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Immerse Kingdoms Day 232 Year 2 Bible Reading
Season 2 Episode 232
Immerse: Day 232 - Jehu's Reign and Destruction of Baal Worship
In today's episode of Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience, we explore the events of Day 232, centered on Jehu's radical actions during his reign over Israel. The narrative details how Jehu received letters and gave orders regarding King Ahab's 70 sons in Samaria. Despite having the resources, the city's elders were paralyzed by fear and pledged their allegiance to Jehu, who subsequently demanded the heads of Ahab's sons, which were brought to Jezreel. The text recounts the killing of all Ahab's relatives, friends, and priests, leaving no survivors. As Jehu traveled to Samaria, he encountered relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah and killed them as well. When Jehu gathered the people in Samaria, he declared a grand worship of Baal, only to cunningly slaughter all the prophets and worshippers of Baal, destroying their temple. Despite executing the Lord's command to eradicate Ahab's family, Jehu did not completely follow God's law, retaining the worship of the golden calves introduced by Jeroboam. The Lord then began diminishing Israel's territory as a result. Jehu's reign, lasting 28 years, concluded with his death and the succession by his son Jehoahaz.
00:00 Introduction to Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience
00:04 Ahab's Sons and the Elders' Dilemma
01:01 Gehazi's Ruthless Orders
01:20 The Massacre at Jezreel
02:25 Jehu's Encounter with Relatives of Ahaziah
03:36 Jehu's Deception and the Worshipers of Baal
05:06 The Destruction of Baal Worship
05:57 Jehu's Reign and Legacy
07:08 Conclusion and Closing Remarks
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Kingdoms
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.
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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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- 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.
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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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