Day 102 - Various Kings - Good and Bad

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Today’s Reading

4/12/2019     Day 102 2 Chronicles 21:1 – 24:27

Reflection |

Today

Chapter 21 - Decline under Jehoram (851-843 BCE). Kills off all
his brothers; bad man - married brother’s daughter - led the
People to unfaithfulness; God got the Philistines to attack him;
God struck him down with incurable bowel disease; died in
great agony.

Chapter 22 - Ahaziah rule brief and bad (843-842)

Chapter 23 - Athaliah reign short; Jehoiada reforms undoing
the damage of previous kings in worship life; Covenant renewed.

Chapter 24 - Joash (836 - 798 BCE) restores the Temple; taxed the
People to restore the Temple; King dies; people abandon God;
Zechariah becomes a prophet but they ignored him and were
defeated

(NOAB5)

Background

Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by

Chabad.org | 1 & 2 Kings were artificially divided with the LXX (Latin
Septuagint)  and should bread as one book.

Detailed listing of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

The Chronicles are written as one book; written by an anonymous
Person after most of the Hebrew Bible being written. The book has
3 sections
1 Chr 1 - 9 = genealogies
1 Chr 10 - 2 Chr 9 = the United Monarchy
2 Chr 10 - 36 = history of the Judahite Monarchy

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Meditation/Contemplate:

God abandons the people because of their lack of faith. Time
to live the life of faith.

Prayer:

O God, thank you for the faith you give me daily and that I
am your child and beloved.  Amen.

The Next Days of Readings

4/13/2019     Day 103 2 Chronicles 25:1 – 28:27
4/14/2019     Day 104 2 Chronicles 29:1 – 32:33
4/15/2019     Day 105 2 Chronicles 33:1 – 36:23
4/16/2019     Day 106 Ezra 1:1 – 3:13
4/17/2019     Day 107 Ezra 4:1 – 6:22
4/18/2019     Day 108 Ezra 7:1 – 10:44
4/19/2019     Day 109 Nehemiah 1:1 – 4:23
4/20/2019     Day 110 Nehemiah 5:1 – 7:73

4/21/2019     Day 111 Nehemiah 8:1 – 10:39
4/22/2019     Day 112 Nehemiah 11:1 – 13:31
4/23/2019     Day 113 Esther 1:1 – 4:17
4/24/2019     Day 114 Esther 51 – 10:3
4/25/2019     Day 115 Job 1:1 – 5:27
4/26/2019     Day 116 Job 6:1 – 14:22
4/27/2019     Day 117 Job 15:1 – 21:34
4/29/2019     Day 118 Job 22:1 – 31:40
4/30/2019     Day 119 Job 32:1 – 37:24

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Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and
affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command
and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of
the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be
found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
(BCP - Collects - Fifth Sunday in Lent)