Sturtz Stuff

Here is a story of two men that we find standing in the holy ancient temple of Jerusalem. What each one did in the temple was different and also reflects our own attitudes. Which man best represents our actions, beliefs and attitudes? The two men were contemporaries. Both were famous, rich, and intelligent. Both were industrious and intimately involved with God’s people. We are talking about people not too terribly different from ourselves. In our time we might say of them that they were people who went to church, respected and read the Bible but their actions lead them down very different paths. The two men are Uzziah the King and Isaiah the prophet. Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem from 783 BCE to 742 BCE. He came to power when he was 16. His story is told in 2 Chronicles 26. Uzziah was one of the most energetic and most successful kings of the Southern Kingdom. If he would have been a US president he would have campaigned not just for 1,000 points of light but 10,000 (see President George ...