On Arresting Decline · Caldron Pool

On Arresting Decline · Caldron Pool

As someone who has studied history for most of my life, written one book on the topic (you can find it here) and who has an especial interest in what causes societies and civilisations to collapse and fall, I find 2 Chronicles to be particularly sobering, especially the passages about Hezekiah and Josiah. These two men were good men, very good men, but their godly leadership was not enough to arrest the decline of Judah. We read of Hezekiah, “H…