Day 264 – Zechariah 5-9
Talking Points God continues to speak to Zechariah through a series of complex visions. The message is still an encouragement to complete the temple.The first high priest after the return…
Day 200 – 2 Kings 18, 2 Chronicles 29-31, Psalm 48
Talking Points King Hezekiah honors God in the example of King David. He restores and reopens the temple. He recommissions the priests and Levites for service to the LORD and…
Day 181 – 2 Chronicles 19-23
Talking Points Jehoshaphat reigns as a good king, leading the people to honor God. He institutes many wise reforms, one being a system of judges who will uphold righteousness in…
Day 177 – 1 Kings 16, 2 Chronicles 17
Talking Points The progression of kings in Israel becomes increasingly wicked. It's clear that evil left unchecked always escalates. Ahab becomes more wicked, more "than all... who were before him."…
Day 176 – 1 Kings 15, 2 Chronicles 13-16
Talking Points As we read these accounts in 1st and 2nd Samuel, 1st and 2nd Kings, and in the Chronicles all stacked together, it begins to confirm the value of…
Day 174 – 1 Kings 12-14
Talking Points The tangled history of God's people moves forward. It seems whatever mighty works God has done in their past are not enough to keep them from turning away…
Day 152 – 2 Chronicles 1, Psalm 72
Talking Points Remember that 1 and 2 Chronicles were originally one book written by Ezra. So, 2 Chronicles picks up where 1 Chronicles concluded.Fulfilling God's promise to David, Solomon is…
Day 149 – 1 Kings 1-2, Psalm 37, 71, 94
Talking Points Another of David's sons decides to make himself king in place of Solomon. Adonijah schemes with Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the general, to gain the throne of…
Day 121 – 2 Samuel 5, 1 Chronicles 11-12
Talking Points David sees much success. After seven-and-a-half years of ruling over Judah, the northern tribes then recognize David as king of Israel, and he rules over a unified kingdom.…
Day 111 – 2 Samuel 1-4
Talking Points David hears of Saul's death and Jonathan's death, and he mourns for both. The man who claims to have killed Saul, makes himself out to have killed him…
- 1
- 2