From 1 Chronicles 15-17 Once David’s reign had been established he attempted to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. But he did not consider the appropriate way to do it. While on the [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 12-14 With Saul dead, David is anointed king. Israel joins him and now both Judah and Israel are united under the same leader. The Jebusites still hold Jerusalem so David takes it [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 9-11 Okay deep breath. The narrative resumes. We are back Saul’s last battle where he and his sons die. This post is part of my bible in a year series.
From 1 Chronicles 7-8 The genealogies are about to finish. Some of the genealogies capture the details of the peoples lives. This post is part of my bible in a year series.
From 1 Chronicles 6 We are more than half way through the genealogies. The accounts start describing the government David installed and peoples functions. This post is part of my bible in a year series.
From 1 Chronicles 3-5 Today we continue looking at the genealogies which begin the book of 1 Chronicles. Through the Old Testament there are several instances where the firstborn does not receive the birthright. This post [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 1-2 Introduction First and Second Chronicles, originally one book, was written sometime after Judah began to return from the Babylonian exile in 538 B.C. (1 Chron. 9:1–2; 2 Chron. 36:23). It focuses [ Read More … ]
From 2 Kings 23-25 Besides finding the book of the Law. Josiah is famous for the reinstating the Passover. The festival of memorial remembering the LORD’s rescue of Israel out of Egypt. This post is [ Read More … ]
From 2 Kings 20-22 Because of the scarcity of books and the ability to copy them not many had access at all to the scriptures in Israel and Judah. If the current king was an [ Read More … ]
From 2 Kings 18-19 In today’s passage we read about Hezekiah and his faithfulness and obedience to the LORD. Yet despite his faithfulness Israel will still be punished for her sin. This post is part [ Read More … ]