WEBVTT - 2 Kings 15

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stanghi, and today we're in Second King's Chapter fifteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're reading from the New Living Translation. Uziah,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Amaziah, began to rule over Judah in the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam, the

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<v Speaker 1>second of Israel. He was sixteen years old when he

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<v Speaker 1>became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty two years.

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<v Speaker 1>His mother was Jekaliah from Jerusalem. He did what was

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<v Speaker 1>pleasing in the Lord's sight, just as his father Ameziah

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<v Speaker 1>had done, but he did not destroy the pagan shrines,

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<v Speaker 1>and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until

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<v Speaker 1>the day he died. He lived in isolation in a

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<v Speaker 1>separate house. The king's son Jotham, was put in charge

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<v Speaker 1>of the royal palace, and he governed the people of

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<v Speaker 1>the land. The rest of the events in Uziah's reign

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<v Speaker 1>and everything he did are recorded in the Book of

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<v Speaker 1>the History of the Kings of Judah. When Uziah died,

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<v Speaker 1>he was buried with his ancestors in the city of David,

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<v Speaker 1>and his son Jotham became the next king. Zechariah, son

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<v Speaker 1>of Jeroboam the Second, began to rule over Israel in

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<v Speaker 1>the thirty eighth year of King Uziah's reign in Judah.

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<v Speaker 1>He reigned in Samaria six months. Zechariah did what was

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<v Speaker 1>evil in the Lord's sight, as his ancestors had done.

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<v Speaker 1>He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son

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<v Speaker 1>of Nebat had led Israel to commit. Then Shalam, son

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<v Speaker 1>of Jabb, conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and

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<v Speaker 1>became the next king. The rest of the events in

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<v Speaker 1>Zechariah's reign are recorded in the Book of the History

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<v Speaker 1>of the Kings of Israel. So the Lord's message to

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<v Speaker 1>Jehu came true. Your descendants will be kings of Israel

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<v Speaker 1>down to the fourth generation. Shallam, son of Jabish, began

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<v Speaker 1>to rule over Israel in the thirty ninth year of

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<v Speaker 1>King Uzaiah's reign in Judah. Shalam reigned in Samaria only

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<v Speaker 1>one month. Then Menehem, son of Godi, went to Samaria

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<v Speaker 1>from Tirza and assassinated him, and he became the next king.

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<v Speaker 1>The rest of the events in Shalam's reign, including his conspiracy,

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<v Speaker 1>are recorded in the book of the History of the

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<v Speaker 1>Kings of Israel. At that time, Menehem destroyed the town

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<v Speaker 1>of Tepua and all the surrounding king countryside as far

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<v Speaker 1>as Tirza. Because its citizens refused to surrender the town,

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<v Speaker 1>he killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women. Menehem,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Godi, began to rule over Israel in the

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<v Speaker 1>thirty ninth year of King Uzaiah's reign in Judah. He

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<v Speaker 1>reigned in Samaria ten years, but Menahem did what was

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<v Speaker 1>evil in the lord's sight. During his entire reign, he

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<v Speaker 1>refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam, son of

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<v Speaker 1>Nebat had led Israel to commit. Then King Tiglath Polizer

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<v Speaker 1>of Assyria invaded the land, but Menehem paid him thirty

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<v Speaker 1>seven tons of silver to gain his support. In tightening

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<v Speaker 1>his grip on royal power, Menahem extorted the money from

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<v Speaker 1>the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay

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<v Speaker 1>fifty pieces of silver to the King of Assyria. So

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<v Speaker 1>the king of Assyria, turned from attacking Israel and did

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<v Speaker 1>not stay in the land. The rest of the events

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<v Speaker 1>in Menehem's reign and everything he did are recorded in

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<v Speaker 1>the Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>When Menehem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king. Pekahiah,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Menehem, began to rule over Israel in the

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<v Speaker 1>fiftieth year of King Uzaiah's reign in Judah. He reigned

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<v Speaker 1>in Samaria two years. But Pekahiah did what was evil

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<v Speaker 1>in the Lord's sight. He refused to turn from the

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<v Speaker 1>sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Pika, son of Ramalayah, the commander of Pekahiah's army,

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<v Speaker 1>conspired against him with fifty men from Gilead. Pika assassinated

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<v Speaker 1>the king along with Argob and Ariea in the citadel

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<v Speaker 1>of the Palace at Samaria, and Pika reigned in his place.

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<v Speaker 1>The rest of the events in pekahiah reign and everything

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<v Speaker 1>he did are recorded in the Book of the History

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<v Speaker 1>of the Kings of Israel. Pika, son of Ramalayah, began

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<v Speaker 1>to rule over Israel in the fifty second year of

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<v Speaker 1>King Uzaiah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty years,

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<v Speaker 1>but Pica did what was evil in the lord's sight.

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<v Speaker 1>He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son

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<v Speaker 1>of Nebat had led Israel to commit. During Peka's reign,

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<v Speaker 1>King Tiglath Polizer of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he

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<v Speaker 1>captured the towns of iijohn Abel, Beth, Makah, Genoah, Kedesh,

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<v Speaker 1>and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee,

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<v Speaker 1>and all of Naphtali, and he took the people of

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<v Speaker 1>Assyria as captives. Then Hoshea, son of Elah conspired against

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<v Speaker 1>Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel

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<v Speaker 1>in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uziah. The

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the events in Pekah's reign and everything he

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<v Speaker 1>did are recorded in the Book of the History of

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<v Speaker 1>the Kings of Israel. Jotham son of Uziah began to

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<v Speaker 1>rule over Judah in the second year of King Pekah's

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<v Speaker 1>reign in Israel. He was twenty five years old when

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<v Speaker 1>he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.

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<v Speaker 1>His mother was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. Jotham did

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<v Speaker 1>what was pleasing in the Lord's sight. He did everything

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<v Speaker 1>his father Uziah had done, but he did not destroy

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<v Speaker 1>the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and

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<v Speaker 1>burned incense. There he rebuilt the upper gate of the

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<v Speaker 1>Temple of the Lord. The rest of the events in

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<v Speaker 1>Jotham's reign and everything he did are recorded in the

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<v Speaker 1>book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In

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<v Speaker 1>those days, the Lord began to send King Resin of

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<v Speaker 1>Aram and King Peica of Israel to attack Judah. When

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<v Speaker 1>Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the

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<v Speaker 1>city of David, and his son Ahaz became the next king.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at it today. And Lord, as we look at

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<v Speaker 1>this portion of scripture, we can see that there are

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<v Speaker 1>legacies to the lives that we lead. We could see

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<v Speaker 1>that there are legacies of sinful activity and there are

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<v Speaker 1>legacies of righteousness. Lord, we know that each of us

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<v Speaker 1>has the ability to influence those who come after us,

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<v Speaker 1>and we pray Lord that our lives would testify with

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<v Speaker 1>great power to the presence of Jesus Christ in our hearts. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray that it would be clear that it would

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<v Speaker 1>be evident that we worship your son, Jesus Christ, that

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<v Speaker 1>our lives are being poured out in allegiance to Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>and that our minds and our hearts have been illuminated

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<v Speaker 1>by the power of your Holy Spirit. Lord. We're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for your love for us. We're grateful for your presence

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<v Speaker 1>with us each and every day, and we pray Lord

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<v Speaker 1>that we would consider the time that you have granted

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<v Speaker 1>to us as a stewardship that should be used for

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<v Speaker 1>your glory. So Lord, we commit this day to your care,

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<v Speaker 1>and again we thank you for being with us in

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<v Speaker 1>the midst of all that we go through. We pray

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<v Speaker 1>this all in Jesus' name. Amen.