“In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah. And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father David.”
I Kings 15:9-11 NKJV
a. Asa became king over Judah: This great-grandson of Solomon took the throne of Judah at the end of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel, after his father’s brief reign.
b. Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did his father David: The kings of Judah were usually measured against David, the founder of their dynasty. In contrast to his father Abijah (1 Kings 15:3), Asa followed in the same heart as David.
i. The phrase his father David shows us that in Hebrew literature the word father canbe used of an ancestor in general, instead of strictly referring to one’s father. David was actually the great-great-grandfather of Asa. (Guzik)
Eyes of the Lord!
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, which is probably why he reigned forty one years!
I long to hear from Jesus when I meet Him face to face, “His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’” Matthew 25:23 NKJV
I look forward to going home, do you?
Blessings
