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“The anger of the Lord burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.” 1 Chronicles 13:10 David’s reign had been secured and now he wanted to bring the Ark of God to Jerusalem. He “consulted with the captains of the […]

“All these, being men of war who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a perfect heart to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one mind to make David king.” 1 Chronicles 12:38 This verse summarizes the gathering of the Army, previously under

“The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.” 1 Chronicles 8:40 As I mentioned yesterday, 1st Chronicles has a lot of names; LOTS of Names! I’ve read through the Bible 40+ times and still read though

“Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second was Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess;” 1 Chronicles 3:1 This is the 1st verse of my reading today, somewhat typical of Chronicles; lots of names and some obscure stories. Notice here,

“and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.” 2 Kings 25:30 This is the last verse of 2 Kings. In the kindness of God, King Jehoiachin is released from prison and shown favor by the King of Babylon. Though

“But they did not listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do evil more than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel.” 2 Kings 21:9 The Nations that possessed Canaan before Israel did, brought God’s Judgement on them. Here we read Judah had become worse! How can this be? These were God’s

“So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from His sight; none was left except the tribe of Judah.” 2 Kings 17:18 The story of Apostate Israel is a very sad one. They began as Solomon succumbed to Idol Worship (influenced by his foreign wives) and the foolishness of his son Rehoboam.

“You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Enjoy your glory and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall, and Judah with you?” 2 Kings 14:10 Amaziah has just enjoyed a successful war campaign against Edom. He is now picking a fight with

“When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and eliminated all the royal children.” 2 Kings 11:1 There’s so much wrong with this story it’s hard to know where to start. Wicked Opportunism at its worst! In an earlier Chapter, we read of Ahaziah’s death at the hands of

“the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.” 2 Kings 9:20b Here in Chapter 9 we are introduced to Jehu, who has just been anointed as King of Israel. These are the words that describe him by a watchman in Jezreel. He is quite the character to