“I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” – Job
“Now in the time of his distress this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to the Lord.” 2 Chronicles 28:22 When Reading through the Bible, it helps to have an awareness of Time. Since yesterday and the death of Joash, almost 100 years has past. For the most part, this period enjoyed the Rule […]
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“Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.” 2 Chronicles 24:2 King Ahaziah has died and his mother, Athalia, puts to death all the heirs to the throne; so she thinks. One son of Ahaziah has been spared, and when 7, installed to his rightful
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“He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did (for Ahab’s daughter was his wife), and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.” 2 Chronicles 21:6 As I mentioned yesterday, King Jehoshaphat, as faithful as he was, sinned by aligning himself with King Ahab. He
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“Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the Lord.”” 2 Chronicles 18:4 In Today’s Reading, we’re told that King Jehoshaphat had “allied himself by marriage with Ahab”. Though this would become a snare to him in the years ahead, overall he was a good king. We also
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“and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment.” 2 Chronicles 14:4 It’s been just 20 years since King Solomon has ruled. Already, the Nation has been plunged back into Idolatry. We’ve seen the failure of a son that King Rehoboam had been. His son,
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Proverbs 1:1 – Part 2 If you’re familiar with Paul Washer, this Video Series on the Book of Proverbs is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Though it is geared mainly for Young People, it is extremely illuminating and will benefit anyone interested in getting to know the Book better! Each Lesson is about 20-25 Minutes
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“When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of the Lord.” 2 Chronicles 12:1 In our Previous Reading we’re told (1st Kings 11), “King Solomon loved many foreign women” who would eventually “turn your heart away after their gods”, and that he “went after Ashtoreth
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Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore, I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life–what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor
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“Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions.” 2 Chronicles 9:1a We’re told in the beginning of Chapter 8 that it took Solomon 20 years to build “the house of the Lord and his own house”. At the end of Today’s
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The Riches Of His Grace – Ephesians 1:7 “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,” (ESV) How can the apostle Paul be so exuberant in praise about the grace of God? Why is the grace of God something the apostle constantly writes
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