by Susan Barnes | 26 Sep 2014 | Devotions OT
Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan, who read it. 2 Kings 22:8 Even before finding the Book of the Law Josiah had begun to repair the temple. Without the influence...
by Susan Barnes | 19 Sep 2014 | Devotions OT
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in the towns of the Medes. 2 Kings 17:6 The first part of the exile finally happens. After many warnings...
by Susan Barnes | 12 Sep 2014 | Devotions OT
Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 2 Kings 12:2 Joash was anointed king by Jehoiada when he was only seven years old. Jehoiada helped preserve Joash’s life when he was a baby and he continued to have a...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Sep 2014 | Devotions OT
“But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! 2 Kings 8:27 There’s a lot of detail in the Bible as to how the temple was to be constructed. Yet despite all the time and effort...
by Susan Barnes | 29 Aug 2014 | Devotions OT
Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed!’” 2 Kings 5:13 So often we want God to give us something important to do,...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Aug 2014 | Devotions OT
When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.” But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing. 2 Kings 4:6 Although the widow collected as many jars as possible, following Elisha’s directive, eventually they were all...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Aug 2014 | Devotions OT
Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land. 2 Kings 3:27 It was normal for a new king to have his authority...
by Susan Barnes | 25 Feb 2007 | Devotions OT
And Elisha prayed, ‘O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.’ Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:17 A few months ago my daughter gave me some good advice. She knows I...
