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Te Boo of 1 Kgs oes wt Isae sg to te ace of owe,

weat, a oece g te astato of ts t g,

Sooo. e st 11 cates esce Sooo’s egeay wso a

actecta aceveets. I sa cotast, te ast 11 cates eta te

egg of te e of a Sooo a t. e oo coses wt te

eoe of te coveat—ot ot (Isae) a sot (Ja)—wae-

g fa fo te Go of te coveat.

1 Kings

Daily Walk, Volume 45, Number 4, April 2022

publisher. Printed in the U.S.A. All Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®,

FOCUS ONE NATION BECOMES TWO

DIVISIONS

Solomon: ird

King of Israel

Solomon’s Temple

Built and Dedicated

Solomon’s Fame,

Fortune, and Failure

e Kingdom Divides:

Israel and Judah

Elijah: God’s Spokesman

in the Days of Ahab

Ahab’s Final Days as

King in Israel

1 4 5 8 9 11 12 16 17 19 20 22

TOPICS

e King with a

Divided Heart

e Divided Kingdom

He Le Behind

Dedication Disruption

PLACE Jerusalem Northern Kingdom: Israel

Southern Kingdom: Judah

TIME About 130 Years

Solomon: Third King of Israel

Key Passage: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 3:3-15

OVERVIEW Kg Dav’s avace yeas a estcte actvty ceate a eaes

vac tat Aoa sees to exot y ocag sef g. og e eoys

sot fo Joa te geea a Aata te est, Aoa s oose y Nata,

Zao, a otes fo Dav’s a stato. Go a evosy ae t cea (a

Dav a vatey acowege) tat Sooo was Hs coce to sccee Dav.

Now te te as coe to ae tat ecaato c a oca. Sooo’s aotg

as te t g  Isae ses te egg of te e fo Aoa’s cosacy. Bt

we Sooo’s osto s sece, s ee s geat fo goy wso to e te g-

o—a eqest tat Go wgy gats. A Go aso oves te essgs Sooo

co ave eqeste t ’t: ces, vctoy, a oo.

YOUR DAILY WALK How wo yo eso f Go a-

eae to yo as He  to Sooo a extee a a cec

vtato: “As fo wateve yo wat e to gve yo” (3:5)? Be

oest! Co yo esst te ge to as fo ces, owe, o fae?

Is tee aytg  ts wo oe astg a otat ta a-

ca sccess? Do yo ace wso ove weat  yo otes?

Sooo’s esose to Go’s oe s exeay. Fst, e ec-

ogzes s ee, sayg “I a oy a e c” (3:7). Next, e

ecogzes s esosty as g. A ay, e ecogzes s

esoce—te wso of Go. If yo ee wso, yo ca as

Go. T to Jaes 1:5 a ay tat vese ac to H as te

exesso of yo ee fo wso a as yo ese to t

Hs wso to wo  oe of yo esostes toay.

INSIGHT Foowg  Hs Fate’s Footstes

Dav ecae ow as “te sweet sge of Isae” fo s s 

coosg a age e of te sas  Isae’s yoo. Bt

Sooo was ot fa e. Accog to 1 Kgs 4:32, e co-

ose oe ta a tosa sogs sef, of wc Psa 127 s

a otstag exae.

“If any of

you lacks

wisdom,

he should

ask God”

(James 1:5).

A 1 1 Kgs 1–4

CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4

Sooo’s

Oosto

Sooo’s

Retto

Sooo’s

Reqest

Sooo’s

Ogazato

Recevg te oe Rg te Nato

Solomon’s Temple Built and Dedicated

Key Passage: 1 Kings 6:1-14; 8:12-61

OVERVIEW Toay’s eag feates te eazato of Dav’s ea to 

a ose fo Go, a a Go sa wo e cae ot y Dav’s so (5:5; 2 Sae

7:12-13). Sooo ests te e of s fate’s fe Ha, g of Tye, to ove

te cea a  e fo te tee a oya aace. t ee ogazatoa s,

Sooo sets te coscte aoes to wo a sees ot a aste casa to o

te tcate ecoatos. og Dav’s ag was se y te St of Go (1

Coces 28:11-12), te exact esos a etas of te tee ae ot ecoe

 Scte. Howeve, te geea ae of te taeace a ts cot s foowe.

I s aess to te eoe at te ecato of te tee, Sooo oes a aestc

aye to Go wt te o-eeate efa, “Hea fo eave . . . a fogve” (8:30,

34, 36, 39, 49–50).

YOUR DAILY WALK Egs cegya J. B. Ps wote

a oo tte Your God Is Too Small,  wc e accse Cs-

tas of cg te te Go eveae  Scte ow to

y a esos. e gvg eta asset to a “-

te” Go, we oe ve e (a ay e) He s wea, te, a

ce  eeg Hs oses. Sooo co ay e accse

of og tat. I seag to Go, Sooo sa, “e eaves,

eve te gest eave, caot cota yo” (8:27). “e Lo s

Go a . . . tee s o ote” (8:60). “Not oe wo as fae of

a te goo oses e gave tog s sevat Moses” (8:56).

Does yo Go atc te te esos of te Go of

te Be? Mae a st of a te eveces of gess tat esce

Go  cate 8. I gt of ts, ca ay of yo oes e too

g fo H?

INSIGHT Te Mssg oe of te Acet o

e tee of Go t y Sooo  Jesae s ot ste

aog te seve woes of te acet wo, ost ey e-

case t was estoye efoe Atate ew  s faos st

of actecta aves  aot 140 ..

“I am the

Alpha and the

Omega.” —God

(Revelation 1:8).

1 Kgs 5–8 A 2/3

CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8

Peaato

fo te Tee

Desos

of te Tee

Decoato

of te Tee

Decato

of te Tee

Costcto Cosecato

Solomon’s Fame, Fortune, and Failure

Key Passage: 1 Kings 9:1-9; 11:1-13

OVERVIEW A g eta ove Sooo’s fe gt ea, “e wse g wo

acte foosy.” Sooo’s seag fae a soog weat eg to  s

eat wt e. Hs woeeate evoto to Go s eace y a gowg ove fo

foeg wves (of wo e w evetay tae oe ta a tosa). At st Sooo

oy toeates te esece of aga etes; ate e accets te; ay e woss

te, a te oe te Go s fosae a fogoe. Bt we Sooo goes Go,

Go s st vey c teeste  Sooo. He es te waywa g of Hs cov-

eat wt Dav a ecaes tat, ecase of Sooo’s oaty, te go w e

to aat, eavg oy two tes fo s so.

YOUR DAILY WALK Feows wt Go s a ot e eec-

tcty. It s a oet-y-oet eoeo. A we yo

ae eoyg t, yo a otes ao yo w ow t!

Feows ees o costat cotact wt te Soce of

owe. If soetg tets te coecto, te ow of owe

ceases ecase te owe s ot  te eceto t  te Soce.

