seekeroftruth
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2 Kings 16:5 Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem and besieged Ahaz, but they could not overpower him. 6 At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram by driving out the people of Judah. Edomites then moved into Elath and have lived there to this day.
7 Ahaz sent messengers to say to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, “I am your servant and vassal. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria. 9 The king of Assyria complied by attacking Damascus and capturing it. He deported its inhabitants to Kir and put Rezin to death.
7 Ahaz sent messengers to say to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, “I am your servant and vassal. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria. 9 The king of Assyria complied by attacking Damascus and capturing it. He deported its inhabitants to Kir and put Rezin to death.
So... Ahaz, descendant of King David and great great whatever relative to Jesus the Messiah. Ahaz was a child sacrificing idiot, and king of Judah. Rezin king of Aram [south central Turkey] and Pekah king of Israel [Northern portion of Israel] decided to attack Ahaz and Judah.
Ahaz, as we know.... is a child sacrificing moron... who clearly does not worship God. It's no big deal for him to go take the silver and gold from the Temple. I don't care about the gold and silver in the royal palace but the silver and gold in the Temple belong to God not to Ahaz. The problem here is.... someone from the line of David has to be king... and this moron is filling the spot right now. Because he's the great great whatever grandfather of Jesus of Nazareth.... God won't let anyone overtake Judah. Ahaz went to the king of Assyria [Northern Iraq, southern Turkey region]. He agreed to help. The king of Assyria [Northern Iraq, southern Turkey region]routed Damascus and deported the inhabitants. The king of Assyria [Northern Iraq, southern Turkey region] also killed the king of Aram [south central Turkey].
This commentary is from the easy English site.
Because the people in Judah were so evil, God allowed Rezin and Pekah to attack them. The two kings overcame many towns and cities in Judah. They killed many soldiers and they took many prisoners. However, Rezin and Pekah still wanted to replace Ahaz with another king. But although they attacked Jerusalem, they did not remove Ahaz. We can read the complete story in 2 Chronicles chapter 28 and Isaiah chapter 7.
In verse 6, the writer mentions ‘Rezin, Syria’s king’. Many people believe that verse 6 should have ‘the king of Edom’ instead. They think that an army from Edom took that area. If these people are correct, the army from Syria did not take it. (See also 2 Chronicles 28:17.)
The prophet Isaiah lived at this time. God sent a message to Ahaz by means of Isaiah. God told Ahaz that he (Ahaz) must trust God. Israel and Syria seemed strong, but in fact they were weak. Soon God would send the king of Assyria as his (God’s) agent to attack them (Isaiah chapter 7).
Ahaz was not willing to trust God. Ahaz worshipped many false gods, but he would not listen to the real God. God told Ahaz to trust him, but Ahaz only trusted his own resources. So Ahaz offered himself and his country to the king of Assyria. Ahaz took gold and silver from the temple and the palace. He sent the gold and silver to Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria. Tiglath-Pileser attacked Damascus city and he killed Rezin. Ahaz made himself like a slave to Assyria’s king. Ahaz did not trust God and he did not trust God’s promises. ‘A curse will come upon the person that trusts in other people. He does not trust the Lord. ...But the man that trusts in the Lord is happy’ (Jeremiah 17:5-7).
In verse 6, the writer mentions ‘Rezin, Syria’s king’. Many people believe that verse 6 should have ‘the king of Edom’ instead. They think that an army from Edom took that area. If these people are correct, the army from Syria did not take it. (See also 2 Chronicles 28:17.)
The prophet Isaiah lived at this time. God sent a message to Ahaz by means of Isaiah. God told Ahaz that he (Ahaz) must trust God. Israel and Syria seemed strong, but in fact they were weak. Soon God would send the king of Assyria as his (God’s) agent to attack them (Isaiah chapter 7).
Ahaz was not willing to trust God. Ahaz worshipped many false gods, but he would not listen to the real God. God told Ahaz to trust him, but Ahaz only trusted his own resources. So Ahaz offered himself and his country to the king of Assyria. Ahaz took gold and silver from the temple and the palace. He sent the gold and silver to Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria. Tiglath-Pileser attacked Damascus city and he killed Rezin. Ahaz made himself like a slave to Assyria’s king. Ahaz did not trust God and he did not trust God’s promises. ‘A curse will come upon the person that trusts in other people. He does not trust the Lord. ...But the man that trusts in the Lord is happy’ (Jeremiah 17:5-7).
As I was formatting the easy English commentary.... a song came to mind. The name of the song is "Trust and Obey". It's important for us to realize... the reason those people are having such a hard time.... is simple.... they won't let God handle things. They simply do not believe that God was the reason Moses could lead them across the Jordan on dry ground.... or that God was the reason David was able to route so many of their enemies.
Stupid humans.....
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