Trust in the Lord
2 Chronicles 16
- :1-3 When Baasha, king of Israel, plotted a siege of Jerusalem, Asa turned to the Syrians for help
- :4 Benhadad of Syria answered the call and delivered Judah from their familial nemesis to the north.
- :6 Because Asa leaned upon the unbelieving Syrians rather than the God who had delivered him in the past, God sent a prophet to reprimand the king.
- :10 Asa, unhappy with the Lord’s chastening, arrested the prophet.
- :12-13: The last 2 years of his life, Asa was afflicted with diseased feet
1 Kings 15
- :25 Jereboam was succeeded by his evil son Nadab (remember Aaron’s evil son Nadab, Leviticus 10:1-2)
- :27 After two years as king, Nadab and all the house of Jereboam were slain, just as God had promise/threatened Jereboam.
- :34 Baasha was wicked, too.
Note: mark how often the sinfulness of Jereboam is mentioned by way of comparison with later kings of Israel