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II Kings 19 (Judah)

palomaMay 9, 2024Leave a comment

Because I don't make much progress here while I'm leading my bible studies, it's been a full year since we were last in II Kings. In Chapter 17 we saw the official end of the northern kingdom of Israel and in Chapter 18 we read of the many victories of Hezekiah in Judah, because he did right in the sight of the Lord. However, the Blue Letter Bible chronological reading plan left us with a cliffhanger at the end of Chapter 18. Now the exciting conclusion of Hezekiah in II Kings 19.

My Walk with the Lord

palomaOctober 5, 2023October 11, 2023Leave a comment

A reflection on where God met me and who I am now, in Him.

Hosea 2 (Israel)

palomaApril 18, 2023April 18, 2023Leave a comment

Hosea has a wife and three kids that all tell the tales of an Israel who has forsaken God and God has disowned, while still giving His longsuffering hope for the future.

Leader Day 2021

palomaJuly 13, 2021Leave a comment

It's Leader Day for the women's ministry at my church. It's a time for the bible study leaders and other leaders in the women's ministry at both campuses to come together and build one another up so that we can go back to the ladies and shine the light back to them.

II Kings 12-13; II Chronicles 24

palomaJuly 8, 2021Leave a comment

So we finally have the house of Ahab scrubbed from Israel and Judah. Jehu meeting God's mandate and then far exceeding it in brutality to secure his authority on the throne in the north; and the Lord using the high priest and his wife to save the remaining offspring in the line of David, taking the throne at the tender age of 7.

Proverbs 30-31

palomaApril 1, 2021Leave a comment

This is listed next in the Blue Letter Bible Chronological listing after I Kings Chapter 11.

Goin’ Back to Go Forward

palomaMarch 30, 2021Leave a comment

I have been on a very long journey to read the Old Testament in chronological order, which (once passed the first few books) is much more difficult than I would have guessed. Once I got passed the divided kingdom and it was going to take a few different books at once to move forward, I made a decision to go back and read more of the end of the united kingdom before it got too far away. So I read some Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.

Now, I am heading back to the narrative; but as a refresher, I am going to read through some I Kings and II Chronicles that I've already reviewed.

Song of Solomon Adjacent

palomaFebruary 18, 2021February 22, 2021Leave a comment

While I was waiting for a commentary to arrive, I took a detour back to Ecclesiastes and now I am going to read Song of Solomon before continuing my chronological read of the Old Testament.

The Blue Letter Bible chronological suggested order has II Chronicles chapter 1 and Psalm 72 adjacent to this book, so I am going to read those first, by way of reorienting to Solomon's timeframe.