Upon This Rock (7): My House, a Den of Robbers
This article examines the cyclical pattern of reformation and relapse in Judah's history, using the examples of kings Hezekiah, Ahaz, and Manasseh to illustrate how God's people repeatedly turned to idolatry despite divine judgment and gracious intervention. Doezema demonstrates God's sovereign providence in preserving a faithful remnant through cycles of judgment and restoration, even as human wickedness persistently reasserts itself.
Previous article in this series: December 15, 2012, p. 136. Judah's history demonstrates beyond a shadow of doubt that she hankered after idols no less than her sister Israel. Their histories nevertheless differed, because the Lord graciously raised up in Judah a number of good kings, kings who brought reformation. Reformations, however, proved always to be short-lived. Think of good king Hezekiah. Hezekiah's wicked father, Ahaz, had "cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut...
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