Equipping Christians to become disciples
Next we see a faithful King, Hezekiah of Judah. Note that the Northern Kingdom of Israel never had any faithful kings. Every single one of them was unfaithful and evil. King Hezekiah saw what the unfaithfulness of previous Kings of Judah had caused and also …
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Next we see a King who received a wholly bad report from God. We are told that King Ahaz “did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD”. Note the things that God highlights which led to his downfall: 1Ahaz was twenty years …
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Now look at Amaziah’s son, King Uzziah of Judah. He too began well but then allowed himself to slip. He dropped his standards as a result of the same problems of pride, over-confidence and presumption: 1And all the people of Judah took Uzzi’ah, who was …
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There were three main things that caused Amaziah to go astray in the end and to abandon his faithfulness: a) He did not fully trust in God to help him. So, he formed an alliance with the idolatrous Northern Kingdom of Israel. God did not …
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because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uri’ah the Hittite. 1 Kings 15:5 (RSV) 11And Asa did what …
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God rejected King Saul, as we have seen, and looked for a man He could rely on to be faithful and who would be ‘a man after God’s own heart‘: 13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of …
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Saul was the first King of Israel. He began well and showed great promise at the start. However, in the end, he was removed from power. God regretted making Saul King. That wasn’t because he failed, made mistakes or lost battles. He could have failed …
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The faithfulness of the prophet Daniel If you are looking for a role model from whom to learn about faithfulness, then the prophet Daniel is one of the very best you will find, anywhere in the Bible. He faced far more pressures and problems than …
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We must obviously be faithful to God personally. However, one of the main ways we are expected to do that is by being faithful to God’s Word. He has given us the Bible and it is intended to say what He wants to tell us. It …
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The most important thing of all is our personal commitment to God Himself. If we can get that right then other duties and relationships will also grow stronger. It is entirely possible to be unfaithful to God, to lie to Him and to let Him …
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