Reading into the period of 2 Kings 15 (not just the chapter alone) gives us a tale of two kingdoms whose wealth and political stability could not appear more dissimilar.  Judah was led by King Azariah, better…

Israel, meaning “Prince with God”, is rooted in the idea of “prevail to rule” (Heb: sarah), with God (Heb: el) on her side. When Israel prevails over her enemies, it’s God who prevails or causes her to…

As we read the following verses, we may get a little confused.    2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 But the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed…

“His grace aboundeth more, though sin abounded in my heart, His grace aboundeth more.” – Hymn 89 Just as this is one of the shorter chapters in 2 Kings, so shall this reflection be. Once again, God…

We continue reading about Jehu in today’s chapter. What do you think of this king Jehu? First of all, Jehu seemed consumed in his zeal for God to destroy the house of Ahab and all associated with…

Respect God’s appointment Jehu was anointed in a hurry and the servants of Ahab respected Jehu as soon as they found out that Jehu had become king. They respected the choice of who was to be anointed.…

The last we heard of the Shunammite woman and her son was in 2 Kings 4:37, where we see her picking up her son and leaving after the son was brought back to life by Elisha.  Here…

There are 2 contrasting reactions and consequences in this chapter. First was the officer on whose hand the king leaned on. When Elisha proclaimed that the end of their siege and hunger is at hand, he responded…

“Why am I so unfortunate?” “Why do such bad luck befall me?” “Why of all people, these things happen to me.” And so on A natural response that we hear (and very often make as well) during…