EGW Writings2 Kings 16

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 129, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 129, 1899, par. 7

In this parable Christ holds up to the Jews their own history. He presents their future as the result of their course of action. For thousands of years they had been forging the fetters which were binding them in a bondage which no human power could break. Read the sixteenth chapter of Second Kings. The Lord declared to this people, “The Lord, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye sacrifice.

From Splendor to Shadow

Chapter 27—Ahaz Almost Ruins the Kingdom

SS 171.1

“They which lead thee,” the prophet continued, “cause thee to err.” Verse 12. Of Ahaz it is written: “He walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even burned his son as an offering, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.” 2 Kings 16:3, RSV.

The Review and Herald

April 1, 1915

RH April 1, 1915, par. 6

“They which lead thee.” the prophet continued, “cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” Verse 12. During the reign of Ahaz this was literally true; for of him it is written: “He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom;” “yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel. And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.” 2 Chronicles 28:2, 3; 2 Kings 16:3, 4.

Prophets and Kings

Chapter 27—Ahaz

PK 324.1

“They which lead thee,” the prophet continued, “cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” Verse 12. During the reign of Ahaz this was literally true; for of him it is written: “He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom;” “yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.” 2 Chronicles 28:2, 3; 2 Kings 16:3.

PK 327.3

The idolatrous course of Ahaz, in the face of the earnest appeals of the prophets, could have but one result. “The wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He ... delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing.” 2 Chronicles 29:8. The kingdom suffered a rapid decline, and its very existence was soon imperiled by invading armies. “Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz.” 2 Kings 16:5.

PK 329.2

Well would it have been for the kingdom of Judah had Ahaz received this message as from heaven. But choosing to lean on the arm of flesh, he sought help from the heathen. In desperation he sent word to Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria: “I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.” 2 Kings 16:7. The request was accompanied by a rich present from the king’s treasure and from the temple storehouse.

From Splendor to Shadow

Great Peril for the Chosen Nation

SS 173.1

The idolatrous course of Ahaz in the face of the earnest appeals of the prophets could have but one result: “The wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He ... delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing.” 2 Chronicles 29:8. The kingdom suffered a rapid decline, and its very existence was soon imperiled by invading armies. “Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war.” 2 Kings 16:5.

SS 173.3

Well would it have been for Judah had Ahaz received this message as from heaven. But choosing to lean on the arm of flesh, he sought help from the heathen. In desperation he sent word to Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria: “I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.” 2 Kings 16:7. The request was accompanied by a rich present from the king’s treasure and the temple storehouse.

The Review and Herald

April 8, 1915

RH April 8, 1915, par. 2

The idolatrous course of Ahaz, in the face of the earnest appeals of the prophets, could have but one result. “The wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he ... delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing.” 2 Chronicles 29:8. The kingdom suffered a rapid decline, and its very existence was soon imperiled by invading armies. “Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz.” 2 Kings 16:5.

RH April 8, 1915, par. 6

Well would it have been for the kingdom of Judah had Ahaz received this message as from heaven. But choosing to lean on the arm of flesh, he sought help from the heathen. In desperation he sent word to Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria: “I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.” The request was accompanied by a rich present from the king’s treasure and from the temple storehouse. 2 Kings 16:7, 8.