Amaziah rules in Judah and defeats Edom but then worship Edom’s gods. The Lord punishes him by Israel defeating them, and Amaziah is later killed.

• Why was the Lord not with Israel (v. 7)?
• Verse 8 ends with a great statement. What is the point of that statement in its context? How can it be applied in your life?
• Note verse 20. God did not make Amaziah sin, for he was already a depraved sinner. God let Amaziah have his own way.