Uzziah the son of Amaziah was also known as Azariah (2nd
Kings 14:21). He was a good king. He ruled a long time and did unusually
well. God blessed him in a variety of
ways. He built cities, honored God (2nd
Chronicles 26:5), defeated the Philistines, received peace payments, became
famous, built fortifications, dug wells, raised cattle, loved farming, expanded
and equipped the military, strengthened Jerusalem and protected her with military
machines... engines (2nd Chronicles 26:15). Uzziah truly lived long and prospered... for
a while.
However, there is an old saying: success has destroyed more
men than failure has ever destroyed. In
all of Uzziah's prosperity, somehow he ended up missing the point. Rather than being fittingly humbled by all of
God's goodness toward him, he instead allowed his ego to inflate. He stepped over a line that ended up costing
him his health and his life.
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