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt
rule over him." (Genesis 4:7) |
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Application |
When we as Christians sin, often that sin can have ill effects on our families, those
we fellowship with, and those we work with. Sometimes it takes hard work to curb
the sin in our lives, but it is a work well worth doing. |
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Spiritual Epitaph |
"And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more
against the LORD" (II Chronicles 28:22). |
For 16 years Ahaz was the epitome of evil. Among his many misdeeds, Ahaz not
only sacrificed to idols, he also sacrificed his own son - perhaps the height
of pagan abominations. As a result, Ahaz was handed over to the Syrians, and many of
his subjects were taken captive to Damascus. Despite this, Ahaz still did not
repent. As he continued to sin, his people continued to suffer. In one day, 120,000
of his soldiers were slaughtered by Pekah, king of Israel. Following the carnage, Pekah
gathered 200,000 people from Judah and was intent on enslaving them before a prophet
stepped in and stopped him. Despite the intervention and his own inability to lead
and protect his people, Ahaz still refused to repent. Ahaz aligned himself with Assyria
and began to worship their gods. He also profaned the Temple of the Lord by bringing
in pagan altars and removing the altars of God, provoking the Lord to anger. His unabashed
sin nearly destroyed his people, and he did nothing to stop it.
For Christians, Ahas is hardly an example to learn from, but one principle can be
salvaged from the wicked king's reign and that is sin's effect on those around us.
Ahaz's sin spread like cancer to his people.
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