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Abijah was Rehoboams successor

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God’s call to serve him in a special way

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The Assyrians forced Judah to worship their false gods. The people of Jerusalem had to set up a giant alter in the temple of Jerusalem. As a result the people practiced idolatry again.

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A thought, word, or act that refers to God without respect or reverence

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when Uzziah became king, he restored judah’s greatness.

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Only people who worshipped the one true god could be in the government

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The prophet Isaiah’s actions were sometimes hard to accept for the people. King Ahaz did not listen to Isaiah, but the king after him did.

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When Uzziah became king he restored Judah to greatness

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“Only to do the right and love the goodness, and to walk humbly with your God”
(Micah 6:8)

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There was a war between Israel and Syria

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Mistreated by the Assyrians, the people of Judah questioned God’s power and doubted him

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The false god Baal was introduced into Jerusalem by the wife of the next king

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The king Ahaz hired the Assyrians to guard them but Judah had to give up their independence and be loyal to Assyria

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“Why do you let me see ruin,
Why must I look at Misery?”
(Habakkuk 1:3)

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In 609 B.C., Josiah died in a battle against the king of Egypt.

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People started to worship false gods again. There was a new prophet named Isaiah

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“God indeed is my savior; I am confident and unaffaid. My strength and my courage is the LORD, and he has been my savior” (Isaiah 12:2)

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a small piece left over from something larger.