Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Chapter 9 begins: “So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel” (9:1). Real...

A good king was Josiah. He reigned in Jerusalem for 31 years: “And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the...

Hezekiah began to reign in Jerusalem and, eventually, found himself in a very bad predicament, with the city of Jerusalem surrounded by...

The prophets had carried God’s message to the people: “’You shall not fear other gods, and you shall not forget the covenant that I have...

Elisha anointed Jehu as king of Israel with these words: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anoint you king over the people of...

How needy was the Syrian general, Naaman! How great a victory he had over Israel! “He was a mighty man of valor” but, also, “he was a...

With 2 Kings, and after the death of Ahab, Elijah is still around, though he has already anointed Elisha as his successor. The prophet...

More quick thoughts from the Elijah stories. Elijah went to Elisha and anointed him prophet. Elijah’s ministry is only for a while...

From the Elijah stories, I have these thoughts that come to me as I read, some more significant than others, I suppose. Some good...

In the north, Jeroboam I set up idols and their altars in Israel and encouraged the people to worship in those places. God informed...

The Queen of Sheba came to Solomon, saw his great riches, and said, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you...

Solomon built the temple in seven years but he “was building his own house thirteen years” (7:1). It’s not necessarily a bad thing but...

Chapter three begins: “Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt” (3:1). This thing has the potential for not ending...

David in his last years. A life lived well, but clearly a human life. Lots of highs and lots of lows. At the end, trouble with...

David wept for Absalom, the son who had rebelled against him and pursued him in order to kill him. That's the heart of a father. Even...