The account of the downfall of King Uzziah is in Scripture to warn us all about our problem of pride. Our pride can well up in ourselves when we become success and possibly "powerful," like King Uzziah. We are led by our pride to step over our God-given boundaries into the forbidden. For most of us, most of the time, we will experience natural consequences that might only lead to a rebuke, other times to our downfall, once in a while to our destruction like King Uzziah.
In this account, we see the graciousness and love of God present. Azariah and 80 other priests have the courage to confront King Uzziah - this was God's attempt to warn the king to turn away from what he was about to do. Instead of seeing this as God's grace and mercy being extended to him, King Uzziah got angry and persisted - only to his own destruction. God gave him a way out - he chose not to take it.
This is a good reminder to be aware of pride and to listen to the Holy Spirit, WHO speaks to us through other people.
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