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Uzziah
King Uzziah (Azariah) reigned for more than fifty years. He ascended to the throne at age sixteen. His life is described in 2 Kings 15:1-7. Uzziah was the son of Jecoliah of Jerusalem and Amaziah, who was the King of Judah. It was the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam. Uzziah's worldview was shaped by that of his father. "He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done," (2 Kings 15:3). Uzziah practiced in accordance with the law, burning incense and making the appropriate sacrifices. However, the Lord afflicted King Uzziah with leprosy. He was henceforth made to sleep in a separate house to avoid contaminating others. During this time, Uzziah's son Jotham would reign in public "judging the people of the land," (2 Kings 15:5). When King Uzziah finally died, he was buried in the same place as his fathers in Jerusalem. Jotham remained King.
In addition to his brief synopsis in 2 Kings,...
In 2 Chronicles 26, a similar synopsis of the life of King Uzziah is given. Before the King had leprosy, his worldview was primarily shaped by that of his father. Uzziah was raised to be King and therefore his worldview was that of someone destined to be powerful. When he ascended to the throne at the young age of sixteen, Uzziah would have not known any differently than to be King. Unfortunately, though, Uzziah's father was an insufficient role model for someone who would serve under the Lord. In spite of this, Uzziah was able to "do right in the sight of the Lord," taking all the good he learned from his father to apply it to his leadership (2 Chronicles 26:4).
One of the first military campaigns that King Uzziah undertook also shaped the young King's worldview. He "warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh…
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Bible: New American Standard Bible.
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