Triumphant Treaty
“ And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.” ” II Chronicles 16 : 7 , 9 NKJV By all human standards, over 87% reign of righteousness and loyalty to God of king Asa’s 36 years out of 41 years reign over Judah represents an excellent performance. Unfortunately, in Gods assessment, he failed and was assessed foolishness: “ In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars” . Compared with king David, Asa started very well and reigned longer than David; but even while God chastised him with wars and diseases in the last 5 years of his reign, pride prevented...