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Back to Search2 Kings 22:1-20: What Happens When You Dust Off the Bible
Although Josiah’s father and grandfather were wicked idolaters, Josiah’s thirty-one-year reign is characterized by more faithfulness than even his gr…
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2 Kings 21:1-26: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
After Hezekiah’s faithfulness, his son and grandson reverse course entirely. Manasseh’s fifty-five-year reign is full of all kinds of crass idolatry,…
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2 Kings 20:1-21: Even Hezekiah Needs a Savior
Two more events round out the account of Hezekiah’s reign in Judah. When Hezekiah becomes sick and learns that he will die, the king does not react t…
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2 Kings 19:1-37: The Zeal of the LORD Defeats Assyria
King Hezekiah reacts to the Assyrian threat with faith in the LORD as Hezekiah goes directly to the LORD in the temple and sends for the prophet Isai…
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2 Kings 18:1-37: God’s Words ARE Power for War
The reign of Hezekiah is a breath of fresh air after the wickedness of his father Ahaz. In faithfulness to the LORD alone, Hezekiah works to root out…
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2 Kings 17:1-41: Idolatrous Samaria Conquered and Resettled
During the reign of Ahaz in Judah, Hoshea comes to the throne of Israel, and he is the last king to reign in the northern kingdom. About the year 722…
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2 Kings 16:1-20: Don’t Remodel the LORD’s Temple Like the Pagans
The reign of King Ahaz in Judah is filled with the same wickedness that has characterized the northern kingdom, even the abominable practice of child…
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2 Kings 15:1-38: The Lightning Round
Leading up to the significant and wicked reign of King Ahaz of Judah, the kings who reigned in Judah and Israel receive relatively little attention. …
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2 Kings 14:1-29: Jonah Was More than Fish Food
The history of God’s people continues with the reign of Amaziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel. When Amaziah secures the throne in Judah, he foll…
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2 Kings 13:1-25: It Matters Who You’re Buried With
As the descendants of Jehu continue to reign in Israel, they do not turn away from the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. However, Jehoahaz does seek …
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