Here is the first video of this very first series of practical lessons on the kings of Judah. Rehoboam! We see a great contrast between him and his father, Solomon.
Abijah was doing what seemed right from a religious point of view. He had the right kind of worship, everything was in order, but was the heart really there?
(The video is in French, with English subtitles available.)
It seems that Jehoshaphat could not say no
In this new video we see the great events of Jehoshaphat’s reign and three practi…
There is much to learn from Joash’s character; but one particular thing emerges from his reign: it is his radical change of attitude after the death of Jehoiada.
Amaziah chose to do things his own way, after having experienced the help of God. When a prophet was sent to him from the Lord to make him realize the absurdity of what he was doing, Amaziah made it plain that he had better keep quiet.
The apostle John takes great care to write to young people not to love the world or the things that are in the world, including the pride of life. We see the ravages of the pride of life with Uzziah.
Uzziah and Jotham had worked to build cities in Judah, to equip the army, and to build war machines. All these things were impressive, but we see that even the best preparations, without God, are useless.
At his death, Hezekiah was buried “in the highest place of the sepulchers of the sons of David; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor” (2 Chronicles 32:33).
Manasseh repented towards the end of his reign. But unfortunately the damage was done, not only among the people, but in his own home, in his children.
Not only Josiah did not fit into what we could consider a family reputation, but quite the contrary, he still remains today a remarkable example of zeal and piety towards God.
We have very little information concerning the reign of Jehoiachin; if we can call it a reign, for in fact Nebuchadnezzar besieged the city of Jerusalem. But the name of Jehoiachin comes up several times in the Word, being linked to several events.