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Ahaziah
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Name Means |
"The Lord has grasped." |
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Reference |
II Kings 8:24 - 9:29
II Chronicles 22:1-9 |
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Reign |
1 year |
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Theme |
The deadly consequences of sin. |
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Lesson |
Nothing but disaster will result if we set ourselves up against God. |
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Memory Verse |
"And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like
blind men, because they have sinned agains the LORD: and their blood
shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung."
(Zephaniah 1:17) |
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Application |
The sin we commit is our own decision. Though God forgives those
who confess their sins - and we must never take for granted His
wonderful mercies in doing so - the consequences often remain
long after forgiveness has come. |
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Spiritual Epitaph |
"So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom."
(II Chronicles 22:9) |
It was evident that Jehoram's son, Ahaziah, learned nothing from his father's miserable
example. The son of Athaliah, the grandson of Ahab and Jezebel, lasted only one year
as Judah's ruler and repeated many of his father's sins. He sided with King Joram of
Israel, and was eventually killed by Jehu who was commissioned by God to destroy
the family of Ahab. When Azahiah's mother, Athaliah saw that her son was dead, she
proceeded to destroy all of her grandsons, save one - Joash - who ruled the land
for the next six years.
The lesson from this king is clear - evil is a choice - and those who practice it
will suffer great consequences.
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