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Calling the Shots
So the LORD’s anger burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad his son. 2 Kings 13:3 I notice a couple of things about this verse. 1) The Lord got angry – again – with Israel, and 2) to punish them, He…
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Focus
But by the twenty-third year of King Joash the priests still had not repaired the temple. When the amount had been determined, they gave the money to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. With it they paid those who worked on the temple of the LORD -the carpenters and builders, the…
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Let’s Celebrate!
The king then took his place on the royal throne, and all the people of the land rejoiced. 2 Kings 11:19-20 The new king was on the throne and the people rejoiced. Finally. After they had made a covenant with God, and then another covenant with the king, they could celebrate that the king was…
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The LORD’s People
Jehoiada then made a covenant between the LORD and the king and people that they would be the LORD’s people. 2 Kings 11:17 I think the text speaks for itself as to what the topic will be today. What does “the LORD’s people” look like on a day-by-day basis? What kind of activities would someone…
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Those Who Protect Us
The commanders of units of a hundred did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each one took his men—those who were going on duty on the Sabbath and those who were going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest. Then he gave the commanders the spears and shields that had belonged to King David and…