God wanted King Ahaz to ask for any kind of a sign because He wanted to prove to Ahaz that He would protect him from the kings of Syria and Ephraim. But Ahaz refused to ask for a sign because he really wanted to ask help from Assyria and continue practicing idolatry.
King Ahaz did not listen to the prophet
Chapter 7 of Isaiah deals with both mercy and judgement.God, through the prophet, encourages Ahaz that the attempt from confederate forces will be defeated and Jerusalem saved. Ahaz is given a sign that refers to Christ as Messiah.Since Ahaz continued in wickedness, God sends warning of the destruction that would follow from the Assyrians in the future if the sinfulness continued.
Hosea was not a king, but a prophet of God during the reigns of several kings...in particularly Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah(kings of Judah), and...Jeroboam the son of Joash, the king of Israel."(Hosea 1:1)
That Yahweh (GOD) made time last longer
Ahaz was the king of Judah who reigned in the 8th century BCE. He is remembered in the Bible for leading Judah away from God and practicing idolatry. Ahaz's reign is significant because it set the stage for the eventual downfall of Judah.
God sent a thunderstorm during the wheat harvest as a sign that he did not approve of Israel's request for a king. This storm was a display of God's power and displeasure with their desire to have a king like the other nations.
I Believe The Answer Is Either Isaiah , Hezekiah , Or Ahaz
The main characters in The Book of Isaiah are the prophet Isaiah, King Ahaz, King Hezekiah, and the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Isaiah prophesies about the coming judgment on Israel, the restoration of God's people, and the future Messiah.
King Ahaz did not ask for a sign from God because he was already planning to seek help from the Assyrian Empire instead of trusting in God. He was more interested in political alliances rather than relying on divine guidance.
I read once, a long time ago, that the last words spoken by King Henry VIII were: "Monks, Monks, Monks".
wanted attention and power
I think you're referring to the 'divine right of kings.' I think anyone who was king believed that God wanted him to be king. The throne was passed down from father to son; God made me the king's son; therefore God wants me to be king. If God didn't want me to be king, he would've made someone else be born as the son of the king. That was the logic, as I understand it.