_Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord._ THE CHARACTER OF ASA In Asa, King of Judah, we have one of the most melancholy, yet perhaps one of the most marvellous instances on record in the Holy Scriptures of the depravity of our nature. What strikes us in this prince is not merely tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_They took away the stones of Ramah._ OLD MATERIAL FOR NEW BUILDINGS The King of Israel went up against Judah and built the strong fortress of Ramah, but the King of Judah strengthened himself by calling in, on the basis of an ancient treaty, the assistance of Benhadad, the King of Syria. Benhadad... [ Continue Reading ]
_Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet._ ASA; OR, FAILURE AT THE LAST Few personages in Holy Scripture appear to have commenced their career with more decided promise of good, and more energetic measures against evil, than Asa, King of Judah. Asa was the third of those... [ Continue Reading ]