II Chronicles 25-28: Uzziah Doesn't Cut It Either

Sometimes Old Testament stories are terse, sometimes they are hard to relate to, and sometimes they perplex us as to their relevance. I'm not saying that is all good, that's just the way it is. But when we come across the life of Uzziah none of those factors come into play. This king's incredible reign (II Chr. 26:1-15) starts on par with David and Solomon. Just think about how powerful, skillful, and intelligent this man was. God's hand of blessing was clearly on his life, (v.5)  and the Bible goes into great length to detail his accomplishments. In the big picture we must realize that we study the nation of Israel because God chose to deal with them. They were the people that He decided to work through and reveal his character through. On top of revealing man's failure with the law and desperate need of a perfect Savior, I Corinthians 10 affirms that Israel's actions serve as examples to us. So as we zoom back in to this story we must take to heart the fact that this shows us all men fail (26:16-23). No matter how much of a man amongst boys one may be, they will never come close to being what we need. What we need as mortal men is our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.