![]() The story of Asa follows up after the evil king Abijah’s reign. Let’s learn what happened in Asa’s life, and explore how to avoid some of his mistakes in our everyday lives. Nevertheless, Asa had a number of faults that cut his reign short after roughly three decades. Son of the evil King Abijah (1 Kings 15), Asa undid many of the reforms of his father and evil grandmother Maakah. Not one of them followed the paths of righteousness.Īlthough the Southern kingdom had its share of terrible kings, which ultimately led to its downfall and captivity in Babylon (Daniel 1), a number of godly leaders found their way throughout the Southern Kingdom’s history.Īsa was among these, for most of his life. The Northern Kingdom produced all evil rulers. However, King Asa (from the kingdom of Judah) had a great ruling streak until the very latter years of his life.įor those unfamiliar with Israel’s history, after the time of King Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel split into two factions: the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. "Easton's Bible Dictionary".Many of us may not recognize the name ‘Asa’ as a significant Biblical character. indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible DictionaryĮaston, Matthew George. indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, The son of Nimshi, and father of Jehu, king of Israel ( 2 Kings 9:2 2 Kings 9:14 ).The kingdom of Judah was never more prosperous than under his reign. He had this testimony, that "he sought the Lord with all his heart" ( 2 Chronicles 22:9 ). Soon after this Jehoshaphat died, after a reign of twenty-five years, being sixty years of age, and was succeeded by his son Jehoram ( 1 Kings 22:50 ). This was recognized as a great deliverance wrought for them by God (B.C. So it was, for they quarrelled among themselves, and slew one another, leaving to the people of Judah only to gather the rich spoils of the slain. The king prayed in the court of the temple, "O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us." Amid the silence that followed, the voice of Jahaziel the Levite was heard announcing that on the morrow all this great host would be overthrown. The king and his people were filled with alarm, and betook themselves to God in prayer. ![]() The allied forces were encamped at Engedi. The Moabites formed a great and powerful confederacy with the surrounding nations, and came against Jehoshaphat. The last most notable event of his reign was that recorded in 2 Chronicles 20. The Moabites were subdued but the dreadful act of Mesha in offering his own son a sacrifice on the walls of Kir-haresheth in the sight of the armies of Israel filled him with horror, and he withdrew and returned to his own land ( 2 Kings 3:4-27 ). He subsequently joined Jehoram, king of Israel, in a war against the Moabites, who were under tribute to Israel. A new fleet was fitted out without the co-operation of the king of Israel, and although it was successful, the trade was not prosecuted ( 2 Chronicles 20:35-37 1 Kings 22:48-49 ). But the fleet that was then equipped at Ezion-gaber was speedily wrecked. ![]() Escaping from the bloody battle of Ramoth-gilead, the prophet Jehu ( 2 Chronicles 19:1-3 ) reproached him for the course he had been pursuing, whereupon he entered with rigour on his former course of opposition to all idolatry, and of deepening interest in the worship of God and in the righteous government of the people ( 2 Chronicles 19:4-11 ).Īgain he entered into an alliance with Ahaziah, the king of Israel, for the purpose of carrying on maritime commerce with Ophir. The great mistake of his reign was his entering into an alliance with Ahab, the king of Israel, which involved him in much disgrace, and brought disaster on his kingdom ( 1 Kings 22:1-33 ). He enjoyed a great measure of peace and prosperity, the blessing of God resting on the people "in their basket and their store." In the third year of his reign he sent out priests and Levites over the land to instruct the people in the law ( 2 Chronicles 17:7-9 ). After fortifying his kingdom against Israel ( 2 Chronicles 17:1 2 Chronicles 17:2 ), he set himself to cleanse the land of idolatry ( 1 Kings 22:43 ).
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