2 Kings 16

Scripture – 2 Kings 16

Observation – 

• 2 Kings 16:1-4 - The summary of the reign of Ahaz
• 2 Kings 16:1-2 - The disobedience of Ahaz
• 2 Kings 16:3-4 - The idolatry of Ahaz
• 2 Kings 16:5-9 - Ahaz makes Judah a subject nation to Assyria.
• 2 Kings 16:5-6 - The attack of Israel and Syria against Judah
• 2 Kings 16:7-9 - Ahaz trusts Assyria
• 2 Kings 16:10-20 - Ahaz perverts worship at the temple.
• 2 Kings 16:10-11 - He has a heathen altar made and set up in the temple court.
• 2 Kings 16:12-20 - Ahaz builds the temple court

Examples to follow – 

Examples to not follow – Perverting worship.

Sins to avoid – 

Promises to claim – 

Commands to obey –

Application – Don't turn worship or time with God into something you want to get over.

Prayer – Heavenly Father. I confess that I sometimes replace or pervert my time with you with something else. I sometimes replace it with sleep or work. Forgive me. Help me to not treat time with you like a chore. Help me to not pervert worship and my time with you. Help me also to not replace it with some other thing, such as sleep, or wanting to work. Amen.