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9 Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.
Matthew 1:9

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
2 Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram. 4 Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. 5 Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, 6 and Jesse begot David the king.
David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa. 8 Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. 
Matthew 1:8

8 Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. 
 Matthew 1:8

8 Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah. 

After the reign of king Asa, compromise brought forth an exceedingly wicked king to Israel and the idols were reestablished in Judah. Josephat reminds us that we constantly need to guard ourselves against idols by keeping to God's Word. If we take care of these two aspects in life, we do not have to fear the ways of the world.

8 Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah.
Matthew 1:8

Studying the kings following Solomon, we see a mixing of paganism with the worship of God. As a result, each king dealt with unrest in their reigns. However, King Asa rectifies this by taking away the pagan worship in Judah. Yet, he would stop completely trusting in God as his reign would continue. So we study his reign and see the application to our walks as Christians.

As we study the genealogy of Jesus, it is important to analyze how the construction of the temple lead to division in the land of Israel. Because of Solomon's partnership with the pagan nations we see God divided the kingdom of Israel, one ruled by the line of David and and the other ruled by Ephraim. We see the fruition of this in the son of Solomon, Rehoboam, when he rejects the council of the elders. Finally the fruit of this division is Israel's fall into depravity. As a church, it is important to understand the signs that might lead us into apostacy. As we study the genealogy of Jesus, it is important to analyze how the construction of the temple lead to division in the land of Israel. Because of Solomon's partnership with the pagan nations we see God divided the kingdom of Israel, one ruled by the line of David and and the other ruled by Ephraim. We see the fruition of this in the son of Solomon, Rehoboam, when he rejects the counsel of the elders. Finally the fruit of this division is Israel's fall into depravity. As a church, it is important to understand the signs that might lead us into apostasy.