Stay, te seveg of feows gt ot e eatey

ovos, t te vtaty soo waes ecase te owe ow as

stoe. at s wy Scte was, “If yo t yo ae sta-

g , e caef tat yo o’t fa” (1 Cotas 10:12).

Cec  o yo ow esoa feows wt Go. Ae yo

gvg Go a cace to sea to yo ay tog Hs o?

Ae yo egay esog to H  aye? Ae yo eag

oty wt s  yo fe? Ae yo g yo togt fe wt

etato o Hs actos a ates? y ot feows

wt yo Heavey Fate gt ow?

INSIGHT Tag to te Sea

Sooo was te st of Isae’s gs to ceate a ecat avy, a

eey eet tat ogt sete coe fo te cooa es

of te Poecas  Saa a Sa. e coe was se to

ae oze a to  Sooo’s tee a ote stctes.

The Christian

is strong

or weak,

depending

upon how

faithfully

he has

cultivated his

relationship

with God.

A 4 1 Kgs 9-11

CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11

Go’s Ree

to Sooo

Go’s Rewa

to Sooo

Go’s Ree

to Sooo

ag Bessg Casteg

The Kingdom Divides: Israel and Judah

Key Passage: 1 Kings 12

OVERVIEW Sotg Sooo  te ae to wc e s accstoe ts

a eavy e of taxato o te ato of Isae. Ae Sooo’s eat, te eoe

ea eef fo te csg taxes. Reooa, Sooo’s eastog so a

sccesso, eects te wse cose of s fate’s avsos a foows te foos avce

of s yoge assocates. Rate ta esse te e, e tes t 10 tes ove.

e est s ectae: eeo, cv wa, a a ve go. Oy 2 of te 12

tes ea te to Reooa. e est fo a ew ato e te eaes of Je-

ooa, wo sets  s ow syste of wos  te ot, a  te ocess sets te

ae fo te wce e tat w caacteze a s sccessos.

YOUR DAILY WALK “Le fate, e so” s a faa a

soetes afy accate aage. Do yo wat to see ow a so

w t ot? Caefy sty te fe of s fate, a oe oe

ta ot, yo’ ave yo aswe. Say, f yo ae cos to ow

wat a g w e e  20 yeas, oo at e ote ow.

e ece of aets o te ce s a to ove-est-

ate. Ce ae o cs, a tey w tate otes ao

te (esecay te aets) aost fo t. Poe exotato

 te ves of ce s otat, t ave yo oveooe te

otace of oe exae? Ho  a sta o a ex-

ae yo fe gt ow. Mae a st of soe of te tgs yo e

a o’t e aot wat yo see. Now as yosef ts eetatg

qesto: “If y ce gow  to foow  y footstes, w I e

ease wee tose footstes ea?” If yo’e ot satse wt te

aswe, te te fo a -cose coecto s ow.

INSIGHT Te Log a Sot of It

Dg te 41-yea eg of Asa, te st goo g  te sote

go of Ja, o fewe ta seve eet e occe te

toe of Isae  te ot. Oe of te, Z, a te os s-

tcto of eg a g fo a tota of oy seve ays.

Children

learn

best from

example.

1 Kgs 12-16 A 5

CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 CHAPTERS 1516

Reooa’s

Revot

Jeooa’s

Rego

Two Natos

at a

Two Natos

 To

Dvso Coteto Cofso

1 Kings–

2 Chronicles

PLACING THE BOOKS OF

TIME

LINE 1000 BC 750 BC 500 BC

HISTORICAL BOOKSPOETIC/PROPHETIC BOOKSBIBLE MILESTONESELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD

1 KINGS

(971–848)

2 KINGS

(848–561)

1 CHRON.

(1011–971)

2 CHRONICLES

(771–538)

Ministries of

Elijah & Elisha

(860–795)

Nahum (640) Micah

(440)

Daniel & Ezekiel

(600)

Isaiah &

Micah (740)

Jeremiah,

Zephaniah,

Habakkuk (627)

Hosea &

Amos (755)

Song of Songs

Obadiah &

Joel (840)

Psalms of

David

Ecclesiastes

Proverbs Jonah (780)

Haggai &

Zechariah

(520)

10 Tribes of

Israel dispersed

(722)

Fall of

Babylon

(539)

Temple

destroyed (586)

Decree

of Cyrus

(538)

Byzantium

founded (ca.

660)

Phoenicians colonize

Spain (ca. 950)

First Olympic games

(776)

Romulus founds

Rome (753)

Births of Buddha

(563) & Confucius

(551)

Acropolis built (650)

Nineveh destroyed

(612)

Homer writes Iliad &

Odyssey (ca. 850)

Solomon’s temple

completed (959)

First invasion by

Babylon

(605)

Kingdom divides

(931)

Elijah: God’s Spokesman

Key Passage: 1 Kings 18:20–19:21

OVERVIEW Ea aeas o te cete stage of Isae’s stoy wtot toc-

to. Actg as Go’s oetc otece, e aoces to wce Aa tat Isae

w ave o oe a excet y te oet’s wo. e Ea eaves Isae fo tee

yeas, ovg at Go’s ecto st east to te Ket Rave, te ot to te cty

of Zaeat. I evey ocato Go oves fo s ees. As te ogt teses,

Ea ets to caege Aa, a te oets of Baa ose ot te os a te

ves. Bt we a eage Qee Jezee sees s fe, Ea eteats to te weess

exaste, scoage, a f of sef-ty. ee Go stegtes , estoes ,

a ses  ot to ste aew.

YOUR DAILY WALK Ea was a feaess a of fat. He

stoo toe-to-toe wt te ost owef a  Isae a oy a-

oce Go’s get of ogt. ee yeas ate e evee

Go’s caege to a tose wo wose Baa, cae ow e

fo eave, a esoay “satce” te oets of Baa!

e sey, ae te aatc a exaatg oet of s

geatest aceveet fo Go, Ea fe vct to te “Loe Rage”

etaty: “I a te oy oe e” (19:10, 14). Stegt gave way to

sef-ty, ot eace eteato, a te feaess a of fat

ega to fate. Have yo face a sa tetato  yo ow

fe, tg yo ae te oy sevat of Go  yo egooo,

oce, o scoo (yo ay e) a feeg soy fo yosef ecase

of t? e wte ot ts togt a cay t wt yo toay: “Go s

eve wtot a wtess, a wt Go I a eve aoe.”

INSIGHT Dve Teay fo Ha Deesso

It so ot e ssg tat Go, wo ceate as, ows

est ow to teat te eotoa stess a sta ags. Fo

te stagt Ea, Go esce est, foo, execse, sote,

a a o to o— tat oe. at’s a ey goo escto fo

tacg eesso  o age as we.

God is never

without a

witness,

and with

Him, I am

never alone.

