Message Take Aways:

1. Despite Israel’s blatant sins, the Lord heard the pleading of King Jehoahaz and granted deliverance to preserve His people—“Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD that He take away the serpents from us.’ So Moses prayed for the people.” Numbers 21:7

2. Under King Jehoash, Israel experienced another spiritual decline as he led the nation back to the idolatrous practices of their forefathers—“As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.” Proverbs 26:11

3. Israel experienced fewer victories than God was willing to grant due to the doubt of King Jehoash and his failure to trust the Lord—“And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.” Hebrews 3:18-19

4. The Lord’s dependability in honoring His Word is evident as he regarded Israel and granted them victories because of His promised covenant with the nation’s patriarchs—“He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations” Psalm 105:8