V.1-2 Amaziah, the son of Joash, is the next king of Judah. God looks upon our heart.
V.3-5 He wants to find out how strong he is, and forgets about the Lord.
V.6-10 A good lesson here for us. He foolishly hires outsiders. God sent a man to speak to the king. The king argues. What an answer he gets. If we have gone ahead and done something or bought something which we later realize is not pleasing to the Lord, naturally we think of the loss to us if we get rid of it. Let’s read the last sentence of verse 9 over and over.
V.10 The ones sent back became angry. (See also verse 13).
V.14-16 What a foolish thing to do. The gods of the people whom he had just defeated, he brings home and worships them! But God sends a messenger with a serious warning.
V 17-28 All because he turned away from the Lord. What responsible people we believers are. Just think how many times we have read that God sent prophets to warn. Are we thankful when faithful believers warn us?