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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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 10 and Psalm 127 The violent and vengeful activites of Jehu in 2 Kings 10 are an example of righteous zeal for the LORD that goes too far and ends up blinding us to our own sins. Jehu started out as an instrument of God’s righteous judgment against Ahab and his…

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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 9 and Psalm 126 According to cuneiform inscriptions on the “Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III” (the Assyrian king at the time), Jehu became king of Israel (the northern kingdom) in 841 BC. Years before, in 1 Kings 19:16-18, Elijah himself had anointed Jehu to be the future king. Since then he had…

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Daily Readings: 2 Kings 8 and Psalm 125 After Gehazi’s greed in 2 Kings 5 it appears that he and Elisha went their separate ways. 2 Kings 8 is the first time he is named again, and he is seen in the courts of the king, entertaining him with stories about the great things Elisha…

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