Morning Light – September 2nd, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Thirteen] The Amazing Bones of Elisha. In this chapter Elisha is on his death bed and prophesies to the king about a great victory. He instructs the king as a prophetic act to fire several arrows out of the window. The king is half hearted […]
READ MORE Morning Light – September 1st, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Twelve] Early Restoration of the Temple. In the beginning of the line of kings after Solomon the temple falls into disrepair. Baal worship and the persistence of the people to resort to other shrines and altars has brought Solomon’s once shining edifice into ruins. King […]
READ MORE Morning Light – August 31st, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Eleven] Don’t Let the Enemy Pick Your Battles. In this chapter we turn again to the history of the southern kingdom. Jehosaphat is dead and his heir has died at the hands of king Jehu in Samaria. Jehosaphat’s wife kills all the surviving males of […]
READ MORE Morning Light – August 28th, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Ten] The Tenth King of Israel. Jehu was the tenth king of Israel and under his reign Baal worship is finally extinguished. Jehu was a mighty warrior who killed Ahab, executed Jezebel and wiped out Baal worship in both the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. However […]
READ MORE Morning Light – August 27th, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Nine] Death of Jezebel. In earlier chapters Jehu, a commander in the northern tribes is anointed as king in Ahab’s place. He doesn’t act immediately and now Elijah’s successor Elisha sends a young prophet to anoint Jehu again. Jewish sources believe that this unnamed young […]
READ MORE Morning Light – August 26th, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Eight] Prophets, Kings and Widows. In this chapter Elisha gives a widow a word after which she loses her home as a result. He prophesies to a servant and a king is murdered as a result. There are many aspects of Elisha’s ministry that would […]
READ MORE Morning Light – August 25th, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Seven] Why Sit Here Till We Die? In this chapter the city of Samria is besieged and four lepers stand without the gates starving to death. They decide they cannot sit by waiting to die. They make a move and God moves with them and […]
READ MORE August 24th, 2015 2 Kings Chapter Six: Angels and the Prophetic. Elijah and Elisha were constantly attended by angels. In this chapter we see Elisha surrounded by a host of angels that others could not see. He single handedly takes an army captive and leads them to the king of Israel. Yet interestingly he doesn’t […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 21st, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Twenty-Seven] Preparing Our Hearts Before the Lord. In this chapter we read about king Jotham. Jotham was the son of Uzziah who died of leprosy because he intruded into the priest’s office. Jotham watched his father suffer for decades under the slow and agonizing rigors of […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 18th, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Twenty-Six] The Leper King. In this chapter we see the fate of the next king in Judah. Uzziah was the successor to Amaziah at the tender age of 16. He was tutored by a seer named Zecheriah and became a formidable king greatly blessed of God. […]
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