2 Kings 14-15; Psalm 96
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All the names of kings can get a little mind boggling, but
basically we see that all of the kings of Israel (the northern kingdom) have
done evil in the eyes of the Lord.
There have been a few kings of Judah (the southern kingdom; also the
line of king David) that have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
With each mention of these kings that did right in the eyes of the
Lord there seems to be a pattern.
The Bible says, “He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. The high places, however, were not
removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.”
‘The high places’ are mentioned in the Old Testament over a
hundred times. They were places
set up for worship to pagan gods.
Even the kings who did right in the eyes of the Lord who destroyed Baal
temples and restored God’s temple, would not destroy these high places. Why? Did they just view them casually assuming it wasn’t that big
of a deal? Were they afraid to for
some reason? It was obviously
important to God but was not important to them.
What are the ‘high places’ in our lives and in our culture that
need to be destroyed but we keep letting them stand? Why do we let them stay standing? What is it that is important to God that needs to be more important
to us?
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