Talk about getting a swelled head! Amaziah felt that his recent defeat of Edom gave him the impetus to now go and face off against Israel. He sent a challenge to Jehoash stating that he will go to battle with Israel who had a much greater army. Jehoash told him basically to have a marriage between the two nations between their children because if Amaziah wanted to pursue this, Judah would go down hard. Amaziah still wanted to pursue this and the Lord gave Israel the victory as payback over him. They destroyed part of the wall and soundly defeated the Judeans and with the victory took the plunder from the palace and Amaziah as well as others as prisoners.
Another incident where disobedience and placing trust away from the Lord leads to disaster. This was simply another instance where "pride goeth before the fall".
Decent day yesterday work wise, great day weather wise as I got back to read outside on the patio. Still reading the Steven Jobs bio and it's a decent but long read - more than half way through it. Glad to see that Dana is recovering nicely and our WWF battle continues. Prayers for Donna and Wilfred and their families as they mourn the loss of her mom. Will plan to go up to Beantown on late Friday so we can attend and head back on Sat. Praying that the weather will hold up for our late night drive.
Praise for today: For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Psalm 1: 6
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