2 Kings 21:19-26
November 13, 2021
Amon Reigns in Judah
Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done. He walked in all the way in which his father walked and served the idols that his father served and worshiped them. He abandoned the Lord, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord. And the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house. But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. Now the rest of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
If our model is flawed, or if you begin anything with unsound facts you are bound to fail. Dad’S, if your life is inconsistent, you act one way around certain people, but at home, your life is totally different, your child will also have that model, and it is not in keeping with being a man of God.
Amon's only model was his dad, and his dad did as he pleased with no concern for what God or man had to say. He was evil, and his sins not only destroyed Judah, but its people also became like their kings and abandoned the law of God and worshipped the little gods of this world. Do you find that the world's views are appealing, well so did Amon, and he modeled his dad and did evil in the sight of God?
He lasted two years and the young kings on servant killed him. He has a son named Josiah, with a dad who is only 24 years of age, the son has to be very young and yet he has the title of King, and tomorrow we get to see who his models are and how a very young boy can become a king.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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