The long forestalled punishment of God upon Israel now occurs. The author leaves no question as to why God’s judgment came though. He clearly lays out the reason, the punishment,…
In 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 that Jesus was crucified in accordance with the Scriptures and that he was raised in accordance with the Scriptures. Pastor Mollenkopf looks that three passages from…
Though Ahaz had all the blessings to be a great king, he drastically turned from and rebelled against God. He had a great family history, and he had great prophetic…
In today's passage, we encounter two kings from Judah and five from Israel. Yet, in general, though we are talking about kings of nations, we find it boring. This raises…
Amaziah begins as a faithful king, submitting to God’s word even in the midst of challenging circumstances. Yet, after a miraculous victory, he tragically turns to idolatry, and he refuses…
2 Kings 13 tells us very little about two Israelite kings, but rather what dominates is discussions of how they relate to God and His prophet. What truly matters in…
Jehoash begins his reign well due to the godly influence of the priest, Jehoiada. Jehoash even begins to show some maturity perhaps even exceeding Jehoiada's. Tragically though, at Jehoiada’s death,…
Athaliah, Ahab’s daughter, sees an opportunity to seize the throne when the king is dead. Yet, though she thinks he eliminated all potential rivals, an aunt and nurse sneak Joash,…
God anoints Jehu to be king, and he follows God’s will in removing Ahab’s descendants and Queen Jezebel. Yet, while most of what Jehu does pleases God, there are times…
God promised in 1 Kings 19 that he would punish the house of Israel through Elisha, Hazael, and Jehu. We have not heard anything in 10 chapters about this, but…