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2 Chronicles 15:1–7, “And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.”
Even though Asa was faithful to the Lord and was like his ancestor David, he was the first king since David to trust the Lord wholeheartedly. In spite of this, the Law of the Lord had been forgotten in Israel and they no longer remembered how to worship and serve the Lord in the way that He had designed for them. A prophet, whose job was to bring the Lord’s message to the people, came to Judah as they returned from their miraculous victory and told Judah that they would find the Lord if they looked for Him. The prophet reminded them to find out about the Lord’s ways and to obey the Lord in everything that they did, according the regulations that the Lord had given them.
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