May 5, 2021: Day 60 – II Chronicles 27

A short but sweet chapter on the reign of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, the previous king.  We read that he did what was right in the sight of the Lord.  I mean he really did what was right in the sight of the Lord which included not invading the house of the Lord.  I guess this means that he also didn’t get the added benefit of a little breakout of leprosy on your face.  So that is positive.  He defeats the Ammonites and they pay him a tax for years to come.  He rebuilds some of the towers and the walls of the Temple, and so that puts him in the good graces of God.  

But notice that even though you have a king who is following the way of the Lord, vs. 2 tells us that the people still followed corrupt practices.  You can’t force people to do that is right even if you lead them in ways that are right.  People will not always follow the example set by their leader, especially if it is a good example.  Now, more often than not, the people would follow a bad example of their leader.