2 Chr 24:17-27

With the death of Jehoiada came the end of Judah and Joash following the Lord. Joash was easily swayed into the life of idolatry and with the influence of the leaders returned the nation into the same malaise. While the leaders and the nation hated the rule under Athaliah, their hearts were not completely sold out to God. They were able to persuade Joash to return the nation back to the idol worship which completely angered the Lord. The Lord sent several prophets to voice His displeasure such as Elisha, Micaiah, Jehu, son of Hanani, Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, (20:14), and Eliezer, son of Dodavah (20:37). Then the LORD sent Zechariah, son of Jehoiada. But the people refused to listen to the prophets. The people would not repent of their sin. They would not turn back to the Lord. In fact it was Joash who had Zechariah killed. While he was dying, he pleaded to the Lord to see his death and take revenge on His chosen one. When Aram chose with a smaller army to attack Judah they were defeated but left Joash ill where he was killed by his own officials in retaliation for the death of Zechariah. Evidently his good was outweighed by his evil and was not buried in the land of the kings.

Overall, it was a good weekend. I had a decent day at work in Princeton and was treated to a great dinner with fam and friends at a pretty good Korean bbque. It was good to have GG around and I think he was blessed as well. Saturday was a great day despite the weather to spend with my s-i-l and her family and to see our flower girl all grown up and now a mom. Still the car problems persist and I hope it doesn't cost me another arm and a leg. The inconvenience on the home front for this is bad so I hope this can be rectified quickly.

Praise for today: By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 42: 8