"The LORD smote the king (Azariah/Uzziah), so that he was a leper unto the day of his death" (2 Kings 15:5). "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up" (Isaiah 6:1). "Thou wast a God that forgavest them, though Thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. Exalt the LORD our God… for the LORD our God is holy" (Psalm 99:8,9). "God also hath highly exalted Him… that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow… Jesus Christ is Lord" (Philippians 2:9-11).
The
kings and priests who served the Lord
Were
subject to the Lord's inspection.
Uzziah's
death would thus afford
A
monument of God's correction.
Uzziah
was a man of God,
But
when he stumbled in his pride,
The
Lord reproved him with His rod:
He
was a leper till he died.
The
Lord is weighing our intentions
As
He examines every heart.
He
sees the pride of our inventions
From
which He calls us to depart.
Exalt
Your name in us, O Christ,
Reproving
every interruption
With
which our hearts may be enticed
As
You're correcting our corruption.
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