Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

2 Kings 23:26–27: “Nevertheless the LORD did...

August 17th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Despite King Josiah's spiritual reforms, Manasseh's idol worship and “disgusting actions” had taken their ...

2 Kings 22:10: “Then Shaphan the scribe showed...

August 16th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
While repairing the temple, the Book of the Law was found and brought to ...

2 Kings 21:1–2: “Manasseh was twelve years old...

August 15th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Hezekiah was sick and going to die, so he cried out to the ...

2 Kings 20:3: “‘Remember now, O LORD, I pray,...

August 14th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Hezekiah was sick, and the prophet Isaiah came to him and told him ...

2 Kings 19:14: “And Hezekiah received the letter...

August 13th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We love this picture of King Hezekiah going to the temple with child-like confidence ...

2 Kings 18:3–4: “And [Hezekiah king of Judah]...

August 12th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Hezekiah of Judah turned out to be like his great (x4) grandfather King ...

2 Kings 17:33: “[The people from other nations]...

August 11th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Because of Israel's unrelenting idol worship, the northern kingdom fell to the Assyrians during ...

2 Kings 16:6: “At that time Rezin king of Syria...

August 10th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Israel and Syria joined together to attack Judah, and as their combined armies approached, ...

2 Kings 15:3: “And [Azariah] did what was right...

August 9th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Many generations before King Azariah, when the people of God first came into the ...

2 Kings 14:11–12: “But Amaziah would not heed....

August 8th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Amaziah of Judah won a great victory over the Edomites, and it gave ...

2 Kings 13:18–19: “Then [Elisha] said, ‘Take...

August 7th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Up to this point, Joash the king of Israel (not to be confused with ...

2 Kings 12:21: “For Jozachar the son of Shimeath...

August 6th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the last chapter, the wife of the high priest rescued the infant Prince ...

2 Kings 11:1–3: “When Athaliah the mother of...

August 5th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Scripture, Queen Jezebel is pointed to as the epitome of evil. She led ...

2 Kings 10:16: “Then [Jehu] said, ‘Come...

August 4th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jehu, the new king of Israel, met a man named Jehonadab and asked him ...

2 Kings 9:21,24: “Then Joram said, ‘Make...

August 3rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Neither Joram king of Israel nor Ahaziah king of Judah were walking in the ...

2 Kings 8:6: ” . . . So the king appointed...

August 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In chapter 4, the prophet Elisha raised a Shunammite woman's son from the dead, ...

2 Kings 7:2,20: “So an officer on whose hand...

August 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Syria besieged Samaria to the point of famine. It became so severe that the ...

2 Kings 6:5–7: “But as one [of the young...

July 31st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Elisha had charge over a group of young prophets, and they came and told ...

2 Kings 5:13–14: “And [Naaman’s] servants...

July 30th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army, was a leper. He came to Israel ...

2 Kings 4:6–7: “Now it came to pass, when...

July 29th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
A prophet’s widow had debts and the creditor was going to take her children ...

2 Kings 3:27: “Then [the king of Moab] took his...

July 28th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Holy Spirit gives us insight here into the heathen religion of the indigenous ...

2 Kings 2:14: “Then [Elisha] took the mantle...

July 27th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In 1 Kings 19:19, the Lord told the prophet Elijah to place his mantle ...

2 Kings 1:16: “Then [Elijah] said to [King...

July 26th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
When King Ahaziah (Ahab’s son) fell and was injured, he sent men to inquire ...

1 Kings 22:8: “So [Ahab] the king of Israel...

July 25th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ahab's statement was as ironic then as it is today. It is like saying, ...

1 Kings 21:29: “See how Ahab has humbled himself...

July 24th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Here we find an example in the Old Testament of that great spiritual principle ...

1 Kings 20:23: “Then the servants of the king...

July 23rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This is an interesting insight into the worldview of that day. The year before, ...

1 Kings 19:4: “But [Elijah] went a day’s...

July 22nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Down through the ages, Elijah has been called the prophet of power. His name ...

1 Kings 18:21: “And Elijah came to all the people,...

July 21st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
During King Ahab's reign, Baal worship reached new heights. His wife, Jezebel, had "massacred ...

1 Kings 17:1: “And Elijah the Tishbite, of the...

July 20th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God has His own way of getting our attention. Sometimes He does it in ...

1 Kings 16:34: “In his days Hiel of Bethel built...

July 19th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Joshua 6 records the story of the battle of Jericho. God told Joshua and ...

1 Kings 15:3: “And [Abijam] walked in all the sins...

July 18th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The next two chapters of 1 Kings gives us the history of both the ...