1 Kgs 17–19 A 6

CHAPTER 17 CHAPTER 18 CHAPTER 19

Ea Faces

te Kg

Ea Says

Baa’s Poets

Ea Fees

fo te Qee

Dogt Dowo Dscoageet

Ahab’s Final Days as Israel’s King

Key Passage: 1 Kings 21

OVERVIEW Toay yo s eag te Boo of 1 Kgs. Bt te vso e-

twee 1 a 2 Kgs s oy teay, ot stoca. Tooow te stoy w cote as

sooty as f tee a ee o oo vso at a (wc,  fact, was te case  te

oga Heew). Atog Go’s ecy a atece ae geat towa Aa, te e-

eos g of Isae sy efses to foow Go. Yet, Aa’s soeece aes y

coaso wt te wceess of s wfe Jezee. I ce teacey, se egees te

e of Naot so tat Aa ca seze s veya. At ast, Aa eas wat e as

sow fo so og.

YOUR DAILY WALK Yo ca otsat yo fes; yo ca

otsat yo fay; yo ca otsat yo eees; a soetes

yo ca eve otsat yosef. Bt yo ca eve otsat Go.

Cose Aa. ae y a oet of Go ot to go to at-

te, Aa gae wt s fe a ost. He coce tat a ceve

aee sgse wo ae t osse fo ayoe to ecogze

, eve Go. e est? “Soeoe ew s ow at ao a

t te g of Isae etwee te sectos of s ao” (22:34). Lcy

sot—o a ve ’s-eye?

Tyg to otsat Go as eve ee a wse ove. Eve te

sast Dav eae tat,  te gae of e-a-see, Go a-

ways coes ot te we (Psa 139:7-12). Bt f yo  yosef

ayg te gae, te coce s yos: Reove te sgse yo’ve

ee g e a coe to Go  e eetace, o wat

fo Go Hsef to as yo. To s soow Aa seecte te sec-

o cose. Coose ow yo ow at.

INSIGHT A Ust Act of Jstce (21:1-16)

Naot’s ce a st e, astee y Qee Jezee,

was oeteess cae ot “sty.” Csg te g was foe

(Exos 22:28), a ces a to e coe y at east two

wtesses (Deteooy 17:6; 19:15). So eve  e wce ee,

Jezee foowe te ee of te Law.

God not only

sees men, He

sees through

them.

A 7 1 Kgs 20–22

CHAPTER 20 CHAPTER 21 CHAPTER 22

Aa’s g

Bae wt Sya

Aa’s g

Bae wt Naot

Aa’s Losg

Bae wt Deat

Vctoes of Aa Veya of Naot Vect of Go

I 1 Kgs, oe ato ecoes two;  2 Kgs, two atos ecoe oe.

Netee cosectve ev gs cosstety ea Isae ow. Eve te

ace-wog sty of Esa caot sto te ato’s se. Meawe to

te sot, te occasoa goo g  Ja s oweess to efo te evs of

s ay a eecessos. e “tae of two atos” es sastosy: Isae

s sese y Assya (cates 1–17); Ja s ace o to exe  Bay-

o (cates 18–25).

2 Kings

FOCUS TWO NATIONS BECOME NONE

DIVISIONS

Reign of Joram

Record of Elisha

Revenge of Jehu and

Reforms of Joash

Ruin of Israel

Reforms of Hezekiah

Ruin of Judah

1 3 4 8 9 12 13 17 18 20 21 25

TOPICS

Elisha Kings and Queens of Israel and Judah

Downfall of Israel Downfall of Judah

PLACE Israel and Judah Judah

TIME About 130 Years About 155 Years

Reign of Joram

Key Passage: 2 Kings 2

OVERVIEW e 1 Kgs cetes o te sty of Ea, 2 Kgs focses o te

sty of Esa. Ae Ea aes s ast oetc eace—te ecto of Aa-

za’s eat fo tg to feess os ate ta to te vg Go—e s tae  to

eave  a ww, eavg s esty Esa to cote te oetc wo of

cag te ato ac to Go. t te ate of Ea o s soes a a oe

oto of Ea’s st to fotfy , Esa wastes o te egg s oetc a

acos sty. He ects tat Go w  te vaeys of Eo wt wate, e-

ag Kg Joa to efeat te foces of Moa a t ac te eey teat.

YOUR DAILY WALK If a ace s soetg so ct tat

oy Go ca o t, wat aea of yo fe ost ees a ace? A

ow oes t coae wt tese “ace stoes”?

e Lo sa to Aaa: “Is aytg too a fo te L?”

(Geess 18:14). A Aaa fatee Isaac at age 100.

Jeea ae: “Notg s too a fo yo” (Jeea 32:17).

A Go evee Hs eoe fo exe.

e age to May: “Fo otg s osse wt Go” (Le

1:37). A a vg gave t to te Savo.

e Esa stcte Joa to g teces  te vaey e-

case Go was gog to  te wt wate  ste of a ogt,

Esa asse te g, “s s a easy tg  te eyes of te L”

(2 Kgs 3:18). e ext og, te wates cae.

at caege  yo fe sees too g fo ayoe t Go?

te yo ae y oe of te stoes aove as yo testoy of

coece  Go’s aty to o te osse.

INSIGHT Gog to Scoo wt te Poets

e “coay of te oets” (2 Kgs 2:3, 5, 7, 15; 4:1, 38; 5:22;

6:1) wee oay yog e styg te Law a te stoy of

Isae  oe to teac te eoe.

Though you

may ask

God to do

something

for you, He

generally

wants to do

something

in you.

A 8 2 Kgs 1–3

CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3

Fe fo

Heave

w fo

Heave

ate fo

Heave

Ea’s Msty Es . . . a Esa’s Msty Begs

Record of Elisha

Key Passage: 2 Kings 4–6

OVERVIEW Esa, te geat ace woe of Go, efos o fewe ta e

aces  te sace of toay’s secto: ovg a “o we” fo a esttte wow, gvg

ew fe to a ea oy, ag osoe stew aess, tyg ea fo a gy

cow, cg a eos ay cata, ag a ax ea efy te aw of gavty, eag

te  of a eey g, oeg te eyes of a sevat to see te ages of Go, a

cosg te eyes of te eey to te sae sectace. I eac case, Go’s owe at wo

 te va sows Hs eaess to o te sae  te ato He as cae Hs ow.

YOUR DAILY WALK Myoa, sy ee, s oe

focs. Iages aea fzzy o e ecase te eye s caae

of gg te gt to a sa focs. Pysca yoa ca e e-

tecte a coecte qte easy.

ee s a sa vsa oe  te sta ea. Let’s ca t

sta yoa. e sytos: cea focs we t coes to et-

fyg oes, ostaces, a ctes  eveyay fe, t geat

cty  focsg o te esevo of owe a otecto tat

Go as ove to eet tose oes ea o. Sta yoa

was te coto of Esa’s sevat we e focse o te oe

(6:15) t ot te ovso (6:17). He saw oy a oe of Syas,

we Esa saw te ost of ages.

O a ex ca, aw a sa eye cat (sa to wat yo

wo   a otaoogst’s oce), sg te wos of 2 Kgs

6:16, a ace t o yo o o ea yo cote scee. Let t

e yo oe of te otace of oe sta focs  yo

wa wt Go.

