Morning Light – December 31st, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Thirty] Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover. In this chapter Hezekiah completes the repairs on the temple that his father Ahaz had defiled. The sacrifices are reconstituted and the city of Jerusalem is once more a city of joy and holiness. Hezekiah in his zeal reaches out to […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 30th, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Twenty-Nine] Hezekiah Reforms the Nation. In this chapter we meet Hezekiah who reverses the idolatries of his father Ahaz. He commands the temple to be unsealed and the filthiness and pagan images to be removed. The Levites set to the work taking 16 days to sanctify […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 29th, 2015: The Story of King Ahaz Today: [2 Chronicles Twenty-Eight] The Story of King Ahaz. In this chapter we read the story of king Ahaz. Ahaz was an unrepentant idolater. As a result of his sins the southern kingdom of Judah was invaded by Syria in the north. Rather than […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 17th, 2015 Source: Today: [2 Chronicles Twenty-Five] King Amaziah’s Folly. In this chapter we learn of Amaziah the son of Joash. King Joash dies at the hands of assassins because he works treachery against the priesthood. In this chapter Amaziah grudgingly yields to the prophets but maintains an idolatrous lifestyle. As […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 14th, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Twenty-Two] Rejecting the Counselors of Ahab. The line of kings in Judah comes under the influence of the now destroyed house of Ahab. Ahaziah rules in Jerusalem surrounding himself with the counselors of Ahab. Ahab is now dead but his flatters against king Jehoshaphat continue to […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 11th, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Twenty-One] Jehoshaphat’s Legacy. After the death of Jehoshaphat his son Jerhoram is appointed in his stead. Jehoshaphat goes to great lengths to assure a peaceful transition of power – but his successor Jehoram nonetheless murders his brothers to secure his kingdom. Jehoram further institutes forced idolatry […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 10th, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Twenty] Seek the Lord, Believe the Prophets, Take the Spoil. In this chapter we find Jehoshaphat receiving grim news of an impending invasion. He sets himself to seek the Lord and gathers the nation to him in prayer. A young, unknown prophet speaks up and promises […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 9th, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Nineteen] Judging Righteous Judgment. In this chapter Jehoshaphat is reproved by a young prophet for his involvement with Ahab. Rather than condemn the young prophet Jehoshaphat returns to Jerusalem and continues his walk with God. He made an error but he doesn’t wallow in it. He […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 8th, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Eighteen] When God Bails You out of Your Own Trouble. In this chapter we see a good king get himself into a bad situation. Jehoshaphat joins with king Ahab to go to battle. He doesn’t consult the prophets. He ignores the horrible character of Ahab and […]
READ MORE Morning Light – December 7th, 2015 Today: [2 Chronicles Seventeen] Becoming a King God will Favor. In this chapter we meet Jehoshaphat the son of Asa. Jehoshaphat was a reformer and a person of devout commitment to the writings of Moses and to God Himself. In all of his challenges Jehoshaphat sought the mind of […]
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