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My Daily Briefing
Daily Devotions
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173 - Hezekiah Turns Things Around in Judah
JUNE 22 - Nº 173 2 Kings 18:1-12; 2 Chronicles 29 – 31 Ahaz was a wicked king. He led the people in the southern kingdom of Judah away...
172 - Israel Is Scattered by Assyria
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...
171 - King Ahaz—a Wicked King in Judah
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...
170 - Israel Falls Apart
JUNE 19 - Nº 170 2 Kings 14:23-28; 15:8-31; 2 Chronicles 28:5-6 When the nation of Israel had separated into two kingdoms in 931 B.C....
169 - Hosea Loves Gomer
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...
168 - Kings Uzziah and Jotham of Judah
JUNE 17 - Nº 168 2 Kings 15:1-7; 32 – 38; 2 Chronicles 26 – 27 The same people who killed King Amaziah of Judah (see #161 - June 10),...
167 - Amos Prophesies Against Israel
JUNE 16 - Nº 167 Amos 1 – 9 Due to Jonah’s reluctant obedience, the Gentile nation of Assyria repented and began to worship the God of...
166 - Jonah Gets Angry
JUNE 15 - Nº 166 Jonah 3 – 4 Once Jonah was on dry ground, God gave him the same command He had given before. “Leave right now and go to...
165 - Jonah Gets Wet
JUNE 14 - Nº 165 Jonah 1 – 2 Syria (also known as Aram) had always been a menace to the kingdom of Israel. God had helped King Jehoash...
164 - Joel’s Message to Judah
JUNE 13 - Nº 164 Joel 1 – 3 Edom wasn’t the only nation that was at fault in the centuries-old feud that constantly simmered between the...
163 - Obadiah’s Message to Edom
JUNE 12 - Nº 163 The Book of Obadiah Although God sent many prophets to speak to His people, Obadiah was the first one to record the...
162 - The Prophets
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. They...
161 - The Thistle and the Cedar Tree
JUNE 10 - Nº 161 2 Kings 14:1-22; 2 Chronicles 25 After Joash was murdered (see #159 - June 8), his son Amaziah became king of Judah. At...
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...
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...
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