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June 1, 2025 – 2 Chronicles 34 – Josiah’s Good Reign

Josiah became king as a child of eight, but once he came of age, he regarded the idolatry he saw around him with increasing alarm. He purposed to eliminate it from Judah and the northern lands as well. Then he … Continue reading

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May 18, 2025 – Isaiah 22 – Eliakim, Messiah and the Key of David

An oracle by the prophet Isaiah – before his murder by King Manasseh – describes the rise of a man named Shebna who usurped the position of chamberlain from another man named Eliakim. But Isaiah leaves his prediction of Shebna’s … Continue reading

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May 11, 2025 – 2 Chronicles 33 – Manasseh’s Evil Reign

Manasseh had the longest and worst reign of any king of Judah. This evil king reinstituted idolatry, and imposed a cruel tyranny on the people. But when he was captured and tortured by the Assyrians, he repented, and God accepted … Continue reading

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April 27, 2025 – 2 Kings 20 – Hezekiah’s Illness and Healing

While threatened by Assyria, King Hezekiah falls ill, and God tells him he’s going to die. He cries out to God, and God heals him and gives in 15 more years to live, confirming it with a miraculous sign. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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April 20, 2025 – 2 Kings 19 – Hezekiah’s Prayer and the Miraculous Defeat of Assyria

When the Assyrian King Sennacherib invades Judah and threatens Jerusalem, Judah’s King Hezekiah “spreads out” his troubles before the Lord in the Temple. God responds by sending the prophet Isaiah to comfort the king with assurances that the enemy would … Continue reading

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April 13, 2025 – 2 Kings 17 – Israel’s Exile to Assyria

King Hoshea of Israel stops sending his tribute money to Assyria, plotting with Egypt to rebel. Assyria imprisons Hoshea and lays siege to Samaria, defeating them after three years. After 200 years of idolatrous worship of the golden calves, the … Continue reading

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April 5, 2025 – Celebrate Passover!

We celebrate Passover this year on Saturday, April 5, by first sweeping away any spiritual leaven from our lives, and then reading through the Haggadah and to experience the seder meal with an explanation of the Passover elements, and how … Continue reading

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