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Category Archives: faithfulness
three months trial
Ezra 10 The sin that had been committed was not simply the marrying of foreign wives. It was the the marrying women and fathering children who did not put their faith in the LORD. That was the crime which took … Continue reading
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in the time of old age
Psalm 71 This is a song of an aging man, who has known much trouble but can testify that God has been his refuge all the way. It is a plea for the LORD to keep supporting and comforting his … Continue reading
lying among the sheepfolds
Psalm 68 This psalm celebrates God’s protection and provision for his people, including the great battles he won for them. The point is that it was God’s greatness, not the overwhelming might of Israel’s armies that won the battles. Mention … Continue reading
yet more faithless
2 Chronicles 28 Ahaz was so determined to reject the LORD that when things got worse for him and his kingdom, he became yet more faithless. He had reasoned that the victors in the battles of the day must have … Continue reading
the shadow
2 Chronicles 27 Jotham spends ten of his 16 years as king with his father as a leper king, in his shadow. Those ten years were a constant reminder and warning for him not to presume upon his own authority, … Continue reading
bright shiny spoils
2 Chronicles 25 The unnamed prophet asked Amaziah an obvious question: “Why have you sought the gods of the people who did not deliver their own people from your hand?” (15) Amaziah went from halfhearted devotion to God to absolute … Continue reading
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bad choices, future consequences
2 Chronicles 22 The bad choice to collaborate with the house of Ahab continues to bring destruction upon Judah, long after that choice was made. Counselors from that family lead Ahaziah to commit the same kinds of sin. After he … Continue reading
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bringing them back
2 Chronicles 19:4-11 Having been warned not to seek reunification with Israel, Jehoshaphat sets his sights on strengthening the ties of Judah with their God. He appoints judges, but these judges were not autonomous rescuers as in the book of … Continue reading
consistent reliance
2 Chronicles 16 Asa had relied on the LORD all of his reign, but faltered at the end of it. His story is a lesson for those of us who have been with the LORD for decades. It does not … Continue reading
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a mere breath
Psalm 39 Suffering gives the psalmist perspective on life. Unlike Job, who insisted on his innocence, and was proven right, the psalmist admits that his suffering is discipline, rebuke for sin. It also reminds him of the brevity of his … Continue reading
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