Today’s Chapters: II Chronicles 26-30
Pete’s Thoughts:
II Chronicles 26
Uzziah was struck with leprosy and was a leper until the day of his death because he became proud and arrogant. He decided that he was able to preform the duties of the priests, completely against what God had directed. He should have been willing to serve the Lord by allowing the priests to preform their duties and he preform his duty of leading the people in his example of worship.
II Chronicles 27
We don’t have much information in this chapter on Jotham when compared to the information given about other kings. One interesting note, however, is the reason behind his might. He became mighty because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God. There are several things we can learn from him in this one sentence. First, we know that God is this source of his might and thus he relied on God. Second, when he considered a course of action he prepared according to the Lord. Third, we know he had a personal relationship with God because it tells us “before the Lord his God.” This may be just one sentence use to describe Jotham but we know a lot from it. What are the descriptive sentences in you life and what are they saying about you?
II Chronicles 28
Ahaz completely shut down the worship of the Lord and built up many altars to worship the gods of the Syrians. What a sad thing to read about – the very king of Israel turning his back on the Lord and teaching the people to do likewise.
II Chronicles 29-30
Hezekiah is a stark contrast to Ahaz. In his first year, he reinstated the worship of the Lord and begins Israel on the right path of worshiping the Lord. Hezekiah lead his nation and the nation of Israel in returning to worshiping the Lord and celebrating the Passover. It had been since the time of David and Solomon that the Passover was celebrated. It took a strong and bold leader to stand up and make a change for the Lord. What are you going to stand up for today?
