Attitude of Ingratitude

Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass. Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear. And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.-2 Chronicles 24:17-22 ***Over 800 years after Benjamin was born to Jacob (Israel) and his 2nd wife Rachel, Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin, became the 1st king to reign over the Israelites in the Promised Land. David, from the tribe of Judah, was the 2nd king to reign over all of the Israelites. David was descended from Jacob and his 1st wife Leah, and Jacob and Leah's 3rd born son Judah. Solomon, the 2nd son born to David and Bathsheba, was the 3rd king to reign. Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, was the 4th king to reign over all of the Israelites in the land that the Lord God promised to give to Jacob, and to Jacob's father Isaac, and to Isaac's father Abraham (Abram the Hebrew), and to their descendants. After Rehoboam gave a specific answer, the Israelites split into 2 kingdoms, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of Solomon. Judah was the nation in the south, Jerusalem was the royal city and Rehoboam was the 1st king to reign. Israel was the northern nation, Samaria was the final royal city and Jeroboam was the 1st king to reign. Murderers and idolaters always ruled the northern nation of Israel. David's descendants always ruled Judah, except for the 6-year reign of Athaliah. Athaliah was the daughter of King Ahab and the wife of King Joram (Jehoram). Joram was Rehoboam's great-great-grandson and the 5th king to rule Judah. Ahab was the 7th king to reign over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel and he was married to Jezebel, a Sidonian (Zidonian) princess. Joram and Athaliah's son Ahaziah was 6th king to rule Judah. Ahaziah ruled 1 year before he was wounded during a battle and died. Afterwards, Athaliah took the throne and had her descendants killed. Ahaziah's sister Jehosheba (Jehoshabeath) was the wife of Jehoiada the priest. Jehosheba hid Ahaziah's son Joash (Jehoash), keeping Joash from being killed. Joash remained hidden in the temple of the Lord until Jehoiada and his sons presented Joash to the Israelites and Joash became the 7th king to rule Judah. Joash obeyed the commandments, judgments,  statutes, and laws that he learned from Jehoiada. After 130-year-old Jehoiada died, Joash began worshiping idols. Joash even had Jehoiada's son Zechariah stoned to death in the temple courtyard. Over 700 years after Amaziah, the son born to Joash and Jehoaddan, became the 8th king to rule Judah, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 2 Chronicles, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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