2 Chronicles 24

It’s a well-known principle that what a person believes ultimately determines how a person behaves. Eve believed the Devil’s lie that she wouldn’t die; she ate the forbidden fruit, and she eventually died. With his eyes wide open, Adam believed he should imitate his wife, so he took the fruit and ate it, and he plunged the human race into sin and death (Gen. 3; Rom. 5:12–21; 1 Tim. 2:14). When we believe the truth, God works for us, but when we believe a lie, the Devil works against us. When our Lord was tempted by Satan, He countered Satan’s lies with God’s truth and said, “It is written” (Matt. 4:1–11). The three kings presented in these chapters illustrate three different kinds of faith, none of which is the kind God’s people should have today.