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May 31 - Nº 151 2 Kings 5:1-15 Naaman was the commander of the Syrian army. He was extremely brave and respected by his king, and he led the army to many great victories. During one of his raids into Israel, he captured a young girl and brought her back to Syria to be his wife’s servant. One day Naaman discovered that he had leprosy—a very contagious and incurable skin disease. This was a devastating discovery. No longer would he be able to serve the king or lead the army or

May 30 - Nº 150 2 Kings 6:24 – 7:20 Time passed, and the king of Syria invaded Israel again. He surrounded the capital city called...

May 29 - Nº 149 2 Kings 6:8-23 God used Elisha in many ways while he was a prophet in Israel. Not only did he impact the people with his...

May 28 - Nº 148 2 Kings 4:8-37 As Elisha traveled through the northern kingdom of Israel, he often passed through a town called Shunem....

May 27 - Nº 147 2 Kings 4:1-7, 38-44; 6:1-7 Elisha was the leader of a group of men known as the School of Prophets . They lived,...

May 26 - Nº 146 2 Kings 3 When Ahaziah (Ahab’s son and his successor as the king of Israel) died after falling from the balcony (see ...

May 25 - Nº 145 2 Kings 2 Elijah was traveling with Elisha, his young servant, when God instructed him to go to Bethel. Elijah told...

May 24 - Nº 144 1 Kings 22:51-53; 2 Kings 1 When Ahab (the wicked king of Israel) died, his son Ahaziah became king. He was not a good king. He copied the evil deeds of his father and his mother (the wicked Queen Jezebel). One day, Ahaziah fell through a balcony railing on the rooftop of the palace. He was injured badly, but instead of asking God to help him, he sent messengers to consult with Baal-zebub, the false god of the Philistines. He wanted to find out if he would rec

May 23 - Nº 143 2 Chronicles 19:1 – 20:34 Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled for 25 years. He improved the kingdom’s security and brought the people of Judah closer to God by teaching everyone the Laws that had been given to Moses. He also reformed the legal system. Things seemed to be going very well—until the surrounding nations of Moab, Ammon, and Edom formed an alliance and decided to invade Judah. Jehoshaphat was alarmed. He immediate

May 22 - Nº 142 1 Kings 22 ; 2 Chronicles 17 – 18 While Ahab ruled the northern kingdom of Israel, Jehoshaphat ruled Judah in the south. ...

May 21 - Nº 141 1 Kings 21 A man named Naboth owned a vineyard in Jezreel close to the palace of Ahab the king. Ahab decided he wanted to...

May 20 - Nº 140 1 Kings 20 Benhadad, the king of Syria, kept raiding cities in the northern nation of Israel (see #136 - May 16 ). As he...

May 19 - Nº 139 1 Kings 19 Benhadad, the king of Syria, kept raiding cities in the northern nation of Israel (see #136 - May 16 ). As he...

May 18 - Nº 138 1 Kings 18 The famine in Israel lasted three years. Finally, God sent Elijah to King Ahab to inform him that He was ready to send rain. By then, a man named Obadiah had become the palace administrator. He was a sincere follower of the Lord. As a matter of fact, when Queen Jezebel started killing God’s prophets, Obadiah bravely hid 100 of them in caves and supplied them with food and water. One day Obadiah was out on a mission trying to find pastureland for th

May 17 - Nº 137 1 Kings 16:29 – 17:24 When Ahab became the king of Israel, he married the daughter of the king of the Sidonians. Her name...

May 16 - Nº 136 1 Kings 15:16-24 and 2 Chronicles 16 King Asa reigned peacefully in Judah for 35 years. Unfortunately, he made a bad...

May 15 - Nº 135 1 Kings 14:21 – 15:15 and 2 Chronicles 12 – 15 While Jeroboam was ruling the northern kingdom of Israel, Solomon’s son, ...

May 14 - Nº 134 1 Kings 14:1-20; 15:25-31 One day one of King Jeroboam’s sons became very sick. Jeroboam desperately tried to find a...

May 13 - Nº 133 1 Kings 13:11-32 There was an old prophet who lived at Bethel. His sons had seen the young prophet from Judah bravely...

May 12 - Nº 132 1 Kings 12:25 – 13:8, 33-34 Soon after being crowned king of the northern kingdom of Israel, Jeroboam realized he had a...

May 11 - Nº 131 1 Kings 11:26 – 12:24 ; 2 Chronicles 10:1 – 11:4 Before Solomon died, he promoted a brave, hardworking young man named Jeroboam to an important position in the kingdom. What Solomon didn't know was that this was actually part of God’s plan--not his own. Previously, God had told Solomon that He would punish him for allowing, and even encouraging, his people to worship foreign gods. He said that, as a result of Solomon's divided heart, his kingdom would soon be

May 10 - Nº 130 Ecclesiastes Although it is never directly stated who wrote the book of Ecclesiastes, the author referred to himself as “the son of David” and a “king who ruled over Israel in Jerusalem.” He added that he was given more wisdom than anyone who ruled before him. Therefore, most Jewish, and Christian scholars agree that the author was King Solomon and that he probably wrote the book near the end of his life. Ecclesiastes is a glimpse back at the author’s own lif

May 9 - Nº 129 [Proverbs- see selected Proverbs below] Soon after Solomon became king, God gave him the opportunity to have anything he...

May 8 - Nº 128 Song of Solomon Solomon loved to be in love. He was especially attracted to foreign women (see 1 Kings 11:1 ). Early in...