Monthly Archives: April 2021

Remember when I mentioned that I believe in the inerrant truths of Scripture?  That is far different from believing that every single word is inerrant.  Here we have what we call a text critical issue.  The king Jehoram dies when … Continue reading →

Now we start to see the decline of Judah as we transition to a king who loved God, Jehoshaphat, to his son who was in it for himself.  Look at what he does in his first 100 days in office.  … Continue reading →

We find ourselves stepping back a bit into time when Jehoshaphat had not teamed up with Ahab and the northern kingdom.  We see that the surrounding countries of Judah were intent on invading the land where Jehoshaphat was king.  Moabites, … Continue reading →

When the king of Judah arrives home after he teamed up with the king of Israel to go against he Arameans, a battle which they lost, he is confronted with his own prophet.  Jehu comes out and and scolds him … Continue reading →

We find one of the few times in Scripture where the divided monarchy of Israel (the north) and Judah (the south) fight together united against a common enemy, the king of Aram.  Before they go into battle together they ask … Continue reading →

If King Asa followed the Lord then King Jehoshaphat really followed the Lord!  Asa followed the Lord until the very end, but we read last chapter that he did not remove all the high places.  Well, his son takes care … Continue reading →

Like we find in just about all of the characters of the Bible we see another king who falls short of what they should have done.  Israel begins to cause trouble, so that would be northern kingdom.  So Asa, who … Continue reading →

The story of Asa continues as we see the faithfulness of this king.  He is also able to rally his people and get them to profess loyalty to God in a way that had not been done for generations.  We … Continue reading →

We find ourselves with another king who was pleasing in the sight of the Lord.  One of the primary characteristics that makes a king pleasing in the sight of the Lord is the fact that they do not worship other … Continue reading →

The son of Rehoboam, who was the king after his father Solomon died, is Abijah.  Abijah and Jeroboam, from the north, were constantly at war with each other.  We find described in this chapter what could be described as the … Continue reading →