INSIGHT How to Fy Off te Hae

I ca tes te o ea of a ax was aace to te ae y

eate togs. s, t was coo fo te ea to y o te ae

weeve te togs oe o se. Accets wt axes wee so

coo tat a seca ovso was ce  te Law of Moses to

ae sc cases (Deteooy 19:1-6).

It is not the

darkness

that blocks

your vision

so much

as what is

between you

and God.

2 Kgs 4–8 A 9/10

CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTERS 68

Esa a te

Sate oa

Esa a te

Sya Cata

Esa a te

Sya Kg

Povso Pcato Potecto

Jehu’s Revenge, Joash’s Reform

Key Passage: 2 Kings 9–10

OVERVIEW Aote g ove Isae at Esa’s ecto, Je wastes o te

cayg ot s sso. He eas stagt fo te cty of Jezee, wee Joa s ec-

eatg fo s ae wos. ee e says te g e of Aa’s ose  te

veya of Naot fo wc Aa’s wfe a coe e a geeato efoe.

Bt Je s fa fo se. I ato, e s Aaza, g of Ja (wo was ag

a tey vst to Joa), Jezee (Joa’s wce ote--aw), a ay te ete

svvg fay of Aa, ts fg Go’s setece of eat. Bt we Je s exect-

g get  Isae, a eet a otetay oe ageos execto s tag

ace  Ja. Ataa, te ote of Aaza, sezes te toe a sees to eove

te est of te oya e. e soe svvg e, Joas, gows  to e Ja’s yogest

oac a oe of ts geatest efoes.

YOUR DAILY WALK ateve ese yo ca say aot Je

(a yo ca say ety), s sge-e aeto to te tas

Go gave  s exeay. Je was a a wt a ve cag, a

a wt a sso, wo ost o te  cayg t ot. He ogt to

fet te oecy of Ea agast te ose of Aa (1 Kgs

21:19-24) a coetey  Isae of te eate wos of Baa

fo a te. Go aove of Je’s fatfess to s cag a e-

wae  fo t.

How o yo tace te assget Go as set efoe yo? Cae-

essy? Haeatey? O wt te zea of a Je? ete yo ae a

stet o a aet, a ste o a oce woe, yo ca t yo

eat to yo wo—f te Go of Je s  yo eat.

INSIGHT Jget Ca Be Me

Je was aote as Go’s stet fo te tas of exteatg

te ose of Aa, a aog wt t, te wos of Baa. Baas was

so vcosy ce tat oy a eso of Je’s eetessess co ave

oe te o. By te e, Je a ee we ot te ete ose

of Aa a a toogy ge te ato of Baa woses.

Get on re

for God,

and men

will watch

you burn.

A 11 2 Kgs 9–12

CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12

Je Says

Two Kgs

Je Says

Aa’s Hose

Ataa Says

He Ow Hose

Joas Reas

Go’s Hose

Je’s Msty of Jget Joas’s Msty of Refo

Ruin of Israel

Key Passage: 2 Kings 13, 17

OVERVIEW O s eate, Esa oes Kg Joas of Isae te ootty to

ey ot s Sya eey. Bt te g’s ac of fat ests  soetg fa sot of

coete vctoy, a esets a cte of te oe tat as age Isae’s gs

fo cetes. e aace etwee Isae a Ja, sece e Jeosaat, ow

gves way to costat wafae. Aacy a aostasy  te a of Isae as st oe

g a te aote s assassate. e Isae a Sya fo a aace agast

Ja, Aaz (g of Ja) ys te e of Assya. Bt te owwa sa cotes,

a soo te 10 tes  te ot ae eote to te eotest coes of te Assya

ee, we ote coqee eoes ae ote to  te vac.

YOUR DAILY WALK Hstoas a otca scetsts ave

eveoe eaoate exaatos fo te coqest of Isae, a

ate of Ja. “ese wee sa cotes,” tey say, “ te e

zoe etwee age, owef egos to te sot (Egyt) a

ot (Assya a Bayo).” Bt te Be states tat te coqest

a exe wee Go’s get ecase of te s of Hs eoe.

Isae a te e ac o te Lo, te to os, a goe

te eeate essage of Go’s oets to “sae  o s ot.”

ey a o oe to ae t teseves.

at ca ce eas  foce toay fo atos as we

as vas, Cstas as we as eeves. Go w ea wt a

va, wt a fay, o wt a ato accog to te cagg

ce tat “a a eas wat e sows” (Gaatas 6:7). e was

te ast te yo “sowe” a wo fo Go y eas of a ef oe

ca o ea to oe of yo eecte ocas? If a sse s cca, we

ca’t ao to ea set.

INSIGHT It’s a Log ay to Catvty

I te Assya seso, ay Isaetes wee esee  ote

Mesootaa (oe ta 400 es away) a otes  te aea of

te Mees (a f 1,000 es fo Saaa).

The power

of man

can never

reverse the

sentence

of God.

2 Kgs 13–17 A 12

CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER 15 CHAPTERS 1617

Esa

Des

Jeooa II

Regs

Aacy

Regs

Assya

Pevas

Dece  Isae Dseso of Isae

Reforms of Hezekiah

Key Passage: 2 Kings 18, 20

OVERVIEW t te catvty a eotato of Isae, te cta os o te

ote 10 tes. Bt wat of te cotye  te sot?  tey ea fo Is-

ae’s caaty a t ac to Go? At ts cca cte, Go ases  Hezea,

wo oes “wat was gt  te eyes of te L, st as s fate Dav a oe”

(18:3). Stay, Hezea stttes sweeg efos to g te ato ac to a

woeeate wos of Go. Potcay, e efses to ay tte ay oge to Assya,

coosg stea to tst Go fo otecto fo esa. I aswe to s aye, Go

ecates te Assya ay, eag te ac of tat oce gty ato. Howeve,

y te te of s eat, Hezea’s e a fay eggece ese tat Ja’s

ays ae ee.

YOUR DAILY WALK If yo’e oog fo soe e  yo

aye fe, se soe te styg a O Testaet caacte

wose evey ecoe aye was aswee.

Hezea was a a of fat (18:5) a a a of aye. Hs st

eacto we cofote wt a oe was to g t efoe

te Lo. ete te oe was 185,000 vte Assy-

as (19:35), o a af ess (20:7), Hezea too t to Go 

aye. A we e aye, tgs aee.

Paye s ot a agc foa, t vea cocato wt

te soveeg Go of ceato. Exae yo ow aye a-

ts. Ae tey t o a esoa eatos wt Go? Ae yo

stegteg yo aye fe wt ay execse? Ae yo oe

cofotae tag to Go toay ta yo wee a yea ago? Ty

ts: Evey te yo get to o ot of yo ca toay, se a few

secos  aye. Yo’  t at-fog.

