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Uzziah
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Name Means |
"The Lord is my strength." |
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Also Known As |
Azariah |
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Reference |
II Kings 15:1-7
II Chronicles 26 |
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Reign |
52 years (792 - 740 B.C.) |
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Theme |
Pride leads to destruction. |
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Lesson |
Whenever we puff ourselves up because of earthly accomplishments, a spiritual
fall is sure to follow. |
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Memory Verse |
"Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD."
Proverbs 16:5 |
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Application |
As Christians, we must always watch ourselves during times of either
earthly or spiritual accomplishments. The tendency is usually to
build ourselves up in our own strength instead of remembering that without
God we are nothing, and it is He who gives us our gifts and our strength. |
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Spiritual Epitaph |
"And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a
several (separate) house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house
of the LORD."
(II Chronicles 26:21) |
Amazingly, Uzziah followed in his father's footsteps. Like his father, Uzziah (who
reigned for 52 long years) was a great administrator and politician. He defeated
the Philistines in battle and subjugated the Ammonites. He fortified Jerusalem as well
as the desert areas. His army was well trained, and well armed. Above all, "his name
spread far abroad" (II Chronicles 26:15). However, like his father, Uzziah turned
prideful. "But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction" (II Chronicles 26:16).
He took it upon himself to burn incense in the Temple, a duty reserved only for the priests.
As a result, God struck the king with leprosy, and it stayed with him the rest of his life.
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