The Kings of Judah - Asa

One of Asa’s first acts was to cleanse Judah of idols and evict the homosexuals. Then he targeted his mother’s idolatry by destroying her place of worship, burning her demon god, and revoking her title as queen.

As a result, God blessed Judah with peace for ten years until the king of Ethiopia decided to attack with a million-man army and was subsequently defeated. News traveled to the northern kingdom that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had returned to Jerusalem and people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon visited the temple to worship the real God.

King Baasha of Israel went to war with Judah to stop his people from seeking the Lord and Asa bribed the king of Syria to attack Israel on Judah’s behalf. Jesus rebuked Asa for this action, but he refused to repent and was struck with a crippling foot disease. The grace of God expired two years later and his time on earth came to an end.