2 Chronicles 16 Explained: Asa Trusts in Aram Instead of God | Episode 406
2 Chronicles 16 explained. King Asa turns away from trusting God and relies on a foreign alliance, revealing how even a faithful beginning can end in spiritual decline.
When Baasha, king of Israel, threatens Judah, Asa pays Ben-hadad, king of Aram, to break his alliance with Israel. Although the strategy succeeds militarily, the prophet Hanani rebukes Asa for relying on Aram instead of the Lord. He reminds Asa that “the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth” to strengthen those whose hearts are fully His.
Rather than repent, Asa imprisons the prophet and oppresses some of…
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