Today we will complete the book of Amos. We begin with a vision that God gives Amos. He sees God send a swarm of locusts on […]

Our reading today is the judgment against Israel spoken by Amos the prophet (chapters 3-6). There are three indictments, each beginning with “Hear this word” (3:1, […]

Today we begin the book of Amos. Amos was one of the 12 Minor Prophets, and is believed to have been the first writing prophet, that […]

First off, if you have been following from the beginning, congratulations! With today’s post, we are halfway done with our reading plan!! Today we will consider […]

Our reading today begins with the reign of Jehoahaz in Israel (13:1). His father, Jehu, destroyed the line of the unbelieving Ahab, and ended Baal worship […]

Our reading today begins with Jehu finishing the job he started in the last chapter. And Jehu attacks the task head-on. The letter he sends to […]

We left off yesterday with Samaria under siege by Syria, and Israel blaming YHWH. Today we pick up where we left off. Let’s set the scene: […]

Our reading today begins with the story of a prophet’s widow (4:1). With her husband dead, she has no means of paying their debts, so, as […]

Today we begin the book of 2 Kings. It picks up the history right where 1 Kings leaves off. The two were originally one book, but […]

Today we finish the book of 1 Kings. Elijah has just defeated the prophets of Baal, which Ahab reports to Jezebel (19:1). She doesn’t take it […]

Our reading today begins with the reign of Abijam in Judah (15:1). The writer is clear that Abijam (like his father Rehoboam before him) was not […]

We pick up the narrative in 1 Kings today. Solomon has died, and his son Rehoboam has ascended to the throne (12:1). We see in verse […]