Following the chronological order of the Old Testament; I am in II Kings and II Chronicles and taking a side tour to Jonah during the reign of Jeroboam II.
...continue reading "Jonah 1"Category: rebellion
Intro to Jonah
In my attempt to read the Bible in chronological order, both the Blue Letter Bible and the NIV chronological Bible have Jonah up next, in the midst of II Kings and II Chronicles. I recently did a bible study on Jonah, so I'm anxious to see what comes of this personal study.
...continue reading "Intro to Jonah"II Kings 10-11; II Chronicles 22-23
The Word of the Lord had come to pass and His judgement of the house of Ahab is coming to pass. Now Jehu is the King of Israel. Jehu must now see to the remaining members of the family.
...continue reading "II Kings 10-11; II Chronicles 22-23"II Chronicles 21-22:9
We've been away from II Chronicles for awhile; but the story picks up here parallel to II Kings 8-9.
...continue reading "II Chronicles 21-22:9"Turning 50 and Nehemiah 13
I start with a confession. I've been in a mood as of late. And not a godly mood. Not everyday and not all of the time; but building for the last couple of years since I was at a graduation party and someone pointed out that my brother and cousin were turning fifty years old. And in the final days before my own 50th birthday, last week, this mood left me weepy and fully self-pity and entitlement.
...continue reading "Turning 50 and Nehemiah 13"II Kings 1 and 2
Finally, we have arrived back from the future and the past, ready to begin our chronological approach again.
...continue reading "II Kings 1 and 2"Intro to II Kings
Continuing in the attempt to read the bible chronologically, we are now ready for II Kings and the remainder of II Chronicles. These will be spread out over the corresponding events in the major and minor prophets of each leader.
...continue reading "Intro to II Kings"II Chronicles: All Things Elijah, Ahab, and Jehoshaphat (Chs. 17-20)
Many of these may be similar to the I King stories, but with more information about Judah's story. While much of this may have been touched on previously, this is new reading for me in II Chronicles.
...continue reading "II Chronicles: All Things Elijah, Ahab, and Jehoshaphat (Chs. 17-20)"I Kings: All Things Elijah, Ahab, and Jehoshaphat (Chs. 17-22)
I took a close look at these chapters recently, so this will be a high-level brief look back at these events.
...continue reading "I Kings: All Things Elijah, Ahab, and Jehoshaphat (Chs. 17-22)"More Goin’ Back to Go Forward
Continued refresher, as I am going back through some of I Kings and II Chronicles that I've already reviewed before resuming my attempt at chronologically reading the Old Testament.
...continue reading "More Goin’ Back to Go Forward"