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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 20 and Psalm 137 In 2 Kings 20, the Lord speaks to Hezekiah repeatedly through the prophet Isaiah. First, God warns the ailing Hezekiah to get his house in order before he dies (v.1). Then God responds to Hezekiah’s desperate prayer for mercy by promising him that his death will be
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 19 and Psalm 136 The events of 2 Kings 19 put the war between fear and faith on display. The Assyrian field commander aimed to instil fear and hopelessness in the Jewish people, leaders and king. He wanted them to surrender meekly. His vocal threats in 2 Kings 18, and his
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 18 and Psalm 135 King Hezekiah of Judah is a wonderful exception to the old idiom: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” His father was King Ahaz, whose evil idolatry and rebellion against the LORD was on full display in 2 Kings 16. How on earth did this wicked
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 17 and Psalm 134 When the LORD entered into the Covenant with Israel in the wilderness, He made it clear that if they would be His people and faithfully worship Him, He would be their God and bring abundant blessings upon them. However, if they should turn from Him and His
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 16 and Psalm 133 Who do you trust more? I mean really trust? The LORD or the powerful? King Ahaz of Judah is not given much airtime in 2 Kings but he has a big lesson to teach us. When we read this chapter alongside Isaiah 7 we see clearly where
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 15 and Psalm 132 King Azariah of Judah was also known by the name Uzziah (used in v.13, and in references to him in 2 Chronicles and the book of Isaiah). 2 Kings does not give him much press, but the 52 year duration of his reign should be a clue
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 14 and Psalm 131 Pride comes before a fall, says Proverbs 16:18, and this proved very true of Amaziah, king of Judah. When the son of Joash began his reign he did what was pleasing to God and, despite not completely purifying their worship, he led Israel relatively well. When the
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 13 and Psalm 130 The death of Elisha in 2 Kings 13 is far more significant than any of the shenanigans of the kings. Despite his religious compromise and false worship, King Jehoash, when learning that Elisha was terminally ill, mourned deeply and cried, “‘My father! My father! The chariots and
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 12 and Psalm 129 King Joash of Judah had been hidden in an inner room of the temple and protected by the priest Jehoida for the first 7 years of his life, while the evil queen Athalia had been in power. So it’s not surprising that the temple became a major
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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 11 and Psalm 128 Jehosheba. Have you ever heard her mentioned as a heroine of the Lord’s people? I have certainly never heard the valour of this little-known daughter of King Jehoram and sister of King Ahaziah extolled in a sermon. However, Jehosheba had a critically important place in God’s plan
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