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Category Archives: discernment
whatever happens
2 Kings 23:31-24:17 The end of Judah came not with an explosive battle, but with a series of failures. There were attacks on all sides, and nothing that anyone could do. The great city that was Jerusalem became a collection … Continue reading
Posted in dependence upon God, discernment, Judah, judgment, submission
Tagged 2 Kings 23, 2 Kings 24
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cleaning up
2 Kings 23:1-30 Of all the reforms of the kings, none was more comprehensive than that of Josiah. Reading through the list, one gets an idea how syncretistic Judah had become. Every aspect of their society had been permeated by … Continue reading
Posted in courage, depravity, discernment, idolatry, Judah, repentance
Tagged 2 Kings 23
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business as usual
2 Kings 21 Two evil kings came after Hezekiah, and proceeded to undo all his good work, and send Judah closer to judgment. The pressure to conform to the idolatry of the nations around them must have been great. There … Continue reading
Posted in destruction in hell, discernment, Judah, sovereignty of God
Tagged 2 Kings 21
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religious plurality
2 Kings 17:24-41 The story of how the northern kingdom became the land of Samaria is told here. A syncretistic Israel was taken away and replaced by another syncretistic people. The LORD sent lions because the people did not fear … Continue reading
enough
2 Kings 17:1-23 Finally, the LORD had enough. Israel had plunged so deeply into the idolatry that God had forbidden that there was no rescue. God removed them from his sight. He used Assyria to do so. In so doing, … Continue reading
renovations
2 Kings 16 Ahaz found a new way to sin against the God of his ancestors. He admired an altar that he had seen in a pagan land, and had one built for the temple in Jerusalem. He made … Continue reading
the Jezebel of Judah
2 Kings 11 The Southern kingdom had its Jezebels as well – and Athalia was one of them. She attempted to wipe out the entire royal line of Judah so that she would reign. Thwarting that plan was another woman: … Continue reading
seeing God at work
2 Kings 6:1-23 The miracles described in this text were not parlor tricks designed to mystify. They were displays of power intended to help God’s people do his will, or hinder their enemies from doing theirs. Often we do not … Continue reading
keeping emotions in check
2 Kings 5 Even when God is at work among us, our emotions can hide the glory of his presence if we are not in right relationship with him. Consider how emotions sent these three people in the wrong direction: … Continue reading
theological consensus
1 Kings 22 The theological consensus that existed among the prophets of Israel in the time of Ahab was not unity. It was mutual deception. Some wanted to believe that there would be victory against Syria. Others (at least Micaiah) … Continue reading
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