5. Left off building. Asa had succeeded in his immediate purpose of putting a stop to the threat of Baasha, but his action in appealing to Benhadad for aid was not in line with what should have been expected from a child of God under the circumstances. The king’s lack of faith gave the heathen neighbors the opportunity to cast reproach upon the name of God, since it was probably known that Jehovah had earlier been exalted as the source of Judah’s military victories.
