Tag Archive - 2 Kings

When there is good news don’t remain silent: 2 Kings 7 and 8

July 3, 2010 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

Have you ever noticed how good news in the Bible often comes to the downtrodden and outcasts of society first? Most notably I think of the shepherds who heard the news of the birth of the Messiah from angels while they tended their sheep. The shepherds were blessed to know of the birth of Jesus Christ and the prominence they were given exemplifies the truth that Jesus Christ came for all mankind. In 2 Kings chapter 7 we have another story of outcasts in society receiving good news.

At the end of 2 Kings chapter 6 the armies of Aram besieged the land of Samaria. A famine struck the land of Israel to the point where money afforded little help and people ate their children as a last resort to obtain food. At the bottom of society were the lepers who were excluded from the city and with the famine they had nothing to do but die. Continue Reading…

Tools perfected in the hand of God: 2 Kings 5 and 6

July 2, 2010 in Bible Blog with 1 Comment

Do you place any requirements on your ability to serve God? Do you need assurance that there will be many people, a lot of danger, a great distance between you and home, or a difficult task before you are willing to be a tool of God? How often do you think of the renown that you get in your service at church, the soup kitchen, or the mission field and wish you were recognized more for your work?

The man Naaman in 2 Kings chapter 5 was a man of renown within the armies of Aram because God had used him as a tool, a valiant warrior and captain, to bring about a great victory. This man of renown within the Aramean society was also an outcast because he was a leper. Can you imagine how this man hurt because he couldn’t live a normal life let alone enjoy the renown of life that God had granted him? Continue Reading…

Where will you turn in your moment of crisis: 2 Kings 3 and 4

July 1, 2010 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

I love the intentional, specific, and beautiful language that is used throughout Scripture. In 2 Kings 3 Jehoram the son of Ahab becomes king of Israel. He did what was evil in the sight of God, not to the extent of Ahab and Jezebel, but he choose to cling to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. The struggle that was faced by Jehoram and by everyone living today is choosing to follow the sins of those around us instead of clinging to God. This language steams from when Joshua gave his final instructions to the people of Israel to cling to God instead of the ways of the people around them. What do you cling to? Continue Reading…

Rekindling the reverence, awe, and wonder of God: 2 Kings 1 and 2

June 30, 2010 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

How do you want to be remembered when you finally die? Who do you know that would be faithful enough to follow you wherever you go? When we seek out God in prayer do we actually expect God to listen and respond to our request? Is there a relation between Baal-zebub in 2 Kings and Beelzebul in Matthew? These are the questions that I asked as I read about two moments in Elijah’s life related in 2 Kings 1 and 2. The first moment we see is Elijah telling Ahaziah that he would die for honoring pagan gods above the one true God and the second moment Elisha replaces Elijah as prophet. Continue Reading…

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