1. Ahaz seeks help from Assyria, not from the LORD (16-21)

When the Edomites and the Philistines attacked Judah again, Ahaz sought help from the king of Assyria, rather than the LORD. However, it didn't work, for the king of Assyria gave him more trouble. As a result, Judah's situation became worse. Why? The LORD had humbled Judah because Ahaz promoted wickedness in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD. When God humbles us, it is time for us to repent of our unfaithfulness and seek God's help.

2. Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD (22-27)

In times of trouble, Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD. He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus, thinking that the gods of the kings of Aram were more powerful and beneficial than the LORD. Ahaz went further by shutting the doors of the temple of God and introducing pagan worship to every town in Judah, which provoked God to anger and caused Ahaz's downfall and that of his people.


Application: Lord, thank you for Jesus' faithfulness to you and to his unfaithful children. Help me be faithful to you and to those you brought into my life.
One Word: Be faithful like Jesus