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JUNE 22 - Nº 173 2 Kings 18:1-12; 2 Chronicles 29 – 31 King Ahaz was a very wicked king. He led the people in the southern kingdom of...

JUNE 21 - Nº 172 2 Kings 17 Over and over the Israelite nation chose to disobey the God Who had rescued them out of Egypt and led them to...

JUNE 20 - Nº 171 2 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7:1-17 Ahaz was 20 years old when he became the ruler of the southern kingdom of...

JUNE 19 - Nº 170 2 Kings 14:23-28; 15:8-31; 2 Chronicles 28:5-6 When the nation of Israel separated into two kingdoms in 931 B.C. (see...

JUNE 18 - Nº 169 Hosea 1 - 14 Israel had been warned many times: They needed to stop sacrificing to idols and worship only the One true...

JUNE 17 - Nº 168 2 Kings 15:1-7; 32 – 38; 2 Chronicles 26 – 27 The same people who had killed King Amaziah of Judah (see #161 - June 10...

JUNE 16 - Nº 167 Amos 1 – 9 Jonah's obedience was reluctant, but it was still effective. The Gentile nation of Assyria repented and began...

JUNE 15 - Nº 166 Jonah 3 – 4 After the fish had vomited Jonah onto dry ground, God gave him the same command He had given before. “Leave...

JUNE 14 - Nº 165 Jonah 1 – 2 Syria (also known as Aram) had always been a menace to the kingdom of Israel. But God had helped King...

JUNE 13 - Nº 164 Joel 1 – 3 Edom wasn’t the only nation at fault in the feud that simmered for centuries between the Edomites and the...

JUNE 12 - Nº 163 The Book of Obadiah As we mentioned in the previous devotional, God sent many prophets to speak to His people. But...

JUNE 11 - Nº 162 2 Kings 17:13-20; 2 Chronicles 24:19 The prophets were God’s voice to the world. They came from many walks of life....

JUNE 10 - Nº 161 2 Kings 14:1-22; 2 Chronicles 25 After Joash was murdered by some of his own officials (see #159 - June 8 ) , his son...

JUNE 9 - Nº 160 2 Kings 13 When Joash was still reigning in Judah, Jehoahaz became the king of Israel. He was Jehu’s son (see #155 -...

JUNE 8 - Nº 159 2 Kings 12:17-21; 2 Chronicles 24:17-27 Some powerful men in Judah did not agree with the godly advice Jehoiada had consistently given to their young king. They were resentful of the high priest’s influence in his life. So, when Jehoiada died, they seized the opportunity to persuade Joash to change his priorities—and the course of the kingdom he ruled. By flattering the young king with kind words and honoring him with extravagant gifts, they convinced him to a

JUNE 7 - Nº 158 2 Kings 11:17 – 12:16; 2 Chronicles 23:17 – 24:16 As soon as Athaliah was dead, Jehoiada, the high priest, made a three-way covenant between God, the new king, and the people of Judah. It obligated the king and the people to obey and serve God. Beyond that, the king was to serve the people (not vice versa). In keeping with this covenant, the people immediately tore down Athaliah’s temple that was dedicated to Baal. They smashed the altars and the idols, and th

JUNE 6 - Nº 157 2 Kings 11:1-16; 2 Chronicles 22:10 – 23:16 When Athaliah realized that her son Ahaziah had been killed by Jehu, (see ...

JUNE 5 - Nº 156 2 Kings 9:30 – 10:36 After Jehu had killed both the king of Israel and the King of Judah in one day (see #155 - June 4), he went back to find Queen Jezebel. When she heard that he was coming, she put on her makeup, brushed her hair, and sat by her upstairs window. When Jehu arrived, she called down to him, “Why are you here? Have you come to murder more people now that you’ve murdered your master?” Jehu looked up at the window and yelled, “Is there anyone ther

JUNE 4 - Nº 155 2 Kings 8:25 – 9:29; 2 Chronicles 22:1-9 When King Jehoram of Judah died, Ahaziah, his youngest and only remaining son,...

JUNE 3 - Nº 154 2 Kings 8:16-29; 2 Chronicles 21:1 – 22:6 When King Jehoshaphat ruled in Judah, he tried to establish a good relationship...

JUNE 2 - Nº 153 2 Kings 8:7-15 God created the nation of Israel as a means of demonstrating His presence to the world. He wanted to pour...

JUNE 1 - Nº 152 2 Kings 5:16-27 When Naaman realized he had been cured from his leprosy, he and all his servants rushed back to Elisha’s...

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...