Ezra 2 – Genealogies were very important to the Jewish people. For them, if they could prove they had descended from Abraham, they were considered true Jews and could…
2 Chronicles
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2 Kings 21 – It’s hard to imagine how an offspring of Hezekiah like Manasseh could be so polar opposite and evil. When Manasseh took to the…
2 Kings 16 – Ahaz was a weak and extremely compromising ruler. Under his leadership, their religious system was put to shambles. He reconstructed everything about it,…
2 Kings 15 – I know, I know, it may seem for some this lineage of the kings just never ends. It’s easy to gloss over and…
2 Kings 11 – This is a great obscure story! For 6 years the mother of Ahaziah reigned. This self-proclaimed Queen Athaliah was the daughter…
1 Kings 15 – The next two chapters tell of the legacies of several kings who rose and led both Israel and Judah. For the most part…
1 Kings 12 – The split of the nation unfolds that would last for centuries. Solomon had died. Rehoboam his son succeeded him and it was…
Obadiah 1 – The shortest book of the Old Testament, Obadiah’s words go out against Edom, blood relatives of Israel from Esau…
Hosea 1 – In one of the most unpredictable and outlandish commands of God, He instructed Hosea to marry a prostitute. Yes, you read that right. It was during…
2 Corinthians 6 – King Hezekiah was one of the good rulers of Israel. Working in tandem with the prophet Isaiah he reformed the land and cleaned…
Psalm 149 – Psalm 149 – Psalms 149:1 NASB Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones…
Psalm 136 – Psalm 136 – The repetition is purposeful. God’s love, this unending, faithful and merciful love endures forever. The declarative phrase is found several other times in the Old Testament…
Psalm 82 – It’s a fascinating picture. God standing before the judges and magistrates of the world. Judges sit as they hear cases. They preside over and rule. But…
Psalm 69 – The favor of God is something we all should seek. One of the best definitions of this is a demonstrated delight. Simply consider what that means. …
Psalm 60 – The sting of defeat cripples us physically, emotionally, mentally. Sometimes it has the power to harm us spiritually as well. When…
Psalm 42 – Our bodies are made up of 55 to 65 percent of water. When an individual does not drink water to re-hydrate things can go south fast. …
Psalm 21 – David Guzik writes at the end of his commentary on Psalm 21: “We will sing and praise Your power: After the direct statement of praise, David…
Numbers 25 – Sometimes our greatest challenges are not the enormous tasks God calls us to, the things that seem so impossible to do, but the sneaky aspects of…
2 Chronicles 36 – Sin repeated and not repented of brings disaster. This is the theme Ezra hit again and again in 2 Chronicles. The Temple was…
2 Chronicles 35 – Armchair Quarterback noun. a person who offers advice or an opinion on something in which they have no expertise…
2 Chronicles 34 – At the age of 8, he became king. When he turned 16 he began seeking God in relationship. This seeking brought about an…
2 Chronicles 33 – “Because you rage against me and because your insolence has reached my ears, i will put my hook in your nose and my…
2 Chronicles 32 – We are doers. We see a situation and calculate what needs to be done and then act upon that. Really, it’s part of…
2 Chronicles 31 – The result of revival means action takes place. It is not just getting caught up in the moment or even the emotional. For…
2 Chronicles 30 – It was a tough conversation. Life had bottomed out for this person. Everything they had given thought and poured themselves into was teetering…
2 Chronicles 29 – Sometimes watching someone else fall is enough motivation to change course. The ramifications of choices of another can be something that brings about…
2 Chronicles 28 – How far can a person fall? This is the question. I’ve, at times, pondered this myself. It begins with a small step that,…
2 Chronicles 27 – “But…” Throw this word in any sentence and it changes the entire first half of what was said. This small word has the…
2 Chronicles 26 – Obedience is a lifelong act. It is not the flash in the pan type of obedience but one that continues throughout our lives…
2 Chronicles 25 – Amaziah is another example of someone who followed the Lord nominally but did not fully commit his heart…
2 Chronicles 24 – Riding on the coattails of another’s faith will not make any difference in the end. A good start doesn’t promise a faithful finish. Being too dependent on another for our…
2 Chronicles 23 – When all hope is gone there is still a plan. Do you believe that? Do you trust that statement? Where do you need to be reminded even right at this…
2 Chronicles 22 – Who speaks into your life? Who is it that you turn to for advice and counsel? Are there those who you look toward that may not…
2 Chronicles 21 – Time reveals the fruit of our lives. Many times seasons must come and go before the bearing of our own obedience or choices is shown. Sometimes that revelation is not…
2 Chronicles 20 – Have you ever gotten through something by the skin of your teeth? What a strange phrase right? Believe it or not, it is first mentioned in the book of Job!…
2 Chronicles 19 – Have you ever gotten through something by the skin of your teeth? What a strange phrase right? Believe it or not, it is first mentioned in the book of Job!…
2 Chronicles 18 – Do you really want the truth? The story that unfolds in this chapter is a tangible example of how we can surround ourselves with people who tell us what we…
2 Chronicles 17 – The good and the bad of our parental upbringing marks us. We’ve all been shaped by how we were raised and how our parents modeled themselves. There are the people…
2 Chronicles 16 – Loyalty. It’s the state of being faithful to ones commitments or obligations. We see a lot of disloyalty these days. It finds itself…
2 Chronicles 15 – Nothing used to burn me up more than when my Mom would call me another name. This wasn’t a slip of the tongue…
2 Chronicles 14 – It’s a strange thing. There are those who start their journey with God so well. They radically come to Jesus and make bold…
2 Chronicles 13 – It’s selective history. We read here of a stunning account of God’s deliverance through the king of Judah, Abijah. The son of Rehoboam,…
2 Chronicles 12 – In the bad times, its much easier to be in connection with God, serving Him. In the good, well often we…
2 Chronicles 11 – Right time, right place, right words. Ever had someone come across your path that speaks needed truth into a situation and then as…
2 Chronicles 10 – We may not go to a website for it but many of us scroll through the offers of others as we seek counsel….
2 Chronicles 9 – We all have one. Its really not by design or the will of man. We can set the table for it but truly…
2 Chronicles 8 – The movement toward sin always begins with one step. One thing that God is not pleased with will lead to another step then…
2 Chronicles 7 – Grace is free. Its a beautiful thing God has offered. But grace is costly as well. It cost Jesus everything. It costs us…
2 Chronicles 6 – Waiting. Pursuing something even when we see no movement toward any fruition of a desire or outcome is hard. Yes, waiting on Gods…
2 Chronicles 5 – It took 7 years to build the temple. The day had finally arrived in November 959 BC for the dedication of this incredible…
2 Chronicles 4 – We’ve heard the phrase, “God is in the details.” I’ve used this myself. Often stated, it’s in reference to being led to do…
2 Chronicles 3 – Finally, the temple construction had begun. After years of planning and preparation by David, when Solomon took the throne he began the work…
2 Chronicles 2 – Sometimes we get so caught up in the here and now we neglect to have foresight toward end results beyond our lifetime. Meaning,…
2 Chronicles 1 – The first book of Chronicles holds such importance as it reveals from beginning to end of peoples need to be in a dependent…
1 Chronicles 25 – Attention musicians! Does the name Asaph mean anything to you? Anyone….anyone…..Bueller? Although it might not mean anything to us…