Bible Readings for November 3rd 2 Kings 16 | Titus 2 | Hosea 9 | Psalms 126, 127 & 128 Although Judah has experienced wicked kings before this point, King Ahaz leads the southern nation of Judah into unprecedented evil. Ahaz’s father, Jotham, was a godly king who...
Bible Readings for November 2nd 2 Kings 15 | Titus 1 | Hosea 8 | Psalms 123, 124 & 125 One of the fascinating aspects of the stories of the kings of Israel and Judah is the way that Yahweh continues to bless his people despite their sinfulness—even as their...
Bible Readings for November 1st 2 Kings 14 | 2 Timothy 4 | Hosea 7 | Psalms 120, 121 & 122 In 2 Kings 14, we read a strange role reversal between the two kingdoms, Judah and Israel. In this chapter, we find Judah with a relatively godly king, Amaziah, who does...
Bible Readings for October 31st 2 Kings 13 | 2 Timothy 3 | Hosea 5–6 | Psalm 119:145–176 The death of Elisha is a tragedy in Israel. After this point, we do not read of another prophet whom Yahweh sends to the northern ten tribes, and very shortly, the entire nation...
Bible Readings for October 30th 2 Kings 11–12 | 2 Timothy 2 | Hosea 3–4 | Psalm 119:121–144 In 2 Samuel 7, Yahweh made a covenant with David, promising that David would never lack a man from his own body to sit on the throne of Israel. But, as we continue through the...
Bible Readings for October 29th 2 Kings 10 | 2 Timothy 1 | Hosea 2 | Psalm 119:97–120 In yesterday’s meditation, we began discussing the way the biblical authors use repetition to lace their narratives with rich, complex meaning. In 2 Kings 10, the biblical author...
