From 1 Chronicles 18-21 The LORD is with David. He goes out and wars against the nations. Because the LORD is with him, they are defeated and become his servants. In the gospel, Jesus fulfills [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 12-14 More and more warriors are joining David’s band of brothers. They are specially gifted for their role. God is calling them and inspiring them to loyalty in his anointed Christ. They [ Read More … ]
I bought and read this book because I wanted to gain some insight into how Catholics understand future salvation. In particular how they relate the concepts of judgment and salvation together with respect to faith [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 7-8 The genealogy shows something of the grand narrative of Israel. The people listed are sometimes good, sometimes bad. Sometimes faithful, sometimes rejecting God. Jesus in the gospel says the wheat and [ Read More … ]
From 1 Chronicles 3-5 Today we briefly look at a descendant of Judah’s named Jabez. His name was a real pain – literally. But he had faith in a big God who could turn his [ Read More … ]
From 2 Kings 23-25 Judah is being punished for the sins of a former king. They have not done anything to make amends and the LORD had to punish them. This looks like the end [ Read More … ]
From 2 Kings 18-19 Have you ever been in a situation where it seems all the world is against you and the LORD? In today’s passage Jerusalem is surrounded by the armies of the King [ Read More … ]
From 2 Kings 12-14 The house of the LORD once again is in need of repair. King Jehoash asks the priests to collect monies for the repair of the temple, but for some time nothing [ Read More … ]
From 2 Kings 6-8 Elisha and his servant are surrounded by a foreign army that has been sent to kill them. His servant fears certain death. Elisha on the other hand sees something that his [ Read More … ]
From 2 Kings 1-3 Introduction Second Kings continues the saga of disobedience begun in 1 Kings, opening about 850 B.C. with the conclusion of Elijah’s prophetic ministry in Israel and the beginning of the work [ Read More … ]