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2 Kings 15
The throne of Israel is a revolving door of assassins. That about sums up most of this chapter. The 4-generation Dynasty of Jehu comes to an end with the death of Zechariah after a short reign of 6 months. This is followed by a string of cut-throats and brigands that “lead” Israel all the way…
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Jonah
😏 We should just watch this movie and call it a day… That’s not the worst idea ever. There were a lot of things this movie did well. The comedy and music was on-point. But- since we only have this one shot to blog about all things Jonah… Let’s start by revisiting the first prophecy…
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2 Chronicles 25
When I read a parallel account like this of the same guy we read about in Kings, I feel like I’m getting Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story.” The main points in this chapter are the same as 2 Kings 14: But look at the details that were not in the Kings narrative: I…
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2 Chronicles 24, 2 Kings 14
Welcome to year 2! 🥳 Congratulations! 🎊 🎉 You made it halfway. As Bon Jovi said, “Whoah… we’re halfway there…” ✊🏼😆 Whoah! Livin on a prayer!! If you are still following this blog, all I can say is, all glory to God for the things that have helped you. Any nonsense is 100% me (and…
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2 Kings 13
It’s challenging enough with having so many duplicate king-names in Israel & Judah- It’s another reason why I like Jehoshaphat. He had a no-copy-cats name. But the duplicate names aren’t limited to Israel & Judah. Remember when Hazael takes the bedsheet and suffocates Ben-Hadad to death? Guess what Hazael names his own son. Ben-Hadad. Ben…
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2 Kings 11-12
Jehu led Israel to destroy its temple of Baal and execute the priests and Baal worshipers. Now in Judah, Jehoiada leads the people as they destroy their temple of Baal and execute the priests. The divided nation has finally agreed on something. In these chapters we turn our attention back to the southern kingdom of…
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2 Kings 10
The purge continues… Jehu has been anointed to destroy the entire dynasty of Ahab. And when a king has a bunch of wives, the result is many children. At this point, it’s been 14 years since the death of Ahab. Assuming he fathered a child just before he went to battle where he was fatally…
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2 Kings 9
If chapter 9 were a movie… This chapter is finally tying up a bunch of loose ends that have been dangling for several chapters. Let’s review them. Remember back when we read this? (Note all the loose ends we just reviewed)… “Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged…
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2 Kings 8
Just in case you needed a bit of orientation, we’re still catching up on the timeline where we paused at the coronation of little king Joash in Judah. We went back a bit to cover details under the reigns of Ahaziah & Joram in Israel. Chronicles is more focused on Judah while the books of…
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2 Kings 6-7
I’m tweaking the reading schedule again… And that’s because the narrative of the siege of Samaria begins in chapter 6 and resolves in chapter 7 and I thought it would be helpful to take it all together. THE FLOATING AXE-HEAD This was me pondering this story: I mean, why is it in the Bible? Is…
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2 Kings 5
The story of Naaman washing in the Jordan is one of those OT narratives that we teach to even the youngest Sunday School classes. It’s a simple story they can understand, one of the characters is a little girl, it’s fun to sing songs and act out Naaman dipping 7 times… But there is a…
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2 Kings 4
Two Women and Two Food Miracles… 👩🏽👩🏻🦱 🍉🥖 The next few chapters cover a series of miracles performed by Elisha. Three of the four in this chapter involve that group we’ve encountered a few times, “The Sons of the Prophets.” And they will figure into a few more in coming chapters. So the first pair…
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