Category: Daily Devotion

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us look one another in the face.” 2 Kings‬ ‭14‬:‭8‬ ‭- Amaziah, the king of Judah, had just won a massive victory over Edom. He was able to gather 300,000 soldiers and took out 20,000 Edomites…

  And he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground with them.” And he struck three times and stopped. 19 Then the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria…

  The money from the guilt offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord; it belonged to the priests. 2 Kings 12:16 – The temple of the Lord had been in disrepair for a while now due to the previous king’s lack of following the Lord. The new king Jehoash…

  And he remained with her six years, hidden in the house of the Lord, while Athaliah reigned over the land. 2 Kings 11:3 – While there is a good amount of odd sounding names and good amount of background details needed to fully grasp what’s going on, here is a snapshot to help you get…

  Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not…

  But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 2 Kings 9:35 – This is a disturbing verse to share, and even more this chapter is a disturbing one to read. Kings are killed, queens are thrown out…

  And Hazael said, “What is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you are to be king over Syria.” 2 Kings 8:13 – Hazael was a chief servant to the king of Syria, and while the king was sick Hazael was sent to…

And when these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent and ate and drank, and they carried off silver and gold and clothing and went and hid them. Then they came back and entered another tent and carried off things from it and went and hid them. ‭‭2 Kings‬…

So he prepared for them a great feast, and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the Syrians did not come again on raids into the land of Israel. 2 Kings‬ ‭6‬:‭23‬ ‭- It’s rarely easy to show kindness in return to the evil others…

  Then Naaman said, “If not, please let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from now on your servant will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but the Lord. 2 Kings 5:17 – A truly wonderful, life-changing miracle took place in the life of Naaman. While a…