Category Archives: 2Kings

Terms of Salvation

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Pete

The Bible says he was “a great man”, that he was “a mighty man of valor”. He was the commander of the army of the king of Syria. But for the many battles he had won, there was one in … Continue reading →

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Face to the Wall

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Pete

The news was devastating. “Set your house in order, for you shall die; you shall not recover.” Not what King Hezekiah wanted to hear. Though at the point of death, how he had hoped that the prophet’s visit would have … Continue reading →

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A Caution About Imitating the Wrong Stuff

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Pete

It seems he was an innovator. A collaborator. An imitator. Ahaz, king of Judah, took the things of God and thought he could improve on them. He visited other nations and partnered with them to bring the best of their … Continue reading →

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To Them, On Them, Toward Them

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Pete

A verse in 2 Kings pops this morning. I know it’s because of a book I’ve recently listened to on the heart of Christ, Gentle and Lowly, by Dane Ortlund. Ortlund, in the manner of the deep meditations of the … Continue reading →

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Did I Just See Jesus?

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Pete

Honestly, of all the well-known Bible characters in the Old Testament, Elisha would probably be the one I “get” the least. First, I find him the most forgettable. Ask me to list his bio off the top of my head, … Continue reading →

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We Are the Circumcision

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Pete

The measure of a king in the Old Testament was who they worshiped. The measure of a saint in the New Testament is how they worship. That’s what I’m picking up from what’s being laid down in my readings this … Continue reading →

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Two Mule Loads of Earth

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Pete

He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. Thus reads the bio of Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria (2Ki. 5:1). A great man yet a grieved man. Had all the fame … Continue reading →

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But For the Sake of Another

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Pete

He was an evil king, just not as evil as his father before him. He worshiped idols, but not the idols of the nations around him. Instead he bowed to the fake idols of his own kingdom that were fashioned … Continue reading →

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Grace In the Most Unexpected Places

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Pete

Strike three, in a sense. Under Moses, despite great deliverance, every adult who walked out of Egypt, hundreds of thousands of people, died wandering in the desert because of unbelief and rebellion. Moses himself failing to enter the promised land. … Continue reading →

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Windows in Heaven

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Pete

Situation? Desperate. Famine followed by siege. Even when they could freely leave the city walls, there was so little food in the fields. It was so bad, in fact, that even donkey heads and dove’s dung were only accessible to … Continue reading →

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