Today's readings are 1 Chronicles 3-5.Considering 1 Chronicles was written shortly after the Babylonian exile and return, around 538 BC, the genealogies become a poignant reminder of God's faithfulness, even during times of hardship and trial. W [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are 1 Chr 1-2.1 & 2 Chronicles were originally one volume. 1 Chr focuses on the history of Judah, the Southern Kingdom, and the reign of David & Solomon (roughly from 1000 BC to about 930 BC). It stresses David's heart of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are 2 Kings 23-25.Even though Josiah has God's promise that he will be spared, he enacts godly reforms in 2 Kings 23:1-15. He tears down the altar and removes the high places. He restores the temple, renews the Passover and... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are 2 Kings 20-22.Although 2 Kgs 20 follows, 2 Kings 20:1-11 occurs immediately before God supernaturally delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib, king of Assyria in 2 Kgs 19. It is the key to why Hezekiah, king of Judah, turns to the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are 2 Kgs 18-19.What we've seen through the two books of Kings is the gradual but steady decline of Israel. First, due to infighting, she divides into two kingdoms, the Northern Kingdom (Israel) and the Southern Kingdom (Judah). God... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are 2 Kgs 15-17.The next king of Judah is the sixteen-year-old Azariah. He was a good king, and he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord (2 Kgs 15:1-3). Even so, he also failed to remove the high places, and the people of Judah... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are 2 Kgs 12-14.2 Kgs 11:21 calls King Joash, "Jehoash" for reasons unexplained. He's a good king even though he fails to remove the "high places." These are sites of pagan and idol worship, and some of Jehoash's people still partici [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are 2 Kgs 9-11.Elijah had been told to anoint Jehu (son of Nimshi) as king in 1 Kings 19:16 but failed to do so. Elisha takes up the charge. He sends a messenger to do the anointing with a warning to get out as soon as possible 2 Kgs [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are 2 Kgs 6-8.We see an ax head float in 2 Kgs 6:1-7. This is not meant to dazzle us with the things Elisha can do. It is intended to show us that God is working powerfully in and through Elisha. Notice, he has something important to [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today’s readings are 2 Kgs 4-5.In 2 Kgs 4, God continues to provide for and protect Elisha, performing several miracles through him, continuously validating him as a true prophet and building his credibility in the eyes of the people of both... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
