August 5 – Unearthed in London: Cyrus’ Unusual Proclamation!
August 5 Ezra 1:1-2:70 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5 Psalm 27:7-14 Proverbs 20:22-23 Ezra 1:1 – Most kings don’t liberate their subjects – like Rehoboam they tend to up the ante (1 …
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August 4 – The Burning & Rebuilding of the Temple
August 4 2 Chronicles 35:1-36:23 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 Psalm 27:1-6 Proverbs 20:20-21 My apologies for going long here – but we are covering one of the most fascinating centuries …
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August 3 – What was Manasseh’s Prayer?
August 3 2 Chronicles 33:14-34:33 Romans 16:10-27 Psalm 26:1-12 Proverbs 20:19 2 Chronicles 33:15 – Manasseh seems to have had a genuine conversion. The prayers of his father though seemingly …
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August 2 – Is there any historical records of Sennacherib at Lachish?
August 2 2 Chronicles 32:1-33:13 Romans 15:23-16:9 Psalm 25:16-22 Proverbs 20:16-18 2 Chronicles 32:1 – We met Sennacherib last month in 2 Kings 18. 2 Chronicles 32:9 – Sennacherib was …
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August 1 – The Urgent King hosting a Nationwide Feast!
August 1 2 Chronicles 30:1-31:21 Romans 15:1-22 Psalm 25:1-15 Proverbs 20:13-15 2 Chronicles 30:5 – What does it mean “Beersheba to Dan?” In American we would say “from Atlantic to Pacific” …
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July 31 2 Chronicles 29:1-36 Romans 14:1-23 Psalm 24:1-10 Proverbs 20:12 2 Chronicles 29:3 – A good way to start on the very first month of his reign. Repairing the …
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July 30 2 Chronicles 26:1-28:27 Romans 13:1-14 Psalm 23:1-6 Proverbs 20:11 2 Chronicles 26:3 – Uzziah’s 52 years was just 3 years shorter than Manasseh (2 Chronicles 33:1), but in …
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July 29 – The Temple Builder’s Progeny break up the Temple
July 29 2 Chronicles 24:1-25:28 Romans 12:1-21 Psalm 22:19-31 Proverbs 20:8-10 2 Chronicles 24:7 – We think of the destruction of the temple in 586 BC as disgraceful, yet when …
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July 28 2 Chronicles 21:1-23:21 Romans 11:13-36 Psalm 22:1-18 Proverbs 20:7 2 Chronicles 21:1 – We’ve spent four chapters with Jehoshaphat – the most we’ve spent with any king since …
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July 27 – Good King Jehoshaphat Trusts God but Disobeys His Warning
July 27 2 Chronicles 19:1-20:37 Romans 10:14-11:12 Psalm 21:1-13 Proverbs 20:4-6 2 Chronicles 19:2 – Yesterday we pointed out Jehoshaphat’s compromise, and today he is rebuked for it. Yes good people …
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