2 Kings 23:26–27: “Nevertheless the LORD did...
August 17th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalDespite 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 devotionalWhile 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 devotionalKing 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 devotionalKing 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 devotionalWe 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 devotionalKing 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 devotionalBecause 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 devotionalIsrael 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 devotionalMany 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 devotionalKing 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 devotionalUp 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 devotionalIn 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 devotionalIn 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 devotionalJehu, 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 devotionalNeither 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 devotionalIn 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 devotionalSyria 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 devotionalElisha 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 devotionalNaaman, 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 devotionalA 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 devotionalThe 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 devotionalIn 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 devotionalWhen 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 devotionalAhab'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 devotionalHere 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 devotionalThis 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 devotionalDown 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 devotionalDuring 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 devotionalGod 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 devotionalJoshua 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 devotionalThe next two chapters of 1 Kings gives us the history of both the ...