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Asa ruled for 41 years from 910-869 *B.C. He did what his *ancestor, David had done. He removed the priests who used their bodies for sex. (They did this as part of an evil religion.) He removed *idols. He removed his grandmother as queen mother because she had made an *idol. He burnt her *idol. He put gold and silver back into the *temple. He did not remove all the places of *worship on the high hills. But he was sincere because he tried to please God. But Asa did not trust God completely. The author of 1 Kings records two particular matters where Asa did not trust God: Asa gave silver and gold to persuade Benhadad to stop his agreement with Baasha of *Israel. He used gold and silver from the *temple to get help from a king. Asa did not ask help from God. In 2 Chronicles chapter 16 a *prophet told Asa that he was wrong. He said that in future Asa would have wars. Asa put the *prophet in prison. When Asa had a disease in his feet, he did not pray to God. He just asked doctors for help. (See 2 Chronicles 16:12.) So Asa was a good king who pleased God. But Asas *faith was weak. Many people today are like him. When they are comfortable, they serve God. But when they have problems, they are not ready to trust God. Instead, they try to deal with their problems by their own efforts. Or they prefer to depend on human help. But we should always trust God completely, in every situation.
Nadab continued to *sin and to give honour to *idols as Jeroboam had done. Baasha attacked and killed him, and all of Jeroboams family. So Ahijahs *prophecy came true. When God warns us about something, we should listen!