Friday April 30, 2021 “Thistles and Cedars”
2 Kings 14:8-9 “8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another in battle.” 9 And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as … Continue reading
Thursday April 29, 2021 “Threats or Rhetoric”
2 Kings 14:8-9 “ 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another in battle.” 9 And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as … Continue reading
Wednesday April 28, 2021 “Brother Against Brother”
2 Kings 14:8 “Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another in battle.” Amaziah was king of Judah and Jehoash was king of Israel. This was a challenge of brothers fighting brothers. That same spirit threatens in America today. Pray that … Continue reading
Tuesday April 27, 2021 “Amaziah Proposes War”
2 Kings 14:8 “Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another in battle.” “There’s a time for war and a time for peace” the book of Ecclesiastes tells us. War is never to be entered into without much thought and reason … Continue reading
Monday April 26, 2021 “Taking Down Sela”
2 Kings 14:7 “7 He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel to this day.” Amaziah had an eye to execute judgement properly and he followed through on his judgement. Pray that our leaders and judges will make policy and decisions that will remove strongholds like Sela … Continue reading
April 25, 2021 “Bearing the Guilt and Punishment”
2 Kings 14:5-6 “Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. 6 But the children of the murderers he did not execute, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not … Continue reading
Saturday April 24, 2021 “Establish and Eliminate”
2 Kings 14:5 “5 Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. A purging had to be done before something good could be established in Judah. First the land had to be firmly in the hand of king Amaziah through … Continue reading
Friday April 23, 2021 “Be Not Idolators”
2 Kings 14: 4 “4 However the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.” In the previous verse, we are told that Amaziah did good, but he didn’t go as far as David did in leading the people of God. David was never an idolator. Idolatry is … Continue reading
Thursday April 22, 2021 “Not Like David”
2 Kings 14:3 “3And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he did everything as his father Joash had done.” Amaziah did all his father, King Joash, had done but he didn’t follow wholly in the path of king David, Amaziah’s ancestor. Pray that when men and women of … Continue reading
Wednesday April 21, 2021 “29 Years”
2 Kings 14:2-3 “2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he did everything as his father Joash had done.” For 29 years Amaziah did a lot … Continue reading
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