1 Chronicles Chapter 6 Time for another one of Jacob’s sons—Levi. No, not the jeans maker. This is the guy who’s the grandfather of every…
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1 Chronicles Chapter 5 and Psalms 28:7
1 Chronicles Chapter 5 Onto Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son. He might be firstborn, but he forfeited his birthright because he slept with his dad’s concubine.…
Continue Reading....1 Chronicles Chapter 4 and Isaiah 54:10
1 Chronicles Chapter 4 Thought we were done with Judah? Think again. The author returns to listing all of Judah’s descendants. We thought that other…
Continue Reading....1 Chronicles Chapter 3 and John 7: 37-38
1 Chronicles Chapter 3 Let’s find out more about this fabulous King David. The author distinguishes David’s sons based on where they were born. A…
Continue Reading....1 Chronicles Chapter 2 and Psalms 23:3
1 Chronicles Chapter 2 Yup, it’s more genealogies. Get used to it. The next few chapters go over the families that sprung up from Jacob’s…
Continue Reading....1 Chronicles Chapter 1 and 1 John 4:11
1 Chronicles Chapter 1 The author begins this book with a genealogy. Actually, a whole lot of genealogies. Hey, there’s nothing like nine chapters of…
Continue Reading....2 Kings Chapter 25 and Romans 15:5
2 Kings Chapter 25 In the ninth year of his reign, Zedekiah rebels and Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem for two whole years. The famine grows extremely…
Continue Reading....2 Kings Chapter 24 and Hebrews 12:11
2 Kings Chapter 24 King Nebuchadnezzar starts reigning on Babylon. Jehoiakim is his servant or vassal for three years, but then rebels against him. God…
Continue Reading....2 Kings Chapter 23 and John 5:24
2 Kings Chapter 23 Josiah gathers together the elders of Judah and leads them, along with all the inhabitants of Judah and all the priests…
Continue Reading....2 Kings Chapter 22 and Proverbs 1:7
2 Kings Chapter 22 Josiah starts reigning as an eight-year-old boy and rules for thirty-one years. Departing radically from the ways of his dad and…
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