From Ezra 1-3 Introduction The book of Ezra begins where 2 Chronicles ends. As prophesied by Isaiah (Isa. 44:28), the Persian King Cyrus had sent exiles led by Zerubbabel back to Jerusalem in 538 B.C. [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 32-34 Manasseh led Judah and Jerusalem astray. He undid all the reforms of Hezekiah. Established places of worship for foreign god’s. Particularly the Egyptian ‘host of heaven’. He even burned his own [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 25-27 Amaziah is early on depicted as a good and trusting king. He trusted in the LORD and won over his enemies. But afterward he abandoned God. His example shows that God’s [ Read More … ]
What does scripture say about the human heart? Is it good, evil or something else? What has God promised to do with peoples hearts? Can hearts be influenced, changed, transformed and softened? What are the [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 18-20 Jehoshaphat and Ahab, kings of Judah and Israel hears the prophecies of four hundred prophets. They all give them a message they want to hear. Jehoshaphat wants to hear something something [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 9-12 After Solomons death, his son Rehoboam was approached by the representative of the people of Israel. They felt burdened the harsh labour imposed on them and asked that it be lightened. [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 2-5 Solomon begins to build the house of the LORD. The temple. At the start of the passage we find out the temple will be built on a place that has special [ Read More … ]
From 2 Chronicles 1 Solomon’s first act as king after establishing his kingdom is to call all Israel together and go to Gibeon where the tent of meeting is. There they offer a thousand burnt [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 25-27 Today we look at a dry set of records which detail the leaders of the tribes of Israel under David’s rule. In among the record is an off the cuff reference [ Read More … ]
There are two authors of this book. Randolph Richards is a missionary who served in Indonesia for a number of years. Brandon O’Brien is a church historian who has worked in Europe. They state at [ Read More … ]