In chapter 23 we see that the good and righteous king Josiah did everything possible to thoroughly remove every unclean and unholy and idolatrous item from the land. He went to great lengths to be sure there was nothing left or that could ever be recovered that was against the Law of God. Note that…
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In verse 3 of chapter 24, the disciples asked Jesus what they should be looking for that will signal His coming and the end of the age. Jesus spent a lot of time in these two chapters talking about the end times and His return. And then the balance of the chapter is His response….
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In chapter 22, we see that Hilkiah the high priest found the Book of the Law in the Temple. Let’s look at the context of this discovery. The last righteous king before Josiah, who was the king that ordered Hilkiah to begin repairing the now dilapidated Temple, was Hezekiah. Fifty-seven years passed between the end…
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Some parables are easier to understand than others, aren’t they? Today’s reading started with one of the harder ones, so let’s look at it. This is the parable that Jesus told to the chief priests and elders, about the wedding dinner. Here it is again, briefly. Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is like this….
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Well in episode 430, Rabshakeh the loudmouth sent by King Sennacherib had made some serious threats against King Hezekiah and the people, and he had slandered God. In today’s chapter 19, we see that when Hezekiah heard about what Rabshakeh said, he was distraught and went to the temple. And he sent messengers to the…
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Let’s take a look at Jesus and the fig tree from verses 18 and 19. Jesus was hungry and he saw that the fig tree had leaves on it. A fig tree with leaves should have fruit on it. That’s the way they’re supposed to work. So when Jesus saw the leaves, he expected fruit….
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Well this Rabshakeh fellow has quite the mouth, doesn’t he? Typical of the blowhard, bully that he was, he tries to intimidate, manipulate and subjugate the people. Not only does he slander Hezekiah, but he slanders God, too. I can’t wait to share chapter 19 with you in episode 432. But let’s step back a…
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Jesus addressed several topics in these two chapters. Today I’d like to focus on chapter 18 verse 15 because there are a lot of people who seem to be unaware of what Jesus said in regards to judging others. Let me read it to you again. Jesus said, ““If your brother or sister sins, go…
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1 and 2 Kings are books that give brief accounts of the kings of Israel and Judah. More details are given in 1 and 2 Chronicles and the other Old Testament books of History. Here in chapters 15 and 16, most of the kings we read about did not follow the Lord, and the times…
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In the last chapter we read, Matthew 16, Peter gave his confession that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the Living God. And here, as chapter 17 begins, six days have gone by. And Jesus takes Peter, James and John up on a high mountain, away from everyone else. I think He took these…
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