Today, I’d like to make two points from our reading that are, perhaps, more related than they appear on the surface. The first has to do with King Hezekiah’s faith; the second deals with his son Manasseh and his relationship to God. Hezekiah is considered one of the most righteous kings of Judah with all…
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2 Chronicles 29:5 – Filth in the Holy Place
The reforms that King Hezekiah instituted brought the favor of the Lord upon him and the people he ruled over. It always astounds me that in the Southern Kingdom of Judah, kings like Hezekiah arose when their fathers were ungodly and corrupt. That was the case with Hezekiah, whose father was Ahaz, described in 2…
2 Chronicles 24:17 – Advice of the Princes
Throughout Scripture we see the good and the bad decisions that people make in their lives. Unfortunately, because of man’s sinful nature, many more poor choices come to light in the pages of the Bible. This is readily apparent in the life of King Joash of Judah. Joash was crowned king as a young child….
2 Chronicles 20:15 – The Battle Is Not Yours
If there was ever a formula for God to intervene in a situation, we see it in the life of King Jehoshaphat. Please don’t misunderstand me. God cannot be put into a box and manipulated by us in any way. Thus, for there to be a sure-fire blueprint for gaining what we want through some…
2 Chronicles 15:6 – God Troubled Them
If we seek the Lord, He will be found by us. When we delve into His Word, He shows us His character and how He operates. Moreover, what has happened in the past with Israel is often a harbinger of things to come. Prophetically, God foreshadows and gives us insights into our present day in…
Awaken Bible Prophecy Update 6-2-21 – Dispensationalism
A Dispensation is a way of ordering things. In theology, it is the ordering of Biblical history into specific periods of time with each dispensation being a divinely appointed age (Gotquestions.org). In tonight’s Prophecy Update we discuss the 7 dispensations through the ages and what that means prophetically. Briefly beginning our discussion, we highlight the…