Imagine if astronauts had found a manuscript on the moon, or on Mars. But a book from heaven? It had been 250 years since the temple had been repaired—in the days of Jehoash (2 Ki 12:4-5). Horrible desecration had been committed on the Lord’s house, much of it by Josiah’s father and grandfather. At age […]
In those times when your life resembles a ride through a pinball machine, here’s a truth that will remind you Who is really in control. […]
Josiah’s name means “whom Jehovah heals.” Was this to be a life-long reminder of his godly great-grandfather? After the 55-year reign of Manasseh, “his son Amon reigned in his place” (2 Ki 21:18). Following his father’s evil ways, “he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the […]
Read More… from July 12, 2024 — A Bad King Begets A Good Son
The human heart is so mercurial, the nation can go from best to worst in one generation! If we’re going to catch the irony, we need a good memory. Joseph’s firstborn son in Egypt he named Manasseh. Why? Because he helped Joseph forget! Forget all the trouble he had been through…and his father’s house—a cure […]
Read More… from July 11, 2024 — Forgetting His Father’s House
Some think the 15 Songs of Degrees (with 10 anonymous) were compiled to commemorate this event. The Lord’s poetry was also prophecy, and came true in a remarkable way. “The angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand” (2 Ki 19:35). When the Jews […]
Read More… from July 10, 2024 — Hezekiah & The Lengthening Shadow
Anyone who has read the Bible knows that God inspires the poets, in fact, the best poets in history! Heaven is the homeland of music, and there are poems from Genesis to Revelation. But the poem in 2 Kings 19 is special. God authors it Himself. We might have a hard time defining poetry, but […]
When believers are falsely accused by the enemy, our Advocate steps forward to speak for us. When Hezekiah heard the news, “he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord” (2 Ki 19:1). Blessed is the nation whose rulers respond to national grief and sorrow by hurrying into […]
Read More… from July 8, 2024 — Isaiah Proclaims, Hezekiah Prays
Words are free, but how you arrange them and then use them can prove to be very expensive. The Assyrians were not just ensconced along Judah’s northern border; they also held the fortified stronghold of Lachish, 30 miles southwest of Jerusalem. “Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh from […]