Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

King Ray, the first king of the Southern Kingdom of Judah, has died and he's replaced by his son

Abigam, also known as Abigia. Abigia does not follow God, just like his dad.

Meanwhile, King Jerry is still king in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and these two obviously

don't get along.

King Jary's people come out to attack King Abyja people and Abigia tells Jerry look we know you're

acting wickedly we know all about your golden calves and your fake temple and your non-levite

priests and if you attack us it's bound to fail because it's an attack against God.

Even though Abidja is wicked himself, he's not wrong about this.

In the battle, Abidja is outnumbered 2 to 1, but he and his army kill more than half of Jerry's army and take some of his land as well.

After a Bijadize, the next king of Judah is his son Aisa, And finally we have a God-fearing man on the throne in the south.

Hooray! Aisa gets a serious pep talk from a man named Azariah who acts as the mouthpiece of God, the spirit. And after Azariah, who acts as the mouthpiece of God the spirit.

And after Azariah reminds him of his purpose as king

and encourages him to be bold in making reforms,

Asa does just that.

He is not afraid to make things right in Judah, even if that means

kicking family members out of their roles in the kingdom. He fires all the male

cult prostitutes and tears down the idols. He makes rebellion against God punishable by death.

He does leave some of the spots that are designated for idle worship intact,

so he's not completely thorough in keeping others from worshiping idols,

but as for his heart, he only worships

Yawe. One thing you may begin to notice is that the kings in Judah, the southern kingdom, are always

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