February Sunday Evening Series

The Kings of Judah2013 Eastside in AthensSaul40 yrDavid40 yrSolomon40 yr931 BCSouthern Kingdom:JUDAHNorthern Kingdom:ISRAEL722 BC586 BC1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 Chronicles20 Kings in the North and SouthRehoboam17 yrAbijah3 yrAsa41 yrJehoshaphat25 yrJehoram8 yrAhaziah1 yrAthaliah7 yrJoash40 yrAmaziah29 yrUzziah52 yrJotham16 yrAhaz16 yrHezekiah29 yrManasseh55 yrAmon2 yrJosiah31 yrJehoahaz3 moJehoiakim11 yrJehoiachin3 moZedekiah11 yrRehoboam17 yrAbijah3 yrAsa41 yrJehoshaphat25 yrJehoram8 yrAhaziah1 yrAthaliah7 yrJoash40 yrAmaziah29 yrUzziah52 yrJotham16 yrAhaz16 yrHezekiah29 yrManasseh55 yrAmon2 yrJosiah31 yrJehoahaz3 moJehoiakim11 yrJehoiachin3 moZedekiah11 yrRehoboam17 yrAbijah3 yrAsa41 yrJehoshaphat25 yrJehoram8 yrAhaziah1 yrAthaliah7 yrJoash40 yrAmaziah29 yrUzziah52 yrJotham16 yrAhaz16 yrHezekiah29 yrManasseh55 yrAmon2 yrJosiah31 yrJehoahaz3 moJehoiakim11 yrJehoiachin3 moZedekiah11 yr#1David: Priorities#2Jehoshaphat: Associations#3Jehosheba: Significance#4Uzziah: Pride#5Hezekiah: Devotion#6Manasseh: Grace#7Josiah: WordUzziahPride Goes Before DestructionGraceHe set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God... 26:5SuccessHe went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines. 26:6The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah 26:8Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem 26:9And he cut out many cisterns 26:10SuccessUnder their command was an army of 307,500, who could make war with mighty power 26:13In Jerusalem he made engines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. 26:15Forgetfulnessas long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper. 26:5God helped him against the Philistines 26:7And his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped 26:15But when he was strong, he grew proud 26:16SinFor he was unfaithful to the LORD his God and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. 26:16More graceBut Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty priests of the LORD who were men of valor, and they withstood King Uzziah 26:17-18StubbornnessThen Uzziah was angry. 26:19Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Proverbs 9:8Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Proverbs 13:10 (NIV)The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7Still more gracewhen he became angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the LORD, by the altar of incense. 26:19And they rushed him out quickly, and he himself hurried to go out, because the LORD had struck him. 26:20Hypocrisy has consequences!King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death, and being a leper lived in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the LORD. 26:21they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, He is a leper. 26:23?Are there areas of success or gifts in my life for which I am especially tempted to take credit??Do I secretly hope others will discover my accomplishments, or to acknowledge my gifts??Am I thanking God every day for the blessings in my life, giving him the credit for who I am or for whatever good I do??Is there an individual in my life in whose presence I feel especially threatened??Do I have the nasty habit of constantly comparing myself with others??Do I care more about the admiration of others over that of God??Is there a persistent temptation in my life that I can see a direct link to my pride??Am I ignoring, resenting, or even despising the help /correction/rebuke of a concerned brother or sister in Christ??Am I struggling with my self-image??Have I accepted Gods unconditional love?