| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 58 secs | 0 Comments
At the start of this chapter, Hezekiah was seriously ill and Isaiah prophesied over him telling him that God had said he was going to die. Hezekiah cries out to God and reminds God that he has walked faithfully with God throughout his life. In those times long life was seen as a sign of […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 21 secs | 0 Comments
Hezekiah’s dad, Ahaz, had not been a good king. He had not done what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, and had even sacrificed his son (presumably Hezekiah’s brother) as a burnt offering – see 2 Ki 16:2-4. Thankfully Hezekiah didn’t follow in his father’s footsteps. He ‘did what was right […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 4 secs | 0 Comments
Today’s reading initially struck me as a little, well, boring. It seems like a passage largely concerned with the administration of building repair and finances. But, after reading it in a couple of different versions and comparing a few Bible commentaries, I think it’s a great example of some practical guidance from the Bible, which […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 57 secs | 0 Comments
A young Israelite girl was captured by the Syrians. She loved the Lord God and when her master, Naaman, was struck down with leprosy she said, “If only my master were with the prophet in Samaria for he would heal him of his leprosy!” This young girl had faith in her God and she was […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 27 secs | 0 Comments
What a chapter! If we ever needed to be reminded of God’s miracle working power it is now! The God who did all these miracles is the same God who we worship now and He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8) so we can be confident that if he did these miracles […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 33 secs | 0 Comments
I wonder how well Elisha knew Elijah. No doubt he had heard the stories of his exploits. He had heard how he fearlessly faced up to the wicked King Ahab. How Elijah had prophesied the coming drought, and how God had instructed the ravens to feed him as he sat by the Brooke Cherith. Perhaps […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 57 secs | 0 Comments
This chapter is a great one for recognising discouragement, how it shapes us and how we can come against it. After Elijah’s victory on Mount Carmel against the false prophets of Baal, Elijah received a messenger from Queen Jezebel threatening his life. Up to now Elijah had been obedient to God’s word and direction but […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 20 secs | 0 Comments
What a lot of prophets! Jezebel is killing them, Obadiah is hiding them, and Elijah is confronting them. We’re in Israel, the northern kingdom, approximately 60 years after the nation divided following Solomon’s death in 930 BC. Ahab is on the throne, and things aren’t good. He ‘did more to arouse the anger of the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 45 secs | 0 Comments
The first verse pretty much highlights the issues that cause the united 12 tribes of Israel to split so dramatically. Rehoboam went to Schechem to be crowned not Jerusalem. It was an ancent important place where Jacob and Joshua were buried and earlier abortive attempts to have a king happened (Judges 8:22-27). He went there […]