Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his love,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calbury Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of Award for Today, Pastor Chuck continues with the

Reign of Amaziah as we pick up in 2nd Kings chapter 14 verse 1.

And now with today's message here's Pastor Chuck.

Now we're coming again to Amaziah who became the king in Israel at the death of his father who was assassinated at the end of chapter 12.

Now in the second year that Jojash, the son of Jojahas was the king of Israel. Amaziah, whose father's name was also

Joesh, the king of Judah began to reign. He was 25 years old when he began to reign he'd reign for 29 years

and his mother's name was Jojawe Dan and he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not as much as David, his father.

He did according to all of the things as Joash his father did.

Now notice not as much as David his father.

David wasn't his father directly, but was his great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great,

grandfather, but in the Bible they don't always signify the great-great-great

great-great's. I only point this out here because there are certain people who fancy that the Bible has errors in it.

And when you get to the book of Daniel, a book that the critics especially alike to attack because

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