INSIGHT Sasg a Acet Atfact

Hezea’s zeaos efo ce eve te estcto of te

oze seet tat Moses a ae  te weess (Nes

21:8-9), to wc te eoe wee g cese.

People may

spurn your

appeals,

reject your

messages, and

oppose your

arguments,

but they

are helpless

against your

prayers.

A 13 2 Kgs 18–21

CHAPTER 18 CHAPTER 19 CHAPTER 20 CHAPTER 21

Assya

at te Doo

Assya

o te R

Hezea o

Hs Deate

Maasse o

te Raage

Hezea’s Natoa Poes Hezea’s Pesoa Poes

Ruin of Judah

Key Passage: 2 Kings 22–23

OVERVIEW ose wo o ot ea fo stoy ae este to eeat t, a

Ja s o exceto. og Isae as ee swet away  get, te sote

go cotes ts aga “sess as sa.” Goo Kg Josa aes a ast ese-

ate aet to t te ato ac to Go. He ocates te og-ost Boo of te Law

a stttes sweeg efos. Bt tog e ca ose a cage of actos o te

eoe, oy woeeate eetace ca cage te ates of goessess a

sef-gece tat ae te oot of te oe. As a est, we Josa es, s sc-

cessos evet to te aga aes a actces. At ast Go gs ow te cta

o te sote go as Bayoa soes toe te was, oes, a tee of

oce-gty Jesae.

YOUR DAILY WALK at s te ost otat oo  te

wo to yo? Assg yo aswe s “te Be” . . .

THINK: How ay ays ts ot ave yo set te  te

Be? Assg yo aswe s “at east oe” . . .

THINK: How  yo eso to te tt yo ecotee

tee? Assg yo aswe s a oest oe . . .

THINK: Ae yo satse wt yo esose to tat tt? As-

sg yo aswe s ess ta a esog “yes” . . .

REREAD 2 Kgs 23:2-3. e owe of Go’s o to cage

ves s eas owee oe evet ta  tose two veses. e

o eces wee o aae swo ca eac: to te vey eat

of te g, ests, oets, a eoe, tg te eats coec-

tvey ac to Go. e est: a atoa sta awaeg.

Go’s o covcts, t oy yo ca cot yosef to og

Go’s w. Is tee a aea of yo fe wee a esose s ovee?

INSIGHT Te Sot a Log a Sot a Log of It

e egt of te eac of te ast fo gs  Ja ege s

easy to eee oce yo see te ae. e seqece s 3

ots—11 yeas—3 ots—11 yeas.

The degree

of our

spiritual

vigor is

in direct

proportion

to the time

we spend in

God’s Word.

2 Kgs 22–25 A 14

CHAPTER 22 CHAPTER 23 CHAPTER 24 CHAPTER 25

Recovey of

te Law

Refo of

te Nato

Sege of

Jesae

Sac of

Jesae

Refos y Josa Reova of Necaezza

Recag te eo of Jews stoy fo 2 Sae tog 2 Kgs, te

esty wte of Coces focses o te exctg fe a gteos

eg of Kg Dav (1 Coces) a te fotes of te sote go

of Ja (2 Coces). e st oo fas to two ats: Cates 1–9 tace

Dav’s oya fay tee a te way ac to Aa; cates 10–29 eta Da-

v’s sccessf astato as Isae’s seco g, sowg te otace

of oe wos fo Go’s coveat eoe.

1 Chronicles

FOCUS A PRIESTLY VIEW OF DAVID’S REIGN

DIVISIONS

David’s Family Tree

David’s rone and

Capital Established

David’s Inuence

and Kingdom Expanded

David’s Worship and

Kingdom Organized

David’s Kingdom

Passed on to Solomon

1 9 10 16 17 21 22 27 28 29

TOPICS

Ancestry Activity Anticipation Advice

Royal Roots Righteous Reign

PLACE United Kingdom of Israel

TIME ousands

of Years About 40 Years

David’s Family Tree

Key Passage: 1 Chronicles 1

OVERVIEW Coces s oe ta st a eetto of te oos of 2 Sae

tog 2 Kgs. og t coves te sae eo of stoy, Coces aoaces te

tas fo a etey eet esectve. It focses o egos (ot otca) stoy,

gvg seca aeto to evets sog te tee (ot te aace) a te sot-

e go of Ja (te cotg oya e of Dav). Dow tog te cetes,

Go as ove a wtess fo Hsef a otecte te eoe wo wee te aces-

tos of te cog Messa of Isae—a fact ceay see  te tae of geeaoges.

YOUR DAILY WALK Befoe yo wte o toay’s secto as

a ost case  yo st of excteet  ay Be eag, oo

eyo te ootoos eetto of “egat” a “te sos of” to

see te esoates a evets vove. Fo exae:

• How ay of te aes o yo ecogze?

• Fo ow ay of te caactes ca yo eca at east oe fact

o stoy fo te O Testaet?

• o wo yo say ae te ve ost otat eoe e-

toe  tese sts? y  yo seect tose ve?

• How ay easos ca yo t of tat Go gt wat to -

ce tese cates  Hs o?

e oeg cates of 1 Coces gve ot oy te stoca

oots of Go’s eoe, t aso te sta oots. Ca yo tace

yos? o ae te otat eoe  yo sta etage?

c of te ae st ave toay? Is tee a tage way yo co

say ta yo fo te oe  yo sta eveoet? Yo gt

wat to eg a age of sta oots  te ac of yo Be a

a to t as yo eseac cotes.

INSIGHT Cos Ossos  a Coos Lst

Cates 1–9 ay see e a exastve geeaogy, t tey ae

ot. Caef sty eveas sevea sgcat ossos, cg te

fay of E a te tes of Ze a Da.

One live coal

may set a

whole stack

on re.

1 Coces 1–9 A 15

CHAPTERS 13 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTERS 58 CHAPTER 9

Geeaogy fo

Aa to Exe 2 Tes 10 Tes Geeaogy Ae

te Exe

Hstoca Natoa Levtca

David’s Throne Established

Key Passage: 1 Chronicles 11, 13, 15

OVERVIEW  of 1 Coces as a sot of “ve coetay” o te Boo of 2

Sae, a seco voe coveg te acto-ace fe of Kg Dav. t te assg

of Sa, te ew see-g asses te toe a oty estases s ew

cata at Jesae, te ace ao wc vtay te ete stoy of te ato w

evove. Aog wt s ew cata, Dav seects a cos of gty e wo w sot

 g s eg. Dav ext aets to et te a of Go to ts oe ace—a

tas tat oves oe ct ta atcate. Bt we at ast te a safey eses 

Jesae, Dav eas te ato  a ceeato of ase.

YOUR DAILY WALK No a s a sa . . . a vey few ae

esas! It s ct a oe ageos to aet to sta

aoe wtot te sot of otes wo sae yo covctos a

cotets.

