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Immerse Kingdoms Day 230 Year 2 Bible Reading
Season 2 Episode 230
Day 230: Elisha's Divine Interventions and the Aramean Siege
In today's Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience, we explore various dramatic events during Elisha's time, starting with his prophetic warnings to the King of Israel about Aramean plans. We follow the tale of Elisha's divine interventions, including blinding the Arameans and leading them to Samaria, and the subsequent famine in Samaria caused by the Aramean siege. The episode also covers the miraculous abundance of food prophesied by Elisha amidst skepticism and the revelation of this prophecy's fulfillment. Lastly, the narrative highlights key incidents like the restoration of a woman's land and the rise of Hazael as the King of Aram.
00:00 Introduction to Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience
00:04 Elisha's Divine Insight and the Aramean Army
02:56 The Siege of Samaria and the Famine
05:26 The Lepers Discover the Abandoned Aramean Camp
08:05 Elisha's Prophecy Fulfilled
09:02 Elisha and the Woman from Philistines
10:24 Elisha's Encounter with Hazael
12:15 The Reign of Jehoram in Judah
13:44 Conclusion of Today's Immerse Reading
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Immerse: Kingdoms is the third of six volumes in Immerse: The Bible Reading Experience. Kingdoms presents a new and unique journey through the story of Israel from the time of its conquest of Canaan (Joshua) through its struggle to settle the land (Judges, Ruth) and the establishment of Israel’s kingdom, which ends in a forced exile (Samuel–Kings). The nation of Israel, commissioned to be God’s light to the nations, falls to division and then foreign conquest for rejecting God’s rule.
4 Questions to get your conversations started:
1. What stood out to you this week?
2. Was there anything confusing or troubling?
3. Did anything make you think differently about God?
4. How might this change the way we live?
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3 ways to get the most out of your experience
- Use Immerse: Beginnings instead of your regular chapter and verse Bible. This special reader’s edition restores the Bible to its natural simplicity and beauty by removing chapter and verse numbers and other historical additions. Letters look like letters, songs look like songs, and the original literary structures are visible in each book.
- Commit to making this a community experience. Immerse is designed for groups to encounter large portions of the Bible together
for 8 weeks–more like a book club, less like a Bible study. By meeting every week in small groups and discussing what you read in open,
honest conversations, you and your community can come together to be transformed through an authentic experience with the Scriptures. - Aim to understand the big story. Read through “The Stories and the Story” (p. 483) to see how the books of the Bible work together to tell God’s story of his creation’s restoration. As you read through Immerse: Beginnings, rather than ask, “How do I fit God into my busy life?” begin asking, “How can I join in God’s great plan by living out my part in his story?”
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