2Ch 28:23 | MHM | STEP | v. 23 : Ahaz’s unfaithfulness reached new depths as he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, believing they had helped the Syrians defeat him ( For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me ,. This was a tragic delusion. Ahaz failed to see that it was the Lord who allowed Judah's defeat because of their sins, not the power of the Syrian gods. His actions only provoked God’s anger further and brought more ruin on Judah.

‏ 2 Chronicles 28:23

v. 23: Ahaz’s unfaithfulness reached new depths as he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, believing they had helped the Syrians defeat him (For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me,. This was a tragic delusion. Ahaz failed to see that it was the Lord who allowed Judah's defeat because of their sins, not the power of the Syrian gods. His actions only provoked God’s anger further and brought more ruin on Judah.