Daily Thoughts From God's Word

“Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate (3:1) . . . The sons of Hassenaah built...

The books of Ezra and Nehemiah, in many ways, constitute one narrative with Nehemiah arriving in Jerusalem thirteen years after Ezra’s...

Ezra the priest came to town from Babylon, and he came to Jerusalem with the blessing of King Artaxerxes, who provided abundant resources...

And, so, “when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem” (3:1). ...

Chronicles ended with Cyrus, king of Persia, issuing his famous edict, and with the people preparing to return home from exile. As when...

With these chapters we find ourselves sprinting toward the end of the throne in Jerusalem. Moses had instructed Israel, “You shall keep...

Uzziah was a good king, though prideful. Jotham was a good king, but allowed corrupt worship at the temple. Ahaz was not a good king;...

“Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was...

“Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. . . ....

In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel fought against Judah. Rather than relying on the Lord as his...

These chapters tell the story of Asa’s reign in Jerusalem – He did much that was good and right, taking away the foreign altars and high...

Chapter 10 tells the story of the northern tribes’ revolt against Rehoboam and the eventual division of the kingdom. Rehoboam responded...

Solomon was able to accomplish so much, and he is to be commended. He was wise, he consolidated and strengthened the king’s rule, he...

At the temple’s dedication, Solomon acknowledged, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled what he has...

This morning, maybe just some thoughts as I read . . . When asked what Solomon would have God grant him, Solomon did not ask for riches...