Entries by David Guzik

Gottes Altar ablehnen

Da zog der König Ahas Tiglat-Pileser, dem König von Assyrien, entgegen nach Damaskus. Und als er den Altar sah, der in Damaskus war, da sandte der König Ahas dem Priester Urija ein Abbild des Altars, und zwar eine genaue Vorlage, wie er gemacht war. Und der Priester Urija ließ den Altar genau nach dem bauen, […]

Rejecting God’s Altar

Now King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the design of the altar and its pattern, according to all its workmanship. Then Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that King Ahaz had […]

Come Up and Save Me

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.” And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in […]

Promises Made and Received

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war; and they besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him. (2 Kings 16:5) At the time of 2 Kings 16, the 12 tribes of Israel were divided into two kingdoms for more than 200 years. […]

Choosing Bad Examples

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; indeed he made his son pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel. And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every […]