2 KINGS 16
Ahaz was a failure in his walk. He followed the wicked example of the kings of Israel. He was a descendant of David and should have obeyed the Word of God and trusted the God of the Word. Consciously or unconsciously, each of us follows various examples, and we must be sure they are the examples God wants us to follow.
Ahaz was a failure in his warfare. Because he had no faith in God, he was defeated by the enemy (1 John 5:4–5). He robbed God’s temple to buy protection and he offered his son to a heathen god to secure help.
Ahaz also failed in his worship. Instead of following the divine pattern for the altar, he borrowed a pattern from a heathen temple (Exod. 25:40;