2Kings 23-25 Psalm 108

We have another beautiful epitaph. Josiah followed the greatest commandment as no king had before nor would after. He was a good king, and his story is amazing. We also have another instance of the son absolutely not following the good example of his father, and I’m really curious why. In fact, I’m really curious … Continue reading 2Kings 23-25 Psalm 108 →

2 Kings 20-22 Psalm 107

Once again we had a really faithful servant of the Lord and a kid that was… the opposite. In the beginning, there isn’t really anything all the remarkable. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob… they’re all pretty comparable. They all have their moments of greatness, they all have their moments of weakness. Moses is interesting because not much … Continue reading 2 Kings 20-22 Psalm 107 →

2 Kings 18-19 Psalm 106

I read this with a bit of “It’s about time.” King after king: but the high places remained, and finally we have “He removed the high places.” We talk a lot about “man after God’s own heart,” but here we’ve got, “he held fast to the Lord.” Sit with that a minute. Think about what … Continue reading 2 Kings 18-19 Psalm 106 →

2 Kings 15-17 Psalm 105

So tonight I’m sitting here with perhaps the biggest ‘what-if’ I’ve wondered so far in this read through: What if these other nations had actually turned toward God? Israel utterly fails, so God allows them to be carted off by Assyria. Then Assyria, in a classic move, resettles other peoples into the area. These other … Continue reading 2 Kings 15-17 Psalm 105 →

2 Kings 12-14 Psalm 104

I’ll be honest, these books get really hard for me to follow sometimes. So many of these kings have the same names. Sometimes the king of Israel and the king of Judah have the same name at the same time. Sometimes one is good and one is bad. Sometimes, actually it seems rather frequently, the … Continue reading 2 Kings 12-14 Psalm 104 →

2 Kings 8-11 Psalm 103

I don’t want to write about these chapters. I’m getting tired of kings killing each other. I’m sure the average citizen was pretty tired of it, too, but honestly it sounds pretty normal, like they didn’t really know there were other ways to live at this point. Instead of dwelling on that, though, I’m gonna … Continue reading 2 Kings 8-11 Psalm 103 →

2 Kings 4-7 Psalm 102

Two things. All these stories, and I want to focus on two things. The Shunamite woman saying “everything is fine” and Naaman’s servant saying “really, dude?” The Shunamite woman has her son die in her arms. Excuse me while my heart breaks and I spend about an hour crying over this. She never even asked … Continue reading 2 Kings 4-7 Psalm 102 →

2 Kings 1-3 Psalm 101

I have a few thoughts about Elisha. Primarily that he’s the perfect leading character in a modern action/drama. He’s intense, he’s loyal, he’s strong. Yeah, he’s bald, but that just humanizes him. Seriously, though, Elisha tries to leave him behind three times. I’ll be honest, I don’t really understand why. The only thing I can … Continue reading 2 Kings 1-3 Psalm 101 →