Alrighty, so we come to the next King of Judah, following the wicked Ahaz. It was Hezekiah, Ahaz’s son. And as I said yesterday, fortunately, the apple fell far from the tree in his case. Hezekiah reversed his father’s syncretism and reopened and purified the Temple. He also removed the high places, smashed the sacred […]
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1K7-24: Why This Wicked King Is a Warning for Our Generation
Alrighty, so following on the heels of our little quiz yesterday, we’ve covered about 2 centuries of royal history since the construction and establishment of Israel’s first temple. So this now brings us to Ahaz, the king of Judah, who began his reign around 740 B.C. As I mentioned earlier, this demon on steroids takes […]