We must be ready to follow the words of the living God and to test the prophets by the words of God that have already been given.
As an expression of God’s creative power, the stars cause us to praise the Lord. As an object of worship, the stars lead to destruction. But those who serve God in righteousness will shine as the stars forever. Let us all worship and serve our great Creator.
In the Thick Darkness
These things describe a middle of the road believer: steps of a good man, delight of a good man, and fall of a good man.
Two evil reigns follow the good reign of Hezekiah. We see the dangers of idolatry in these two reigns. We also see the influence a leader of the people has on those people. In both cases, the people follow their king.
