4/6/2023 0 Comments Ioda redig shout![]() In 2 Kings 16 today King Ahaz of Judah messes up big time. This all makes me think about us today - is there anything in this world that we are striving after that may not be all that it's cracked up to be? Might we risk "gaining the whole world, but losing our soul" in some of our pursuits? Is there anything in this world today that you are pursuing that you are putting above your relationship with God? If so, will you let it go? Will you focus primarily on your relationship with God first and foremost? Will you follow the truths of Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Let us not be greedy in this short and precious life! I have no doubt that Shallum wanted to be king very badly - he assassinated King Zechariah in public in verse 10! And yet, becoming king for Shallum did not give him control over all things - he himself was killed just 1 month into his reign. Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king." Reading about Shallum only reigning one month reminds me of how the hearts of men and women are sometimes - that very thing in our world which we seek so strongly, sometimes can be our very downfall. ![]() Verses 13 & 14 today really showed how tough it was to be king in Israel in these days - "Shallum reigned in Samaria only one month. There are definitely some ramifications coming for Israel based on how things are going down in these days. 2 Kings 15 opens up with Uzziah reigning in Judah for 52 years - whereas Israel I think has 6 or so kings during Uzziah's reign, most of whom are assassinated! We will see how this all plays out over the next couple of days in our 2 Kings readings. Old Testament - In 2 Kings 15 today we read about several kings in very short order! The thing that amazed me was that things were obviously going from bad to worse in the northern kingdom of Israel with the kings, whereas things appeared a bit more stable in Judah (for this chapter.). ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs or Daily Audio Bible ~ ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ Keep scrolling down to see our latest daily readings blog post and email content below this welcome post. Please note that we are not following a Chronological Bible plan on this blog - however, you can find my Chronological Bible Blog at this link, New Testament in a Year Blog at this link and Old Testament in a Year Blog at this link. Purchase a One Year Bible which organizes our daily readings.Ħ. You can print out a listing of our entire year's readings in PDF format at this link.ĥ. ![]() Read from your own Bible using your preferred translation. Listen online using the links at the top of each daily blog post (the daily readings by Tom Dooley are terrific!).Ĥ. Read online using our daily links to Bible Gateway.ģ. Subscribe to our daily readings emails above.Ģ. We are following a One Year Bible plan with 15-minute daily readings from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms & Proverbs. Also, please check your spam or junk-mail folder for the confirmation email that Feedblitz will send you, if you don't see it.) (NOTE: After your subscribe above, to make sure our emails get through to you, please add to your address book and safe-senders list in your email software program. I agree to be emailed to confirm my subscription to this list
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