In this chapter King Hezekiah organizes the priests, offerings and tithes. “And the people of Israel and Judah… brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the dedicated things… and laid them in heaps. When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people…
Month: February 2021
A Prayer for Consistency and Faithfulness
Today I offer a prayer for faithfulness and consistency. It’s easy to have seasons where we spend more or less time with God based on our busyness – I’d like to encourage all of us to remain as consistent as possible with God. We can know from scripture and experience that He blesses those who…
2 Chronicles 30
This chapter describes the steps King Hezekiah takes to reinstate the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread. “For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves. Therefore the Levites had to slaughter the Passover lamb for everyone who was not clean… For a majority of the people… had not cleansed themselves, yet…
2 Chronicles 29
This chapter tells of King Hezekiah, Ahaz’s son. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, reversing the harm his father had done. He restores and cleanses the temple, bringing back the practices of of sacrifice and worship to God. “And [Hezekiah] stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with…
2 Kings 17
This chapter tells how Hoshea, King of Israel, continues the pattern of sin. God allows Assyria to take the entire nation captive, exile them from Israel, and resettle Samaria with pagan people. “And this occurred because the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of the…
2 Kings 16
In this chapter we learn a little more of Ahaz, the current king of Judah who performed many evils in the sight of the Lord. One of his worst acts is desecrating the holy things of the temple, and giving new commandments to the priests. “And Uriah the priest built the altar; in accordance with…
2 Chronicles 28
This chapter details the reign of Jotham’s son Ahaz, who led Judah to sin greatly. “In the time of [Ahaz’s] distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord… For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, ‘Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will…
2 Chronicles 27
This short chapter (9 verses) describes the reign of Uzziah’s son Jotham. “And [Jotham] did what was right in the eyes of the Lord according to all that his father Uzziah had done, except he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people still followed corrupt practices. He fought with the king…
2 Kings 15
This chapter overviews a series of kings – one in Judah, and five in Israel (many of the Israelite kings were short-lived). “In the thirty-eighth year of [Uzziah]… Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel… and he reigned six months. Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah… and he…
2 Chronicles 26
This chapter describes the reign of Amaziah’s son Uzziah, the next Judean king. “And [Uzziah] did what was right in the eyes of the Lord… But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he… entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. But Azariah the…