(REFLECTIONS ON Philippians 1:1-11) In his letter to the Philippians, Paul writes that every prayer for the church is a prayer with joy. What was the source of this joy? What led Paul to always offer prayer with joy even while in prison while writing to the church in Philippi? It was because the Lord was […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 25:1-30) The journey of the Israelites started back in Exodus with the Lord delivering them from Egypt, led by Moses into the wilderness, led by Joshua into the Promised Land, led by judges that the Lord sent, and then ruled by generations and generations of kings. However, as we reach the end […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 24:1-20) In today’s Scripture, we see Jehoakim king of Judah rebel against Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The Lord used this rebellion to bring judgment on Judah because of the sins of Manasseh. 3 Surely at the command of the Lord it came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 23:1-37) Josiah having heard the words of the book of the law, fulfilled his role as king of Judah and rather than standing up in his royal authority, came down and humbled himself before the Lord. As Josiah read the book of the covenant that was found earlier in the house of […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 22:1-20) Similar to his ancestor, and former king of Judah, Joash, Josiah king of Judah sent messengers to Hilkiah the high priest in order to have money collected to repair the house of the Lord. In the process of the repairs, Hilkiah the hight priest found the book of the law. In […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 21:1-26) As we read about the kings of the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, it is always interesting to see which kings did evil in the sight of the Lord, and which kings did right in the sight of the Lord. It is a reminder that within […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 20:1-21) Previously we read that Hezekiah, king of Judah, trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him. When Assyria threatened Judah, Hezekiah did not focus on the enemy’s words but turned […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 19:1-37) In today’s Scripture, Isaiah the prophet enters the narrative. As the prophet through whom God had spoken to Judah for many years, his appearance reminds us that in Judah’s greatest crisis, God was not silent. The Lord answered His king through His prophet. After hearing the threat from the messenger of […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 18:1-37) Hezekiah king of Judah did right in the sight of the Lord, doing what the other kings in Judah were unwilling to do. In today’s Scripture, we read, 4 He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah. He also broke in pieces the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 17:1-41) In the New Testament, specifically in the Gospel of John 4 where Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman asking her for water to drink, we read, 9 Therefore the Samaritan woman said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan […]