The prophet Azariah encouraged King Asa and his fellow countrymen to search for Jehovah: “If you search for him, he will let himself be found by you, but if you leave him he will leave you. ”
बाद में, परमेश्‍वर को अपने भविष्यवक्‍ता योएल द्वारा उस आमंत्रण को दोहराना पड़ा ।