16:1-4
Ahaz was the next king of Judah, he reigned for sixteen years, but “did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord”.He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, not a good example to follow! In fact, he even sacrificed his own son in the fire, following the practices of the nations that had been driven out by the Lord. We need to recognise that some of the nations defeated were utterly evil. Maybe a similar thing applies to the likes of Hamas today, an utterly despicable group. The High Places continued to have their baleful influence.
16:5,6
Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, king of Israel marched to fight against Jerusalem. What was Israel doing allying itself with Aram. They failed, though Aram did recover Elath, and the Edomites occupied Elath.
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