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Amaziah
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Name Means |
"The Lord is mighty." |
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Reference |
II Kings 14:1-20
II Chronicles 25 |
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Reign |
29 years (796 - 767 B.C.) |
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Theme |
Pride leads to destruction. |
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Lesson |
Whenever we puff ourselves up because of earthly accomplishments, a spiritual
falls is sure to follow. |
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Key Verse |
"And he (Amaziah) did that which was right in the sight of the lord, but
not with a perfect heart."
II Chronicles 25:2 |
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Memory Verse |
"Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD."
Proverbs 16:5 |
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Application |
As Christians, we must always watch ourselves during times of either earthly
or spiritual accomplishments. The tendency is usually to build ourselves
up in our own strength instead of remembering that without God we are
nothing, and it is He who gives us our gifts and our strength. |
Amaziah, who reigned 29 years, was a good administrator. He strengthened his
military and led it to a rousing victory over renegade Edom. However, it was that
very victory which led to his downfall. His confidence sky high from the win on the
battlefield, Amaziah challenged the northern kingdom of Israel. Its king, Joash (not
the same Joash as Judah's previous monarch), advised against it, but Amaziah would not
be deterred. Because of the king's foolish actions, Judah suffered a humiliating
defeat as King Joash broke down a large part of the wall of Jerusalem and took all
the gold and silver out of the Temple. However, Amaziah's downfall came before his
defeat. "Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the
Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be
his gods, and bowed down himself before them" (II Chronicles 25:14).
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