King Ahaz – Failed Legacy

Synopsis     2Chron 27:3-28:5     4/29/2020 

King Jotham was Uzziah’s son. And like his father, he continued to build up the kingdom through massive infrastructure projects.  

Like his father, he led his army to great victories over the Ammonites. And after these, the Ammonites paid him a large tribute for many years.  

Jotham reigned for sixteen years and then he died. After his death, his son Ahaz became king.  

Now, Ahaz was described as a very evil man. For example, he worshipped the Baals. And he even built altars to these false gods. What’s more, he subjected his children to the pagan rituals including immolation in fire. 

Because of his wickedness, King Ahaz was very quickly defeated in battle by both the Arameans and the northern kingdom of Israel. And both nations plundered Judah and Jerusalem. 

King Ahaz – Failed Legacy 

King Ahaz was a descendent of the great King David. And he bucked the example and experience of multiple generations of successful rule that came before him. The result was disaster. 

Legacy of Danger 

The word Catholic means Universal. And so, it’s important for me to keep in mind that the claims of the Catholic church are Universal claims. They represent God’s thinking concerning the universe that He created.  

Now, I’m an American. And so, I’m culturally conditioned to resist over-regulation. I don’t want to follow rules – especially those that seem arbitrary.  

But this is God. And He is never arbitrary. So, the decision to ignore His way is an invitation to my own temporal and eternal disaster.  

“The wise will possess glory, but fools will bear shame.“ Prov 3:35