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Jeroboam far from God worships golden calf

2 Chronicles 10-12: What Happened When the People Lost Sight of God?

Remember in yesterday’s post where I quoted Deuteronomy 17? Both David, his son Solomon, and now David’s grandson Rehoboam, did the same thing. Like father, like sons. They ignore God. They ignored His Word. As a result, the whole nation, all the people, suffered the consequences. Let’s dig in… 2 Chronicles 10 – The Northern

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The Queen of Sheba visits Solomon

2 Chronicles 8-9: Solomon Made His First Mistake and Gave Satan a Foothold

Have you ever made a life-altering mistake? Well, King Solomon did & it infected his kingdom & the Israelites. What did he do? He disobeyed God. Let’s dig in… 2 Chronicles 8 – Solomon’s Many Achievements It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of

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David passed on the building of the temple to Solomon

1 Chronicles Finale: King David Passes On the Building of the Temple of God to Solomon

In the final chapters of 1 Chronicles, in obedience, David hands the reigns to his young son, Solomon, who’s only 14. He is called by God to build the Temple and it was a magnificent temple. But first, David gives the last orders for the staffing of the temple, the plans and the materials to

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King Saul was impatient and sinned

1 Chronicles 10: Israel’s First King Saul Lost His Life Because He Sinned

We’re done with the genealogies! Yay! Now to the historical accounts of the Israelites. This will overlap with 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings. If you haven’t read those, there are links to their respective stories in those books. After the Israelites settled in the Promised Land, they had some turbulent years

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Catholic priest Eucharist

Malachi 2: Beware of Pastors and Priests Who Know Better, Yet Disobey God

Church leaders — priests and pastors — should teach God’s Word from the Bible without watering it down or twisting it. Additionally, they need to live it. In this next chapter of Malachi, God calls out the priests for misleading the people. He also give us lay folks a list of qualities that we should

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Nehemiah 9-13: Anything Defiled Can Be Purified and Made Right with God

They say confession is good for the soul. By the way, that’s NOT in the Bible! It’s actually an old Scottish proverb. Still, it’s true and we see that in the final chapters of the Book of Nehemiah. Jerusalem, the wall, the city and the temple are rebuilt, re-inhabited, re-dedicated and re-committed. Yet, what was made right with God doesn’t stay that way. Seek the truth…

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