THE PROUD WILL DEFINITELY FALL
God opposes the
proud, hence the proud will definitely fall (Prov 16: 18). The following are
three examples which can serve as mutual warning.
A. King Asa
1. His pride
• He would rather
rely on kings of other nations than relying on God (2 Chron 1 6: 1 -6).
• Despite the
warning of a prophet he did not repent (2 Chron 16: 7-9).
• He was angry
with the prophet and put him in prison (2 Chron 16: 10).
• He treated some
of the people at ·that time cruelly (2 Chron 16:10).
2. His end
• His feet were
afflicted with a severe disease for two years (2 Chron 16: 12-13).
• When he was
sick he only sought the help from physicians and did not seek God (2 Chron 16:
12).
• He did not
receive mercy from God and he died of his disease (2 Chron 16: 12-13).
B. King Amaziah
1. His pride
• After he had
won the battle over the Edomites, he brought back the gods of these Edomites
and worshipped them (2 Chron 25: 14).
• He refused to
listen to the counsel of a prophet and scolded him instead (2 Chron 25: 15-17).
2. His end
• Feeling proud
after he had defeated the Edomites he wanted to challenge the King of Israel (2
Chron 25: 17-19).
• God caused him
to be defeated by the King of Israel (2 Chron 25: 20-24).
• He was killed
by his conspirators (2 Chron 25: 25-28).
C. King Uzziah
1. His pride
• God had made
him prosper, but instead of humbling himself, he became proud (2 Chron 26: 4-5,
16).
• He entered the
temple of God to burn incense without God's authorization (2 Chron 26: 16).
• He refused to
be dissuaded by the priests and became angry with them instead (2 Chron 26: 17-19).
2. His end
• He was punished
by God and leprosy broke out on his forehead while he was still
in the temple of God (2 Chron 26: 19-20).
• Until the day
of his death his leprosy was not cured (2 Chron 26: 21 ).
• God opposes the
proud, but gives grace to the humble (1 Pet 5: 5).
If we have faults
we must humbly accept the advice of others so that we may escape the punishment
(Prov 28: 13).
