Urijah. Perhaps the Uriah of Isaiah 8:2 . His name does not occur in the list of high priests (1 Chronicles 6:3-15 ). Note the emphatic repetition of "Ahaz the king" and "Urijah the priest". read more
2 Kings 16:11. Urijah the priest built an altar, &c.— It must not be denied, that the high priest carried his complaisance much too far in obeying the king's injunction, which he ought to have opposed with all his interest and power. God prescribed to Moses in what form and with what materials he was to make the altar, Exodus 27:1; Exodus 27:21. The altar which Solomon made, indeed, was four times as large, 2 Chronicles 4:1. But when God gave such solemn testimony of his approbation of it,... read more
Ahaz’s apostasy 16:10-18As Ahab had imported Baal worship from Phoenicia, so Ahaz imported a foreign altar from Damascus (cf. Amaziah of Judah’s Edomite idols, 2 Chronicles 25:14; 2 Chronicles 25:20). As Judah’s king-priest, he led the nation in worshipping at an altar different from what Yahweh had specified (Exodus 27:1-8). Furthermore, he removed the altar God had established from the place God had said it should occupy in the temple courtyard (Exodus 40:6; Exodus 40:29)."Readers could... read more
Ahaz and AssyriaThis chapter describes the reign of Ahaz of Judah, his appeal to Assyria when attacked by Pekah of Israel and Rezin of Syria, and the overthrow of Damascus by the king of Assyria.3. He walked, etc.] see 2 Chronicles 28:2 where he is described as making images for Baalim. Made his son.. fire] Children were sometimes actually sacrificed and burnt (see 2 Kings 17:31; 2 Kings 3:27), and the same thing may be meant here, but some think that the rite here described was a kind of... read more
Lowering the Sea 2 Kings 16:17 'King Ahaz... took down the sea.' The reference is to the enormous and superb laver which was situate in the temple, and was intended for the cleansing of the priests. I. We have not lowered the sea! No. But we have Frustrated the Divine Plan. That plan we may not have spoiled utterly, thanks to restraining grace, but we have frustrated it in detail. True, Ahaz did not frustrate God's plan as a whole. He 'took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were... read more
THE APOSTASIES OF AHAZ2 Kings 16:1-18"For when we in our wickedness grow hard,Oh the misery on’t! the wise gods seal our eyes; In our own filth drop our clear judgments; make us Adore our errors; laugh at us while we strut To our confusion."AHAZ was indifferent to these prophecies because his heart was otherwhere. It is clear from our authorities that this king had excited an unusually deep antipathy in the hearts of those later writers who judged religion not only from the earlier standpoint,... read more
ISAIAH AND AHAZ2 Kings 16:1-20"Expediency is man’s wisdom; doing right is God’s."- GEORGE MEREDITHISAIAH was one of those men whom God provides for the need of kingdoms. He was not only a prophet, but a statesman, a reformer, a poet, a man of invincible faith and unequalled: insight. If Ahaz had accepted his counsels and followed his moral guidance, the whole history of Judah might have been different.But the position of things was indeed disastrous. Judah was attacked from every side. On the... read more
7. King Ahaz and Assyria CHAPTER 16 1. King Ahaz and his reign (2 Kings 16:1-4 ; 2 Chronicles 28:0 ) 2. The invasion by the two kings (2 Kings 16:5-6 ) 3. Ahaz appeals to Assyria (2 Kings 16:7-8 ) 4. Ahaz in Damascus and the idolatrous altar (2 Kings 16:9-18 ) 5. Death of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:19-20 ; 2 Chronicles 28:26-27 ) Righteous Jotham had for his successor a wicked son. Ahaz “walked in the way of the Kings of Israel, yea, and made his son pass through the fire according to the... read more
16:11 And Urijah the priest built an altar {g} according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made [it] against king Ahaz came from Damascus.(g) We see that there is no prince so wicked that he cannot find liars and false ministers to serve his purposes. read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 16:1-20
Judah’s decline under Ahaz (15:27-16:20)The writer of Kings records the Assyrian attack mentioned above. Pekah’s policy had proved fatal and he was assassinated by Hoshea, a sympathizer with Assyria. Hoshea then became king and won temporary relief for Israel by submitting to Assyria’s control (27-31).Before speaking further of Hoshea, the writer returns to the time before Pekah was assassinated. Pekah’s program for the conquest of Judah had begun during the reign of Jotham, but reached its... read more