Why Do We Imitate Certain Things, But Not Others Imitation Why Do We Imitate Certain Things, But Not Others King Ahaz

His Fathers – The Kings of Judah His Fathers Who Were King Before Him All Modeled the Same Pattern. They Started Off Making Wise Choices, But Then Ended Their Reign With Bad Choices. Joash – Killed His Spiritual Father Amaziah – Fought Against His Brethren and Lost. Uzziah – Entered the Temple and Became a Leper.

The Revolving Door of Kings In Israel Their Kings Were Being Murdered One After Another. Zechariah – Reigned 6 Months and Was Murdered. Shallum – Ruled 1 Month and Was Murdered. Menahem – Ruled 10 Years and Died. Pekahiah – Reigned 2 Years and Was Murdered. Pekah – Ruled 20 years and was Murdered. Hoshea – He Was Captured By Assyria

There Was Nothing Good About Ahaz Have We Ever Had a President Whose Wife Aborted a Baby? He Sacrificed His Sons to the gods (16:3). He Sacrificed to the gods everywhere (16:4) 2 Chron. 28:24, 19 So God Punished Him. God Allowed Judah to Be Captured By Assyria & Israel. The 1st Group of Captives Were Taken to Assyria.

His Big Mistake Was What He Wanted to Imitate Why Do We Imitate Things or People? We Admire Them. We Think They Will Bring Us Success, Power, Fame, etc. We Like What They Produce or Stand For. King Ahaz Visited Tiglath-pileser and Was Amazed at His Altar.

His Big Mistake Was What He Wanted to Imitate 2 Kings 16:10-15 Notice He Kept God’s Altar Around So He Could Inquire of God By It. By Why Did He Want This New Altar? 2 Chron. 28:23

What Do We Want to Imitate Israel Always Struggled with God Because They Wanted to Imitate the World. We Need to Imitate Jesus Christ. Morally Spiritually Physically There Is No Greater Power, Helper, Friend, or Savior You Will Find.

3 John 11 “Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.”

1 Cor 11:1 “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.”

Gal 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.”

James 4:4 “You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”