August 4, 2025
“Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments.” (2 Chronicles 35:25 ESV). King Josiah was the last of the godly kings in Judah. His
August 2, 2025
“He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.” (2 Chronicles 33:13 ESV). Manasseh’s story is one of the most shocking accounts of sin and mercy in all of Scripture. He was
July 31, 2025
“And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.” (2 Chronicles 29:36 ESV). When King Hezekiah began to reign in Judah, the temple had been neglected, worship had ceased, and the nation had grown spiritually cold. But in the first month of his reign,
July 30, 2025
“But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.” (2 Chronicles 26:16 ESV). Uzziah started out a great and godly king, but he didn’t finish well. Once humbly dependent
July 28, 2025
“Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.” (2 Chronicles 21:1 ESV). Jehoshaphat was a godly king who led Judah in faithfulness to the Lord. He sought God’s guidance, removed idols, and taught the people God’s law. Yet his
July 25, 2025
“In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians.” (2 Chronicles 16:12 ESV) King Asa began his reign with wholehearted trust in the Lord. In his earlier years, he cried
July 24, 2025
“But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him.” (2 Chronicles 13:10a ESV). Abijah, king of Judah and great-grandson of David, faced overwhelming odds. Though outnumbered 2-to-1 by Jeroboam’s army, he declared Judah’s trust in the Lord. His name means “Yahweh is my Father”—and in this moment, he lived
August 2, 2024
“This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works” (2 Chronicles 32:30 ESV). King Hezekiah prepared Jerusalem for an impending siege by the Assyrians, by closing the “upper outlet of the waters
July 27, 2024
‘Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.”’ (2 Chronicles 20:37 ESV). This was the second time God had warned Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, about partnering with the unbelieving kings of Israel. The first time it was
July 23, 2024
“So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.” (2 Chronicles 10:19 ESV). The Chronicler described how the Northern tribes of Israel rebelled against David’s grandson, King Rehoboam. He reported that they were still in rebellion at the time of his writing, which was after the Babylonian exile. Yet his