The God who gives Victory.1 Chron 18“And the Lord helped David wherever he went.”Within the Ancient Near East, diplomacy was achieved at the end of a sword. In a time when city-states struggled for pr...  Read More

The Holiness of God1 Chron. 13:1-14“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.” We often minimize God’s comm...  Read More

The God who Builds1 Chronicles 7:1-15“Go and tell David My servant, ‘thus says the Lord, ‘You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in.” To David, it seemed to be the right thing to do. In yesterday...  Read More

A Testament to God’s Faithfulness and Sovereignty1 Chronicles 1-9“Adam, Seth, Enosh,… and Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.”Much to the chagrin of the modern reader, the book of 1 Chroni...  Read More

The Justice of God2 Kings 23:21-26“However, the Lord did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath with which His anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh ...  Read More

The Power of God is displayed in times of adversity.2 Kings 18-19“Now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God.From...  Read More

The God who is faithful even when we are notRead 2 Kings 13:14-25“But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob...  Read More

God’s Mercy is available to all2 Kings 5“Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel.”The story of Naaman is one of the familiar stories in 2 Kings. At first glance, it is a st...  Read More

God Anoints his leaders.2 Kings 2 “Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what shall I do for you before I am taken from you.”  And Elisha said, “please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”         ...  Read More

The Infinite Power of God.1 Kings 20“Yet I will leave7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.”Elijah was discouraged and defeated. After his ...  Read More

God does not tolerate competition1 Kings 18:20-46“ How long will you hesitate between two opinions?”Lured by the idolatry of the Canaanites, Israel had embraced the worship of Baal. Throughout the sto...  Read More

The Infinite Condescension of God.1 Kings 9:1-9.“I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever.”The word condescension is often used negatively. Look in a Thesaur...  Read More