In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 24 Young Joash Influenced by Jehoiada 24 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 3 Jehoiada took […]
Month: October 2018
Legacy
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 21:1—22:9 Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat in Judah 21 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son became king in his place. 2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azaryahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All these were the […]
Let God Fight For You
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 19-20 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat 19 Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem. 2 Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord and so bring wrath […]
Do Not Be Bound With Unbelievers
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 17-18 Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa 17 Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm. 2 He placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had captured. […]
Short-Term Memory
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 15-16 The Prophet Azariah Warns Asa 15 Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, 2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if […]
When The Lord God Is On Your Side
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 13-14 Abijah Succeeds Rehoboam 13 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 Abijah began the battle with an army of valiant […]
Don’t Forsake Him
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 11-12 Rehoboam Reigns over Judah and Builds Cities 11 Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man […]
Consequences Both Good And Bad
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 9-10 Visit of the Queen of Sheba 9 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when […]
Passionately Seek His Presence
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 7-8 The Shekinah Glory 7 Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house. 2 The priests could not enter into the house of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled […]
Prayer
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 6:12-42 Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication 12 Then he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. 13 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had set it in […]