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TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 CHRONICLES 17:1-18:34. As we read about the reign of Jehoshaphat, we learn of his successes and failures as King of Judah. He defended well the cities his father, King Asa, had conquered. “In his early years” he walked in the...

TODAY'S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 Kings 9:14-1 Jehu, commander of the Israeli army, is a man on a mission. Whatever his motives, or the morality of his free actions, he is anointed by God to rise up against his king and fulfill the task of bringing judgment...

TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 KINGS 8:1-9:13 This is a tumultuous time of history.  Both the Northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom have departed from worshiping the one true God and are setting the false gods before them, particularly Baal....

TODAY'S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 KINGS 6:1-7:20 We have already learned that Elisha was concerned for the welfare of the future generation.  We should be also! Elisha wanted to be sure that people were equipped with the Word of God. He had been meeting with a...

TODAY'S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- 2 KINGS- NAAMAN- FAITH IN GOD'S PLAN OF RESTORATION; ACTS- WHAT SEEMS GOOD TO THE HOLY SPIRIT; PSALM 141- FIGHTING TEMPTATION; PRAY FOR INDIA (ASSAM) JUNE 23- 2 Kings 4:18-5:27; Acts 15:1-35; Psalm 141:1-10; Proverbs 17:23 I hope...

TODAY'S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 Kings 3:1-4:17; The sins of the Kings of Israel are often compared to the benchmark of "the sin of Jeroboam," which was the self-styled, 'have it your way religion' allowing for all kinds of idolatry, especially Baal worship....

No one is certain of the author of 1 and 2 Kings. It is guessed that an unknown writer from Judah living during the exile period in Babylon intended to preserve the history of the Jewish people from the death of King David (c. 970 BC), until the fall of the northern...

TODAY'S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- SUMMARY OF KINGS FROM DAVID TO AHAB; THE PROPHET MICAIAH; PAUL PREACHES THE GOSPEL; A TRUE FRIEND JUNE 20- 1 Kings 22:1-53; Acts 13:16-41; Psalm 138:1-8; Proverbs 17:17-18  OLD TESTAMENT READING: 1 Kings 22 Today we come to the...

TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 1 KINGS 20:1-21:29 Ahab, of the house of Omri, is still on the throne of Israel (the northern kingdom) in the capital city of Samaria. He is still worshiping Baal yet on occasion humbling himself before Yahweh (1 Kings 21:29)...

TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- I KINGS 19:1-21 This episode recorded in I Kings 19 reminds us that Elijah was human and, like the rest of us, at times given to fatigue, discouragement, and fear. Elijah exerted a great amount of physical energy when he...