2 Kings 15-17

It took me over 18 minutes to read this passage. Chapter 16 speaks of king Ahaz, ruler of Judah. He rejected following God. This chapter records two times that the king ordered the treasury of the temple emptied for the kings pleasure. In his arrogance he copied a pagan alter and constructed it in Jerusalem to replace the altar that Solomon had dedicated. The priests followed the king's order rather than risk their lives and obey God only. In verse 19 the writter points out that king Ahaz sought to please the ruler of Assyria rather than pleasing God. Ahaz preferred to b e politically correct rather than holy in God's sight. He died at the ripe age of 36.
Stuart