LISTEN UP! 2 KINGS 13! THIS IS A TOUGH CHAPTER!

THIS CHAPTER TELLS OF THE LAST DAYS OF KING JEHOASH OF ISRAEL. IT'S A SAD STORY. JEHOASH WAS TROUBLED BY THE KING OF SYRIA, WHO KEPT TRYING TO TAKE OVER ISRAEL. DESPITE HIS BEST EFFORTS, JEHOASH FAILED TO DRIVE BACK THE SYRIANS.

THE LORD SENT A PROPHET TO JEHOASH TO WARN HIM TO RESPECT GOD AND STAY TRUE TO HIS COVENANT WITH GOD. JEHOASH DID NOT OBEY, AND A SHORT TIME LATER HE DIED.

NEXT UP IN 2 KINGS 13, WE'VE GOT A GUY NAMED JEROBOAM. HE'S KING OF ISRAEL NOW, AND HE'S A BIG TROUBLEMAKER. HE WANTS TO LEAD THE PEOPLE AWAY FROM GOD, AND HE'S DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF IT.

THE LORD SENT ANOTHER PROPHET TO JEROBOAM TO WARN HIM TO REPENT OF HIS SINS AND RETURN TO GOD. JEROBOAM DID NOT OBEY, AND SOON HE DIED AS WELL.

THAT'S IT FOR 2 KINGS 13. REMEMBER: DON'T BE LIKE JEHOASH OR JEROBOAM. LISTEN TO THE LORD'S WORDS AND LIVE ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL. THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO LIVE.