Abijah, Asa and Amaziah

1 Chronicles 3:10-14 – The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, Amon his son, Josiah his son.

1 Kings 15:3,19 – And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father…“Let there be a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.”

2 Chronicles 25:7 – But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel, with all these Ephraimites.

Application:

• ·         Although David fell into grievous sin, his heart was never divided between serving the Lord and serving the nature deities of the Canaanites.
• ·         Asa saw no hope for success against Baasha without the assistance provided by a renewal of the old treaty with Aram. Although his plan seemed to be successful, it was condemned by Hanani the prophet as a foolish act and a denial of reliance on the Lord. The true theocratic king was never to fear his enemies but to trust in the God of the covenant for security and protection.
• ·         The story of Amaziah, where he purchased the military personnel of non-Judahites, is another instance of condemnation of alliances that imply lack of trust in the Lord.

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