1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: I'm John Stanghi, and today we're in Second King's Chapter fifteen, 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: and today we're reading from the New Living Translation. Uziah, 6 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: son of Amaziah, began to rule over Judah in the 7 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: twenty seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam, the 8 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: second of Israel. He was sixteen years old when he 9 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty two years. 10 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: His mother was Jekaliah from Jerusalem. He did what was 11 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 1: pleasing in the Lord's sight, just as his father Ameziah 12 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: had done, but he did not destroy the pagan shrines, 13 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. 14 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: The Lord struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until 15 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: the day he died. He lived in isolation in a 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: separate house. The king's son Jotham, was put in charge 17 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: of the royal palace, and he governed the people of 18 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: the land. The rest of the events in Uziah's reign 19 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: and everything he did are recorded in the Book of 20 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: the History of the Kings of Judah. When Uziah died, 21 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, 22 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: and his son Jotham became the next king. Zechariah, son 23 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: of Jeroboam the Second, began to rule over Israel in 24 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: the thirty eighth year of King Uziah's reign in Judah. 25 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: He reigned in Samaria six months. Zechariah did what was 26 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: evil in the Lord's sight, as his ancestors had done. 27 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son 28 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: of Nebat had led Israel to commit. Then Shalam, son 29 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: of Jabb, conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and 30 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: became the next king. The rest of the events in 31 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: Zechariah's reign are recorded in the Book of the History 32 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: of the Kings of Israel. So the Lord's message to 33 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: Jehu came true. Your descendants will be kings of Israel 34 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: down to the fourth generation. Shallam, son of Jabish, began 35 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: to rule over Israel in the thirty ninth year of 36 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: King Uzaiah's reign in Judah. Shalam reigned in Samaria only 37 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: one month. Then Menehem, son of Godi, went to Samaria 38 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 1: from Tirza and assassinated him, and he became the next king. 39 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: The rest of the events in Shalam's reign, including his conspiracy, 40 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: are recorded in the book of the History of the 41 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: Kings of Israel. At that time, Menehem destroyed the town 42 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: of Tepua and all the surrounding king countryside as far 43 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: as Tirza. Because its citizens refused to surrender the town, 44 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: he killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women. Menehem, 45 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: son of Godi, began to rule over Israel in the 46 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: thirty ninth year of King Uzaiah's reign in Judah. He 47 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: reigned in Samaria ten years, but Menahem did what was 48 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: evil in the lord's sight. During his entire reign, he 49 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam, son of 50 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: Nebat had led Israel to commit. Then King Tiglath Polizer 51 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: of Assyria invaded the land, but Menehem paid him thirty 52 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: seven tons of silver to gain his support. In tightening 53 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: his grip on royal power, Menahem extorted the money from 54 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay 55 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: fifty pieces of silver to the King of Assyria. So 56 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: the king of Assyria, turned from attacking Israel and did 57 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: not stay in the land. The rest of the events 58 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: in Menehem's reign and everything he did are recorded in 59 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: the Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. 60 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: When Menehem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king. Pekahiah, 61 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: son of Menehem, began to rule over Israel in the 62 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: fiftieth year of King Uzaiah's reign in Judah. He reigned 63 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: in Samaria two years. But Pekahiah did what was evil 64 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: in the Lord's sight. He refused to turn from the 65 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. 66 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: Then Pika, son of Ramalayah, the commander of Pekahiah's army, 67 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: conspired against him with fifty men from Gilead. Pika assassinated 68 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: the king along with Argob and Ariea in the citadel 69 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: of the Palace at Samaria, and Pika reigned in his place. 70 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: The rest of the events in pekahiah reign and everything 71 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: he did are recorded in the Book of the History 72 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: of the Kings of Israel. Pika, son of Ramalayah, began 73 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: to rule over Israel in the fifty second year of 74 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: King Uzaiah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty years, 75 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: but Pica did what was evil in the lord's sight. 76 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son 77 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: of Nebat had led Israel to commit. During Peka's reign, 78 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: King Tiglath Polizer of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he 79 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: captured the towns of iijohn Abel, Beth, Makah, Genoah, Kedesh, 80 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, 81 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: and all of Naphtali, and he took the people of 82 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: Assyria as captives. Then Hoshea, son of Elah conspired against 83 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel 84 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uziah. The 85 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: rest of the events in Pekah's reign and everything he 86 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: did are recorded in the Book of the History of 87 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: the Kings of Israel. Jotham son of Uziah began to 88 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: rule over Judah in the second year of King Pekah's 89 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: reign in Israel. He was twenty five years old when 90 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. 91 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: His mother was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. Jotham did 92 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: what was pleasing in the Lord's sight. He did everything 93 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: his father Uziah had done, but he did not destroy 94 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and 95 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: burned incense. There he rebuilt the upper gate of the 96 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: Temple of the Lord. The rest of the events in 97 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: Jotham's reign and everything he did are recorded in the 98 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,080 Speaker 1: book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In 99 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: those days, the Lord began to send King Resin of 100 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: Aram and King Peica of Israel to attack Judah. When 101 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the 102 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: city of David, and his son Ahaz became the next king. 103 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and 104 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: we thank you for the privilege of being able to 105 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: look at it today. And Lord, as we look at 106 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: this portion of scripture, we can see that there are 107 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: legacies to the lives that we lead. We could see 108 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: that there are legacies of sinful activity and there are 109 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: legacies of righteousness. Lord, we know that each of us 110 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: has the ability to influence those who come after us, 111 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: and we pray Lord that our lives would testify with 112 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: great power to the presence of Jesus Christ in our hearts. Lord, 113 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: we pray that it would be clear that it would 114 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: be evident that we worship your son, Jesus Christ, that 115 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: our lives are being poured out in allegiance to Christ, 116 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: and that our minds and our hearts have been illuminated 117 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: by the power of your Holy Spirit. Lord. We're grateful 118 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: for your love for us. We're grateful for your presence 119 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: with us each and every day, and we pray Lord 120 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: that we would consider the time that you have granted 121 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: to us as a stewardship that should be used for 122 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: your glory. So Lord, we commit this day to your care, 123 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: and again we thank you for being with us in 124 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: the midst of all that we go through. We pray 125 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: this all in Jesus' name. Amen.