David Journal

Tag: 2 Kings

  • Knowing better

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    The servant of Elisha shouldn’t surprise me with doing what he thought was best regardless of what his matter says it did. It happened many times among the Israelites and it happens frequently today with church members soaking and acting contrary to the prophets and children acting contrary to the instructions from their parents.

  • Unexpectedly harsh

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    I’m not sure if I will ever understand the instances where the Lord or his prophets were hats for reasons that I can’t see – for example where Elijah called down fire from heaven to consume two separate hosts of fifty. I suspect there was something behind that which we are left to inner or…

  • Daniel

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    I’m surprised at how little the Bible Dictionary had to say about Daniel. As a youth he was asking those captured by the Babylonians and one of those selected to be raised in the royal household. Even as a youth he was bold enough to defy the kings instructions in order to live as he…

  • Josiah

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    After a father and grandfather who were extremely wicked it is surprising to find that Josiah tried diligently to be righteous – especially considering that he was made king at 8 years old. He reformed Israel during his 31 year reign and restored their worship of the God of Abraham.

  • Hezekiah

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    Hezekiah rejected the worship of false gods that was prevalent before his reign. We are told that no king before or after him among the children of Israel was his equal in righteousness. He trusted and followed the counsel of Isaiah regardless of the sentiments of those around him.

  • Elisha

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    It seems that Elisa lived in a time that was very lonely for the righteous. They didn’t seem to have anything in the way of organization out community. He prophesied and ministers to righteous individuals but as a society there seemed to be nothing going on in the way of keeping the covenants. Avoiding to…

  • Elijah

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    Elijah came at a very difficult time in the history of Israel for those who wished to be righteous. After two generally righteous kings had fallen the kingdom had been split and each portion ruled by a number of uninterrupted kings. The people had become almost indistinguishable from any other nation. Elijah was very unpopular…

  • 31 December 2010

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    2 Kings 17I finally understand why the Jews feel so superior to the Samaritans and understand why Christ would tell the Samaritan woman “ye worship ye know not what.” The funny thing about the superiority complex is that the Jews and the Israelites who lived in Samaria before the foreigners were brought in by Assyria…

  • 30 December 2010

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    2 Kings 16I am amazed that a man as wicked as Ahaz would be privileged to have Isaiah prophesy of Christ.

  • 29 December 2010

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    2 Kings 15I am finally beginning to be able to place Isaiah within the chronology of Israel. Here I am seeing references to Ahaz, Pekah, Remalia, and Rezin, all of whom Isaiah has prophecies concerning. It seems to be consistent that in Judah they worshipped at the temple although they also had their high places,…