Joel was a “minor prophet” who did his work during the time of joash according to this nicely organized chart I came across. We will pick up the 2 Chronicles 2 Kings narrative after this. For the record, Elisha is also still around at that point. There’s a lot to…
2 Chronicles 24 in blue. 2 Kings 12 in Green. Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years of…
We are going to do some jumping around between 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles again. Kings will be in green. Chronicles will be in blue. I will definitely need this chart. 19 The people of the city said to Elisha, “Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can…
When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” Yet another well documented plan. But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives…
When Jehoram established himself firmly over his father’s kingdom, he put all his brothers to the sword along with some of the officials of Israel. Here we go spiraling again. 5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. His ending is not…
I don’t know why I’m thinking about this right now. I’m not one of those guys who needs Fall to be here right now. I don’t like Pumpkin Spice Anything. I do have this memory of trick or treating around the neighbourhood I grew up in. I was with my…