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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
2 Chronicles 28:16-27
Insensitive to the grace which had brought back the captives of his people, Ahaz goes even deeper into evil. He now looks to the king of Assyria for help. Now it is written: "Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm" (Jeremiah 17:5). In spite of the wealth which he gives to Tilgath-pilneser by stripping the temple, this last king is no help to him whatsoever (v. 21). So the ungodly Ahaz adds even more to his sins. He turns to idols for the help which men will not give him. In other words, he turns to devils (1 Corinthians 10:20)! Now, not only will he obviously not get help, but what he does brings about his downfall.
At the same time, to cap it all, Ahaz shuts up the doors of the temple, as one would a house which is for sale or abandoned. He forbids entry to the holy sanctuary having filled it with filthiness and uncleanness (2 Chronicles 29:5; 2 Chronicles 29:16). Now the declaration in the Bible is explicit: "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy" (1 Corinthians 3:17). Yes, the cup of this man’s wickedness is full. Ahaz dies and is not even considered worthy of a place in the tomb of his ancestors.
