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RLJ-1834
-- NOVEMBER 14, 2021
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THE ORIGIN STORY OF JESUS
Part 45: The Kings of Israel |
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King Joash of Israel inherited a depleted army from
his father and sought help from Elisha because the Syrians were
pressing hard. In doing so, he was scolded by the prophet for lack
of effort. In the meantime, King Amaziah decided to go to war with
Edom and hired 100,000 mercenaries from Joash, Jesus intervened, and
the mercenaries were very angry because the real money was found in
the looting and they felt cheated by Amaziah’s action. As a result,
the mercenaries took revenge by killing and pillaging the
inhabitants of Judah on their way home. Amaziah sought vengeance for
their actions and challenged Joash to a fight. Amaziah refused to
back down and Judah was beaten badly. Joash marched his counterpart
to Jerusalem and tore down a section of the city wall, looted the
temple and Amaziah’s palace, and returned with hostages to Samaria.
Joash did evil in God’s eyes. Like his predecessors, he died and
went to hell with nothing to show for his time in power.
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