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HEZEKIAH’S TUNNEL AND BIBLE HISTORY

August 2, 2024

“This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works” (2 Chronicles 32:30 ESV). King Hezekiah prepared Jerusalem for an impending siege by the Assyrians, by closing the “upper outlet of the waters

BEWARE PARTNERING WITH UNBELIEVERS

July 27, 2024

‘Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.”’ (2 Chronicles 20:37 ESV). This was the second time God had warned Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, about partnering with the unbelieving kings of Israel. The first time it was

WHO WILL BOW THE KNEE TO THE SON OF DAVID?

July 23, 2024

“So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.” (2 Chronicles 10:19 ESV). The Chronicler described how the Northern tribes of Israel rebelled against David’s grandson, King Rehoboam. He reported that they were still in rebellion at the time of his writing, which was after the Babylonian exile. Yet his

WILL GOD INDEED DWELL WITH MAN?

July 22, 2024

“But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built!” (2 Chronicles 6:18 ESV). In Solomon’s prayer of dedication for the Temple, he wondered whether the God who filled the heavens could “dwell with man on the

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MOUNT MORIAH

July 20, 2024

“Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite” (2 Chronicles 3:1 ESV). Solomon built the Temple on “Mount Moriah” where his father, David, had

REDISCOVERING GOD’S WORD

August 3, 2023

“While they were bringing out the money collected at the Lord’s Temple, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that was written by Moses” (2 Chronicles 34:14 NLT). Under the direction of King Josiah, the Levites were repairing the Temple when they found the Book of the Law. Hilkiah the

TEACHING THE WORD TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE

July 26, 2023

“They took copies of the Book of the Law of the Lord and traveled around through all the towns of Judah, teaching the people” (2 Chronicles 17:9 NLT). In the third year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign, he sent out teachers of God’s Word to teach all the people of Judah. Jehoshaphat took delight in the

“The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NLT).

July 25, 2022

ARE YOU FULLY COMMITTED TO THE LORD? King Asa started well but finished poorly. Born in the line of David, king of Judah, he tore down the high places and Asherah poles, deposed his evil grandma, and overcame the million man army from Ethiopia with God’s help. Yet later in life, he trusted his accumulated

“I have found the book of the law in the Lord’s temple” (2 Chronicles 34:15 HCSB).

August 3, 2021

REDISCOVERING GOD’S WORD Under the direction of King Josiah, the Levites were repairing the Temple when they found the Book of the Law. Hilkiah the priest was the one who found it. Apparently, it had been hidden in the Temple to avoid destruction by some of the wicked kings that ruled before. As a result,

“They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the Lord’s instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people” (2 Chronicles 17:9 HCSB).

July 26, 2021

TEACHING THE WORD TO EVERYONE King Jehoshaphat began his reign well by sending out teachers of God’s Word to teach all the people of Judah. Jehoshaphat took delight in the Lord and led his people to follow Him. And so, the fear of the Lord fell on the surrounding peoples so that they didn’t attack