Toay’s eag evotes 78 veses to te ag of Dav’s

gty e: s tste fes, coats, oygas, a cose-

os— sot, te acoe of s gy cot. tot te, Dav

gt eve ave se to te geatess tat e wo tatey

aceve. Eve tog s oe as g was qe  te ato, Go

eve tee Dav to fcto as a soo efoe  te aace.

Peas yo w eve se to te ace of owe a oece

of Kg Dav. Bt eveyoe ca e a gty a o woa  te fe

of aote eso.  aot tose wo execse eaes ove

yo, sc as yo asto o oss. Fst Coces 11:10 says Dav’s

gty e gave  stog sot  s go. Ca tat e sa

of yo  yo sot of yo asto? Yo oss? at ae oe o

two ways yo ca o soetg “gty” fo te ts wee?

INSIGHT A Toogy Aote Kg

Dav’s aotg as g ove a Isae (11:3) was,  fact, s t

aotg. e st was oe vatey y Sae (1 Sae 16:13),

te seco cy as g ove Ja (2 Sae 2:4).

It takes

dedicated

teachers

to produce

consecrated

pupils.

A 16/17 1 Coces 10–16

CHAPTER 10 CHAPTERS 1112 CHAPTERS 1315 CHAPTER 16

Sa’s

Coase

Dav’s

Coaos

Dav’s

Cofso

Dav’s

Ceeato

Kg of te Coveat A of te Coveat

David’s Kingdom Expanded

Key Passage: 1 Chronicles 17–18

OVERVIEW e Dav eoys a aace of cea, te a of Go eses  a ee

tet—a fact tat ots Dav to coteate a oeta g oect. Eve te

oet Nata ecoages Dav  s Go-oog ato. Bt te tog te

oet, Go eves a gg “Yo ae ot te oe” (17:4) aog wt a eatwag

ose of a ogog yasty a a etea go fo Dav’s esceats. Howeve,

Dav, te gty a of wa, st eave te fet of s ea to s so Sooo a

cocetate stea o te sess of eagg te go Go as etste to .

YOUR DAILY WALK Cose te foowg cotasts tae

fo te ves of a fate a so: Dav a Sooo.

Dav was a a of wa; Sooo was a a of eace. Dav

eae of g te tee; Sooo eecte a ecate

te tee.

Dav was to y Go, “I w ot gve yo wat yo ase fo.”

Sooo was to, “I w gve yo wat yo  ot as fo.” Yet, 

ste of te eeces  te ves, tee s oe esog sa-

ty: Bot e goe Go  te fetes.

ee s soetg fa oe af ta eg ee a ce-

se ea o ato, a tat s etag te ato

ayway, oy to  tat Go s ot  t. Has Go set  a e gt

 yo at? A ae yo gog te sga o oog fo ateate

otes to Hs goy? Eac te yo sto fo a e gt toay, cot

oe of yo eas o goas to Go. ee He as t a eo,

o’t t a qesto a.

INSIGHT No Cove-U Itee!

Dav’s s wt Batsea a s sseqet e of Ua too

ace etwee 20:1 a 20:2. I s teto to focs o tees of

te wos a te gs  te ato’s stoy, te Coce

was seectve  s coce of atea. He oe etas of Dav’s

vate fe, ot ecase e wate to wtewas te ast, t e-

case e ew tose cets wee aeay ow a ecoe.

You cannot

lift your

children to

a higher

plane than

the one on

which you

live yourself.

1 Coces 17–21 A 18

CHAPTER 17 CHAPTERS 1820 CHAPTER 21

Dese of

Dav’s Heat

Defeat of

Dav’s Eees

Deceto of

Dav’s M

Coveat Coqest Cess

David’s Worship Organized

Key Passage: 1 Chronicles 22–23

OVERVIEW og Dav’s ese to  a ose fo Go st wat, otg

ees  fo eag fo t. He cooses a ost aoate ste (te tesg oo

of Oa), gates te g ateas, cages s so Sooo wt te ty of -

sg te tas, a ests te sot of a te ey e  Isae. e e otes te

24 oes of ests, 24 vsos of sges a scas, gate eees, teases, a

ote oceoes wo w ovesee te tay a cv aas of te ato  ts ew

ace of cooate wos.

YOUR DAILY WALK at ae yo og toay to e yo

ce accos geat tgs fo Go tooow?

Dav s a aveos exae of a fasgte fate. e geat-

ess tat Sooo wo ate aceve was  age ease e

to te caef ag a ovso tat Dav ae efoe s

ow eat. og Sooo eceves te acca fo g te

tee wc eas s ae, t was Dav wo ew te ets,

gatee te ateas, sge  te woes, a sttte a vg-

oos c eatos oga to ese sot fo te oect. I

s eat, Dav evsoe a geatess fo Sooo tat e sef

wo eve aceve, a e  s est to ave te way fo t.

at sot of etage w yo eave fo yo ce a eve

yo gace to  o?  tey soeay e ae to

ta Go fo yo fasgteess  g a ay, ovg fo

te ecato, o stg a vso fo sty tat tey ca co-

te ae yo ae goe? Pa a “Poect fo Fte Geatess” a

eg t ts wee.

INSIGHT A Ioc Twst to te Pesty Offce

I cate 24 te ests wee ve to 24 oes o “vsos”

fo sevce  te tee. ey wee cae “ocas of Go” (v. 5) a

a cage of te sacces. e wo was to cease wt te cog

of Cst, t ocay t was te ests teseves wo egeee

te ccxo of Cst (Maew 27:1, 6, 20, 41).

Don’t

handicap

your

children

by making

their lives

too easy.

A 19 1 Coces 22–27

CHAPTER 22 CHAPTERS 2324 CHAPTER 25 CHAPTERS 2627

Istctos

fo Sooo

Aageets fo . . .

Levtes a Pests Mscas Oces

Dav’s Tee Peaatos

David’s Kingdom Passed On to Solomon

Key Passage: 1 Chronicles 29:22-30

OVERVIEW Toay’s eag fos a g cocso to te fe of Dav, fo ee

e s otaye  a s wso a ty as Dav te coseo, ecoage, exote,

a wose. I sa cotast to te e gtg a cv est tat caacteze

Dav’s asceso to te toe, Sooo’s asceso s aee y atoa wos a

eocg. Eve Dav’s eat caot ae te oo of ots a tasgvg te

ato fees fo te goy eaes tey eoy. e cowg eta of Dav’s fe s tat

“e e at a goo o age, avg eoye og fe, weat a oo” (29:28).

YOUR DAILY WALK e saest cotacto to te Cs-

ta fe s a too oe te aveage Csta fea. e gef s a

ecessay at of ay ove oe’s assg, te Csta as case fo

eocg we a ote o sste  Cst s ay “away fo te

oy a at oe wt te Lo” (2 Cotas 5:8). ee s oe

a cofot  tose wos tat te wo ows otg aot.

e oe seo yo ca e se eveyoe otat to yo

w ea s te oe eace ove yo caset. Have yo gve ay

togt to te wos yo wat soe o tat occaso?  tose

 aeace ea a cea esetato of te goo ews of Jess

Cst?  tey  ot wy yo co face eat fea essy, ow-

g t wo g yo face to face wt yo Lo?

