We read in amazement the ease with which kings are installed and then assassinated in Israel, a trend that would continue until Israel is carried off to exile. Lesson, you reap what you sow. In Judah, king Ahaz begins to reign and turns from every legacy the other kings of Judah left him, instead, he wanted to be more like the failing and volatile, kings of Israel. The result is a time of turmoil until Hezekiah his son takes over. Lesson, learn from those that have gone on ahead of you.
