160 - Two More Ungodly Kings in Israel
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...
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159 - Joash Murders Jehoiada’s Godly Son
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...
158 - Joash Follows Jehoiada’s Godly Example
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...
157 - Athaliah’s Reign of Terror
JUNE 6 - Nº 157 2 Kings 11:1-16; 2 Chronicles 22:10 – 23:16 When Athaliah realized that her son Ahaziah was dead (see #155 - June 4), she...
156 - Jehu Kills Jezebel—and Many Others!
JUNE 5 - Nº 156 2 Kings 9:30 – 10:36 After Jehu killed the two kings (see #155 - June 4), he went back to find Jezebel. When she heard...
155 - Jehu Shakes Things Up
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,...
154 - A Wicked King with a Sad Epitaph
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...
153 - Elisha’s Tears
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...
152 - Gehazi Gets Greedy
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...
151 - Naaman and the Servant Girl
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...
150 - A Famine in Samaria
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 (Samaria) and...
148 - The Woman from Shunem
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....
147 - Elisha’s School
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, learned,...
146 - Water in the Desert
May 26 - Nº 146 2 Kings 3 When Ahaziah (Ahab’s son and his successor as king of Israel) died after falling from the balcony of the palace...
145 - Elijah Is Taken into Heaven
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...
144 - Ahaziah Consults the Wrong God
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...
143 - Jehoshaphat’s Great Victory
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...
142 - The End of King Ahab’s Reign
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....
141 - Wicked King Ahab Finds Mercy
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...
140 - Ahab Won't Let God Finish the Job
May 20 - Nº 140 1 Kings 20 Benhadad, the king of Syria, kept raiding cities in Israel (see #136 - May 16). As he began marching toward...
139 - Down One Mountain Then Up Another
May 19 - Nº 139 1 Kings 19 King Ahab rushed into the palace and told Queen Jezebel everything that had happened on Mount Carmel. He...
138 - The Battle with Baal
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...
137 - Elijah and the Widow
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...
136 - A Good King Becomes Bad
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...
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