This document provides an overview of King Asa's reign over Judah. It summarizes that Asa initially did what was right in God's eyes and removed idols from the land, for which God gave him victories over enemies. However, later in life when facing attacks from Israel's King Baasha, Asa took treasure from the temple to pay Syria's king for help rather than trusting in God. Asa had initial success but was warned this was foolish, and he faced future wars as result. His reign ended in illness as he no longer sought God.

1. Gospel Baptist Tabernacle
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Children’s Church taught
by Paul and Marsha Davis
during preaching.
November 9, 2014

2. 10 years of peace
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King Asa was the third
king of Judah after the
nation split.
Asa did that which was
good and right in the
eyes of the Lord.
God gave him a great victory over a
1,000,000 man army from Ethiopia.

3. 1 Kings 15 11 And Asa did that which was right in
the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.
12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land,
and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
When we would do right, we must
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first turn from wrong; repent.
Does not make
you right.

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1 Kings 15:13 And also Maachah his mother, even her
he removed from being queen, because she had
made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her
idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
Right starts at home.
It matters not how good you are at church,
if you are a devil at home, you are wrong.

5. Perhaps the hardest sin to deal with
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is sin in your own family.
Now understand, Asa was king; he had power
and authority over his grandma.
We don’t have authority over our parents or
brothers and sisters, or our wife or husband.
But we don’t have to participate in their sins.

6. Just because something is difficult does not mean
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that we are excused from obeying God.
Obey The Lord in things big and small, difficult
or easy.
He is the Lord, our God.

7. 14 But the high places were not removed:
nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect (completely)
with the LORD all his days.
He didn’t get everything done that he wanted to do,
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but he didn’t tolerate idolatry in the nation.
His heart was completely toward God.
His only desire was to serve the True God.

8. A divided mind will bring sin
into our lives, and it will put
distance between us and God.
Be single-mindedly devoted
James 4 8 Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh
to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify
your hearts, ye double minded.
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unto The Lord.

9. 15 And he brought in the things which his father had
dedicated, and the things which himself had
dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and
gold, and vessels.
These are things taken in battle and set aside
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to be kept in the house of The Lord.

10. 16 And there was war between
Asa and Baasha king of Israel
all their days. 17 And Baasha
king of Israel went up against
Judah, and built Ramah, that
he might not suffer any to go
out or come in to Asa king of
Judah.
These wars began in the thirty-sixth year
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of Asa’s reign. 2 Chronicles 16:1

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18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that
were left in the treasures of the house of the
LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and
delivered them into the hand of his servants: and
king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of
Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that
dwelt at Damascus, saying,
Asa is making a huge mistake in doing this.
Even good men can fail in trusting God.

12. 19 There is a league between me and thee, and
between my father and thy father: behold, I have
sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come
and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel,
that he may depart from me. 20 So Benhadad
hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of
the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel,
and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah,
and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
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A pact with the devil.

13. God had given Asa wonderful victories
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over far greater foes than Baasha.
Why now did he try to solve it himself?
Human Nature
Human Nature is corrupt.

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21 And it came to pass,
when Baasha heard
thereof, that he left off
building of Ramah, and
dwelt in Tirzah.
Baasha heard of
Benhadad’s attack on
his northern cities.

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22 Then king Asa made a
proclamation throughout
all Judah; none was
exempted: and they took
away the stones of
Ramah, and the timber
thereof, wherewith
Baasha had builded; and
king Asa built with them
Geba of Benjamin, and
Mizpah.
Now Asa controls
the border.
His plan worked.

16. 2 Chronicles 16 7 And at that time Hanani the seer
came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him,
Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and
not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the
host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.
8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims (Libyans)
a huge host, with very many chariots and
horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the
LORD, He delivered them into thine hand.
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But, did his plan really work?

17. 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro through-out
the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the
behalf of them whose heart is perfect (completely)
toward Him. Herein thou hast done foolishly:
therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in
a prison house; for he was in a rage with him
because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of
the people the same time.
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His plan worked, but God
was not pleased.

18. 2 Chronicles 16 12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth
year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his
disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he
sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the
one and fortieth year of his reign.
Asa’s life started well, but ended in tragedy,
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because he quit trusting in God.
He began to think that he had won the
victories; he wanted credit.

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Ephesians 5 20 Giving thanks always for all
things unto God and the Father in the Name of
our Lord Jesus Christ;
That’s how we keep it straight.