Hey, this is Shelby and Scott, and we're so glad to be back with you for another episode

of Year in the Bible. Be sure that you subscribe or follow so that you don't miss an episode

with us as we journey through this book. We're in Second Chronicles 16 through 18 today. And we've kind of talked about

this. We're beginning to speed up, talk about more kings for each day. Where are we kind of at in our

journey through the Southern Kingdom kings, Scott? Yeah, we talked about Asa a little bit yesterday.

And he, you know, his reign carries over in today's reading so we'll talk

about him and then uh another king here in a moment his name is very fun but we'll start with

we'll start with aza we'll finish up his reign so on the whole ace is a great king over the

southern kingdom and like i said yesterday that's probably why chronicles spends more time on him

than the book of kings does uh, he's not a perfect king.

Like the study brings out, and, you know, Shelby, the way I like to think of it, he's a model

king. Sometimes that's just a model of what not to do, you know? In this case, he has this military

threat, and he, instead of turning to God for help, he turns to another nation.

And then he's rebuked by this prophet. He reminds him of a lesson. Chronicles has been

repeating that there is safety in depending on the Lord. The prophet says, when you relied on

God in the past, things went well. But, you know, in this context, we get another somewhat

well-known verse when the prophet tells him

that the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those

who are wholeheartedly devoted to him since 16-9.

And Asa ended up failing in that regard.

And if he's a warning to the original audience, you know, he's a reminder that they

will prosper only if they are fully devoted to the Lord. And then, not really funny, but it's kind of

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