Morning Light – September 10th, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Eighteen] Hezekiah Threatened by Sennecherib. In this chapter we meet king Hezekiah the son of Ahaz. If Ahaz was the most notorious and evil king in David’s line, Hezekiah was the most godly. He is the one king in the line of David who aggressively […]
READ MORE Morning Light – September 9th, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Seventeen] The Lost Tribes of Israel. Did you know that there were actually two captivities in the history of Israel? The 10 northern tribes were taken into captivity 100 years before Judah and the southern kingdom went into Babylon. In this chapter we see the […]
READ MORE [vsw id=”UrAvyrZzs4E” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”yes”] Today: [2 Kings Chapter Sixteen] The One-Man Leadership of Ahaz. In this chapter we meet king Ahaz of the southern kingdom. Ahaz was perhaps the most notorious and evil of the line of David. He corrupted the priesthood and polluted the altar. He made his sons to pass through […]
READ MORE Morning Light – September 4th, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Fifteen] The Procession of Kings. In this chapter we see the rapid succession of many kings in the northern kingdom of Israel. Israel’s rule is decided palace intrigues and assassination. The southern kingdom is preserved in the line of David as God has promised until […]
READ MORE Morning Light – September 3rd, 2015 Today: [2 Kings Chapter Fourteen] Accepting the Logos and Rejecting the Rhema. In this chapter we learn about Amaziah the current king in Judah. He had great respect for the scriptures but little respect for the words of the prophets. As a result his kingdom was confirmed but nonetheless […]
READ MORE 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 […]
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