Jul 6, 2022
2KINGS 1-2:
Yesterday we heard stories which show that King
Ahab indeed “sold himself to evil,” including the story of Naboth's
vineyard. And also we heard of Ahab's friendship with King
Jehoshaphat of Judah. Finally we heard how the prophecies against
Ahab were fulfilled.
PSALM 123:
This
psalm has an important...
Jul 5, 2022
1KINGS 21-22:
What
a cruel surprise it must have been for Elijah to bring about such
an irrefutable display of God's power before the people, but then
to have to flee for his life because of Queen Jezebel! Note that
God deigned to speak twice to King Ahab. And the reason was: God
wanted it known to Ahab and to us that He...
Jul 4, 2022
1KINGS 19-20:
The
story we read yesterday in this book is one of the most dramatic in
all of Scripture: The time the prophet Elijah confronted King Ahab.
Remember that in the New Testament James used this story to
encourage us that we are no different than Elijah and that we
should pray fervently like him.
PSALM 121:
Jul 3, 2022
1KINGS 17-18:
We've arrived at the narrative of the different
kings of Judah (which now includes the smaller tribe of Benjamin)
and the kings of Israel (consisting of the 10 other tribes,
sometimes called the Northern Kingdom). The kings on Israel’s side
changed more rapidly and were 100% bad, while there was
a...
Jul 2, 2022
1KINGS 15-16:
I think yesterday's story of the ‘man of God
from Judah’ and the ‘old prophet from Bethel’ to be one of the most
fascinating in the Bible. Prophets who lie will certainly be judged
harshly by God! And we will see in 2nd Kings that the prophecy of
the unnamed man of God from Judah was completely...