Jess Cst te evey fea He eve aee to a case

fo ceeato. e o wag of te oes wo e ct

sot y te acos fe-gvg toc of te Savo, a te ea

wo ve aga. at as ae yo ag toay to ese tat

yo fea seas as eoqety as yo fe tat “to ve s Cst

a to e s ga” (Pas 1:21)?

INSIGHT Dav’s Bg a Loa Assocato (29:1-9)

Befoe Dav’s eat, e a gety gatee a tee g

f of go a sve fo esoa a atoa cottos tat

wo, y oe staas, e vae at sevea o oas.

Death is

only a

horizon, and

a horizon is

nothing save

the limit of

our sight.

1 Coces 28–29 A 20

CHAPTER 28 CHAPTER 29

Dav’s Saygs . . . Dav’s

Scato

Dav’s

Sccesso

to Isae to Sooo

e Fa Days of Dav’s Reg

e Boo of 2 Coces sas fo cetes of Ja’s stoy fo te

goy ays of Sooo to te cocso of te Bayoa Exe. Foow-

g te eat of Sooo, a sccesso of goo a a gs ses to owe.

As go te eaes, so go te eoe, t ay te stay at ato

s cae o to catvty. Bt te a veses of 2 Coces sae wt

oe. Ae 70 yeas, te Pesa Kg Cys ecees te eg of Go’s

ose a te et of Go’s eoe.

2 Chronicles

FOCUS A PRIESTLY VIEW OF JUDAH’S DEMISE

DIVISIONS

Solomon’s Temple

Erected

Solomon’s Temple

Dedicated

Rehoboam’s Kingdom

Divided

Asa’s Reforms

Jehoshaphat’s Reforms

Judah’s Kings and Queens

Ahaz’s Corruption

Hezekiah’s Reforms

Judah’s Last Days

1 5 6 9 10 12 13 16 17 20 21 25 26 28 29 32 33 36

TOPICS

A King’s Glory A Kingdom’s Disgrace

Judah’s Zenith Judah’s Ruin

PLACE Southern Kingdom of Judah

TIME About 40 Years About 400 Years

OVERVIEW A fate’s ea ecoes a so’s egt as Sooo etaes te

geatest actecta feat of s fete: g te tee  Jesae. Lage -

es of e a geat qattes of ateas, s seve yeas of Sooo’s fe, ae

veste  te tas of coetg te ose of te Lo. e at ast te tee stas

se wt te a of te coveat  ace, Sooo eas te eoe a scas

 eaet ase to Go. “ey ase te voces  ase to te L a sag. . . .

e goy of te L e te tee of Go” (5:13-14).

YOUR DAILY WALK e cossoe y Go to o a

o, Sooo aowe otg to sta  te way of coetg s

Go-gve assget. t eattag see e ogaze oe

ta 150,000 woes a tos of ateas.

Sooo’s zea a etsas fo Go e scat te fo coee

eas as og as tee was st wo to e oe. If yo wee to eva-

ate te egee of yo ow etsas fo Go’s sevce, wee

wo t fa o te foowg scae?

s ot yo eae to o eveytg “as wog fo te

Lo” (Coossas 3:23). Now a ts togt fo 1 Cotas

10:31—o eveytg ooay “fo te goy of Go.”

INSIGHT Go, Go, Eveywee

Neay evey feate of te tee—cg te was, oos, as,

a fsgs vovg go o go oveay—wee ae osse

y Kg Dav (1 Coces 22:14), wo set ase fo s esoa

teasy 3,750 tos of e go. I 1 Coces 29:4, Dav gave a

atoa 100 tos of go.

Solomon’s Temple Erected

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 1, 5

By the time

you get your

shoulder to

the wheel,

your nose

to the

grindstone,

and your

ear to the

ground, it’s

usually time

for lunch.

2 Coces 1–5 A 21

CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTERS 45

Pootg

te Kg

Pag

te Tee

Bg

te Tee

Fsg

te Tee

Sooo’s so Sooo’s os

Soy, ot

avaae.

Do I ave

to?

It’s y

ty.

It’s y

egt!

30 70 100

Solomon’s Temple Dedicated

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 6, 9

OVERVIEW I a seg t fo a g’s agato, Sooo ow eas te ato 

ecatg te ewy coete tee to te goy a wos of te Go of Isae.

Keeg o a secay costcte oze scao, Sooo ays oe of te ost

aestc a ovg vocatos fo aywee  te Be. He oveows wt ase

to Go, tag H fo Hs cagg caacte a fag oses o eaf

of te ato. e Sooo ses, te goy of Go s te tee, otg te

eoe to eso: “He s goo; s ove ees foeve” (7:3). Bt eve  te st

of wos a eocg, tee s case fo coce. By gt, Go aeas to Sooo

to wa  tat f te ato fas to ea te to H, He w oot te fo te

eove oea a w estoy te agcet tee wc tey ave aoe so

og to coete.

YOUR DAILY WALK at o tese tee wos ave 

coo: sat, aget, gt? Aswe: ey ae a esctos of

yo tas as a Csta.

Eac ay tat Go eaves yo ee o eat, yo ae to e e

sat (ag otes tsty fo Go), a aget (awg otes to

Go), a gt (sowg te way to Go). e qee of Sea

cae es of es to ea of te wso a weat of Isae’s

g (9:1). Notce e cocso: “Pase e to te L . . . wo as

egte  yo a ace yo o s toe as g to e fo te

L” (9:8). Ae oog at Sooo’s fe, te qee gave goy to

Sooo’s Go. Is tat wat aes fo ay to ay we otes

 soes wt yo? Toay, eee yo Go-gve oe—

sat, aget, gt—a actce t.

INSIGHT Geat Aceveets of a Geat Moac

Cate 8 esces oe ta a oze of te ao accos-

ets of Sooo’s eg tay, actectay, egosy, a

coecay. How ay ca yo ?

If the service

of God

is worth

anything,

it is worth

everything.

A 22 2 Coces 6–9

CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9

A Paye of

Decato

A Pose of

Fogveess

A Kg’s

Retato

A Kg’s

Vast Rces

Sooo’s Reatos to Go Sooo’s Reatos to Goos

Rehoboam’s Divided Kingdom

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 10

OVERVIEW Sooo s aey co  s gave we te ato ts fo wos

to waywaess  ts cotet to Go. Sooo’s so Reooa oses a foos

tax cease, otg a e vso of s go. O te vege of cv wa wt

Jeooa (te ewy estase g of te ote 10 tes), Reooa oeys te

wo of te oet a eas o te coct. Bt oce s go s estase,

e fosaes te Law of te Lo yet aga. Go ses a stgg ee  te eso

of Ssa, g of Egyt, wo efeats Reooa’s ay a es te weat of

te Lo’s ose.

YOUR DAILY WALK Is yo ego . . .

