Time marches on and so does the kingdom of Judah. Left without a king since he was abducted, Judah made Uzziah the king who was Amaziah's son. He was 16 years old and ruled starting from 790 BC. Jeroboam III was the Israelite king for most of Uzziah's reign. He was guided by Zechariah and while he was alive Uzziah followed the Lord during that time frame. He was given success and favor during that period of his kingdom. He waged war against the Phillistines and was successful as he took major cities during his battles. He also took down some of the neighboring Arabs and had them pay taxes to him as well. He reinforced the city of Jerusalem and made gates to fortify the city as well. It seemed like he was also interested in the agriculture of the day as he built wells for their sustenance. Pretty impressive type of guy! As for the military, he created special helmets and had pretty decent armor for his troops as well as machines for offense. Still he was not completely sold out for the Lord since no real mention of his desire to take down the Asherah poles or his own faith was expressed. It seems that the parallel in 2 Kings 15:1 was Azariah.
The weekend was extremely tiring since we did the Beantown run starting on Friday night. Going up through NJ and then cutting over the Tappan Zee was the key since we had very little traffic going up but still a 4 hour drive nonetheless. The hotel had small beds which made the evening tight but they did have a decent breakfast for a freebie. The service was nice but long and the drive to the cemetery took forever. The luncheon afterwards was nice since it wasn't in the city and they had a parking lot. We then took a sidetrip for lobster/crab rolls and then the 4 hour drive back which also wasn't bad as well. Still got back at 9:30 PM and was tired getting up for church the next day. Pretty decent day yesterday at church and got back here relatively early (6:30 PM). Prayers continue as the healing process goes on.
Finalized some of my plans for my trip to Denver next week so I am pumped about that. Looking forward to getting some cheap Mets tickets for Sat so David and I can get some FSB.
Praise for today: Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah. Psalm 68: 19
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