Since the Lord had not said he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven

2 Kings 14:17-29

Then all the people of Judah took Azariah,[d] who was sixteen years old and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.  He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.

Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. He was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea, in accordance with the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher. 

And since the Lord had not said he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of Israel. And Zechariah his son succeeded him as king.

Why?

Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot. It means there is another man who came out to kill Amaziah. It comes true.

The Lord said Jehu's sons were kings of Israel until the four generations, even their sons did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat. 

God is love who is full of grace with Israel, since the Lord had not said he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, God saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

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南國亞撒利亞就是烏西雅王。

北國耶羅波安二世，仍然行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，北國做王41年最久的王。收復失地是因為耶和華看顧以色列民甚是艱苦，仍然有百姓敬畏神 許多先知為北國禱告，神出手幫助他們，給他們太平日子，讓他們悔改。當時亞速興起，讓鄰國無暇顧及南方的以色列。不是耶羅波安二世有什麼能力，而是神創造適合的環境，使以色列得以在當時強大平和。

神給人順利、祝福，災難都是信號，警告人如果沒有神的幫助，我們可能成功嗎？順利時思想這是神的恩典，災難中思想我們是否得罪神，不討神喜悅！

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How?

God is love, God always gives us the opportunity to save our lives and the ways to return to the Lord.