There are few things more worthwhile than reading and growing in understanding the Bible. Of late I’ve recognised it can be easy to get caught up with other material on related topics without returning to the source. Yet there is a joy in returning to what the Bible depicts. There’s one book in particular that […]
Read More Something About JoshuaThis is one of my favourite episodes on scripture. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More What Is the Story of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal?He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. (2 Kings 25:9-10 NIV) The rebellion of Zedekiah was the final act of a […]
Read More The Kings II 25 – BreakdownIt is very difficult reading the 17th chapter of 2 Kings without filling up with tears of sorrow at the tragedy of the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel. It’s not as though God hadn’t warned them. He had done so on numerous occasions through various prophets. Yet their persistence in rejecting God lead […]
Read More The Kings II 17 – The Fall of IsraelBut Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.” (1 Kings 22:14 NIV) Ahab had no excuse. Even before Elijah there was sufficient for Ahab to know there is only one true God in Israel. He knew the one true God when Elijah called a […]
Read More The Kings 22 – No Room for Ignorance (Ahab: Strike Three)At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “ Lord , the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, Lord , answer me, so […]
Read More The Kings 18 – Fire and Rain Turn Our Hearts Back AgainAhab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the Lord , the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him. (1 Kings 16:33 NIV) In the southern kingdom of Judah, King Asa ruled for 41 years. In the time of his rule he saw Jeroboam, […]
Read More The Kings 16 – From Bad to WorseHe committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. (1 Kings 15:3 NIV) History records the life and times of various leaders and rulers by different standards. Their goodness might be connected to […]
Read More The Kings 15 – The Bad, The Good and The UglyPeople will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why the Lord brought all this disaster on them.’ (1 Kings 9:9 NIV) It is good to know that prayers, as conversation with God, can get a […]
Read More The Kings 09 – Remember the Covenant: A Reply to PrayerLord , the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way. You have kept your promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand […]
Read More The Kings 08 – A Magnificent Prayer
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