Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest … 2 Chronicles 24:2
Joash was one of the rare “good kings” of Judah, and while his uncle was alive he obeyed the Lord by doing right. But once his uncle was no longer there to teach and lead by example, Joash fell away and his life ended badly. It seems that the roots of his faith did not run very deep. He even began to worship idols. Perhaps Joash’s “faith” had been more his uncle’s than his own.
For faith to be real, it must become our own.
The faith that continues to the end gives proof that it was genuine in the beginning … Leroy