2 Kings 15 | Kings in a Time of Instability

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You're listening to the Dope Daily Audio Bible, and I'm your guide, Pastor Charlie Mitchell. And today, we're looking at 2 Kings 15. Let's roll. In the twenty-seventh year of Israel's King Jeroboam, Azariah, son of Amaziah, became king of Judah. He was 16 years old when he became king, and he reigned 52 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecholiah. She was from Jerusalem. Azariah did what was right in the Lord's sight, just as his father Amaziah had done. Yet the high places were not taken away. The people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. The Lord afflicted the king, and he had a serious skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in quarantine while Jotham, the king's son, was over the household governing the people of the land. The rest of the events of Azariah's reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the historical record of Judah's kings. Azariah rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jotham became king in his place. in the thirty-eighth year of Judah's King Azariah, Zachariah, son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria for six months. He did what was evil in the Lord's sight as his predecessors had done. He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit. Shallum, son of Jabesh, conspired against Zachariah. He struck him down publicly, killed him, and became king in his place. As for the rest of the events of Zachariah's reign, they are written in the historical record of Israel's kings. The word of the Lord that he spoke to Jehu was, "Four generations of your son will sit on the throne of Israel." And it was so. In the thirty-ninth year of Judah's King Uzziah, Shallum, son of Jabesh, became king. He reigned in Samaria a full month. Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place. As for the rest of the events of Shallum's reign, along with the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the historical record of Israel's kings. At that time, starting with Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were in it, and its territory because they wouldn't surrender. He ripped open all the pregnant women. In the thirty-ninth year of Judah's King Azariah, Menahem, son of Gaddi, became king over Israel, and he reigned 10 years in Samaria. He did what was evil in the Lord's sight. Throughout his reign, he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit. King Pul of Assyria invaded the land. So Menahem gave Pul seventy-five thousand pounds of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grasp on the kingdom. Then Menahem exacted twenty-one ounces of silver from each of the prominent men of Israel to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not stay there in the land. The rest of the events of Menahem's reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the historical records of Israel's kings. Menahem rested with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place. In the fiftieth year of Judah's King Azariah, Pekahiah, son of Menahem, became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years. He did what was evil in the Lord's sight and did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit. Then his officer, Pekah, son of Remaliah, conspired against him and struck him down in Samaria at the citadel of the king's palace and Arieh. there were 50 Gileadite men with Pekah. He killed Pekahiah and became king in his place. As for the rest of the events of Pekahiah's reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the historical record of Israel's kings. In the fifty-second year of Judah's King Azariah, Pekah, son of Remaliah, became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned 20 years. He did what was evil in the Lord's sight. He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit. in the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and deported the people to then Hoshea, son of Elah, organized a conspiracy against Pekah, son of Remaliah. He attacked him, killed him, and became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham, son of Uzziah. As for the rest of the events of Pekah's reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the historical record of Israel's kings. In the second year of Israel's King Pekah, son of Remaliah, Jotham, son of Uzziah, became king of Judah. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha, daughter of Zadok. He did what was right in the Lord's sight, just as his father Uzziah had done. Yet the high places were not taken away. the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. Jotham built the upper gate of the Lord's temple. The rest of the events of Jotham's reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the historical record of Judah's kings. In those days, the Lord began sending Aram's King Rezin and Pekah, son of Remaliah, against Judah. Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. his son Ahaz became king in his place. Let's pray. in this chapter, there have been so many changes that have happened very rapidly that we need to be reminded that You are the King who never changes. Leaders will rise and fall. Kingdoms will come and go, but You will remain faithful forever. So we see one ruler after another pass from this scene on to the next. Some did what was right, many didn't do what was right, and through it all, You remained on the throne. So I pray that we will remember that our hope is not in people. It's definitely not in the positions or the power. Our hope is in You. Give us the courage to be faithful in our generation, even when the culture around us is drifting. I pray You keep us from following the crowd or settling for a faith that's only halfway committed. Teach us to walk with You day by day, not perfectly, but faithfully, and we pray all of this in Jesus' name. Amen.