From 2 Chronicles 21-24 Joash is the new king. Eager to please the princes of Judah he abandons the LORD, his house and serves other gods! What a shocker. The LORD sends prophets to turn him [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 18-20 A large army from Edom invades and besieges Judah. The king of Judah, Jehoshaphat is afraid and seeks the LORD in prayer. He finds out they do not need to fight, only [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 13-17 Judah and Israel are still enemies and fighting one another. The following passage describes one of their early confrontations. This post is part of my bible in a year series.
From 2 Chronicles 9-12 Solomon has taken Pharaoh’s daughter as his wife. I said a few days back this is a promise of future trouble. Today we learn about another influence that can lead people [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 6-8 Solomon has built and dedicated the temple, The LORD has approved what he has done and let the people know this by consuming their offering with fire. Solomon then prays to [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 2-5 David has passed away and Solomon has been established as king. The LORD offers to give Solomon any gift of his choosing and Solomon requests wisdom and knowledge to govern his [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 28-29 The last few chapters of 1 Chronicles continue to describe the organisation of David’s government. Gatekeepers, treasurers, military leaders and the current leadership of the twelve tribes. At the end of [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 25-27 The book of first Chronicles near the end has a series of records describing David’s government. It seems David was fairly organised and ruled well. The first few accounts describe the [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 22-24 David is about to be gathered up to his fathers. He is getting old and he will die. In today’s passage we look at the parting command he gives Solomon his son to [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 18-21 The six fingered man is remarkable. He has six toes on each foot and is a giant. Perhaps he could play the piano we don’t know. But he like all the [ Read More … ]