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so that you don't miss an episode. We're in Second Chronicles 25 through 27. A few episodes left in this Chronicles. We've been in Chronicles for quite some time now, but just a few episodes left. Scott, what do we need to know about these chapters? All right. We've got a lot of kings in this chapter. We'll cover them really quick. You have Amaziah, Uzziah, and Jotham. So you got Amaziah first up in chapter 25. Shelby, he's kind of a mixed bag

a little bit. So we read that he did what was right in the Lord's sight, but not wholeheartedly.

So it's very tempered. I think what stands out to me most, though, is that after he defeats the Edomites

in battle, so he goes to war with him, he takes their gods as plunder and starts to make sacrifices to them.

And there's a scene where he's encountered by a prophet who asked him a really great question.

He's basically like, hey, why did you start worshipping the gods of the people who couldn't be delivered by those gods?

That is a great question. You just watched how futile these gods are.

Now you're sacrificing to them.

Like what is going on?

That's a fantastic question.

You've got Uzziah after him.

He's also a little bit of a mixed bag.

He does things right.

Then he starts to fly too close to the sun by offering incense in the temple.

That's something only the priests can do.

And the author traces this pride to his power and security that he feels.

So he's had enough success that he starts to feel like he can sort of relax God's standards.

Like the rules don't apply to me.

And then in contrast to Uzzi and Amazai, you have Jotham.

So his account is actually really, really brief, but we're told what we need to.

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