. . . e a sae te? (Yo oy se t  a eegecy.) . . . e a

weeaow? (Easy set a st e se.) . . . e a s?

(Yo e t oy we t goes yo way.) . . . e a aceae?

(Yo ey o t costaty.)

Reooa’s -a-ow sta fe co e ee to a

sae te. e tes wee tog, e te to Go; we tgs

wee g sooty, e fosoo te Lo. It ay e yo of

Go’s wos tog te oet Hosea: “ey wee satse, tey

ecae o; te tey fogot e” (Hosea 13:6).

Tae stoc of yo ow fe. Ae tgs gog sooty? A

s a? Eoyg goo eat? No ao cocts  yo fay,

cc, egooo? Jo sece? Refgeato f? atc ot.

Sata wo ove to t yo  y tg yo eyes away fo te

Soce of yo sy. O te eo e of eac cec yo wte

toay, a te wos “Do’t foget!” s gt eve ove a o-

otty to wtess fo yo Lo.

INSIGHT “Dea Day, Toay I Pee a Tee . . . ”

Isctos fo o Egyta tee was sow Ssa’s tay

sccess  eg te Jesae tee g Reooa’s eg

(12:9). Oe cte sows Ssa og a go of Isaetes y te

a a g te wt a c—a afy accate eeg.

The one

who is

ashamed of

his religion

probably has

a religion

of which he

ought to be

ashamed.

2 Coces 10–12 A 23/24

CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12

Reooa Foows

Ba Cose

Reooa Foows

te Lo

Reooa Fosaes

te Lo

Dve Kgo Devote Kg Dsce Kg

Asa’s Reforms

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 15–16

OVERVIEW Aa, g of Ja, s se y Go to sce a efeat Jeooa,

g of Isae. Dg te ae, 500,000 Isaetes fa—a saeg efeat fo wc

Jeooa w eve fy ecove. at Aa accoses  te tay see, Asa

aets to cate  te sta ea. He eoves a taces of foeg ego

fo te a a coas te eoe to et to te caef osevace of Go’s

stattes. Bt towa te e of s eg, Asa faces a teat fo Baasa (g of Isae)

a sees a aace of otecto wt te g of Sya. Eve o s eate e ts

s tst  eaty yscas aoe, ate ta  te Geat Pysca.

YOUR DAILY WALK Have yo eve fo yosef  a

seegy oeess stato, oe  wc yo ooe at yo c-

cstaces a fet fea? O esa? O scoage? at 

yo o? D yo ty to x te stato yosef? O  yo as Go

to ste ? gs wee oog a fo Kg Asa. Baasa, te g

of Isae, a seae o a escae otes, a te stato ooe

oeess. So Asa, stea of asg Go to e, te to te g

of Sya, Be-aa, a e  to coe to s esce. Fo a

otwa aeaaces, te stategy woe.

Bt Go saw t eety. Eae, Asa a tste  te Lo, ot

 foeg owes. Now e was tg fo tst  Go to tst 

sef, a Go sce .

at s te ae of yo fe: eef  Go o eef  yosef

o otes? Fat o sgt? Go o sef? Eac te yo ae tete to

ey o yosef, eee tat t’s aways safe to tst te Lo.

INSIGHT A Dos Dstcto (16:7-10)

Haa te see, wo coee Asa fo s eace o foeg

aes ate ta o te Lo, ecoes te eaest “esecte

oet”  te ages of te Be. (Cec Le 11:47-51 fo te

ae of oe ote a wo, tog seo togt of as a oet,

gt aso ay ca to ts ate os stcto.)

Weave in

faith, and

God will nd

the thread.

A 25 2 Coces 13–16

CHAPTER 13 CHAPTERS 1415 CHAPTER 16

Aa’s Sta

Recesso

Asa’s Sta

Refos

Asa’s Sta

Regesso

Reace o a Ay Reaces o Go Reace o Sya

Jehoshaphat’s Reforms

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 17, 20

OVERVIEW Oy 10 veses ae gve to goy Kg Jeosaat  1 Kgs, t te

coce evotes a f fo cates to s fe, a wt goo easo. Jeosaat

ows tat te ey to sta evva  te ato s a eewe teest  a cot-

et to te Law of te Lo. He stttes a atowe “Be sty oga,” sg as

teaces te ces, Levtes, a ests—a eot tat Go cy esses wt eace

a osety. I cotast to s eecessos, Jeosaat aages to ae eace

wt te g of Isae. Bt a fey vst eay costs  s fe as e ecoes eta-

ge  a wa etwee Isae a Sya. Hs eacto to ve ee, s aotet of

ges to e ot “fo a t fo te L” (19:6), a s Gowa esose  te

face of css a ot to te ay-y-ay eaty of s fat.

YOUR DAILY WALK Cate 20 esces eas te ost

cos ae scee fo aywee  Scte. Jeosaat eas

s ay ot to cofot te coe foces of Moa a Ao.

Hs ae a s se: “Tae  yo ostos; sta 

a see te eveace te L w gve yo” (20:17). e, as f

to a st to y, Jeosaat seects sges to go efoe te

ay a cat coses of ase. e te sges sg a te

soes sta at aeto, Go oces a gty vctoy fo Ja

as te eey foces “ee to estoy oe aote” (20:23).

Have yo yet eae te esso Jeosaat a te eoe

of Go eae? e te ae sees oveweg, we te

eey s age a osg, o’t t a . Istea, sta st,

sg ot, a watc Go wo.

INSIGHT A Bg Mstae

Jeosaat’s aace wt Aa (18:1–19:11) was a seos -

e, fy esevg te ee of te oet Je (ot to e

cofse wt Je, gaso of Ns, wo ate we ot te

e of Aa). e oet’s qesto, “So yo e te wce

a ove tose wo ate te L?” (19:2) ee Jeosaat

a ote  to estoe stce a esty oe  Ja.

Regeneration

has made

our hearts a

battleeld.

2 Coces 17–20 A 26

CHAPTER 17 CHAPTERS 1819 CHAPTER 20

Seeg te Lo

 os

Seeg te Lo 

Raot-Gea

afae Agast

Moa a Ao

Jeosaat’s Rgteos Refos

Judah’s Kings and Queens

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 21–22

OVERVIEW Jeoa’s fe s vg oof tat a a aage ca o eve te

est of ggs. Rase y a goy fate a gafate, Jeoa aes te

wce agte of Aa a Jezee, eaces e aga etes, a eas te ato

to o wos oce aga. e atosee of tst a aecto wc caacteze

s fate’s astato s eace y a oo of ssco a eaosy. As Jeoa’s

st c act, e says a s otes a ay ey es  te ato—a ove

esge to sece s osto as g, t wc  fact eas to a exccatg a

eate eat. I a sccesso, s so, wfe, a gaso coe to te toe 

a tae of fay tge tat st e ea to e eeve. Joas a Aaza ot e-

coe og-egg gs wt aeate cotets.

YOUR DAILY WALK No ae ow ay goo aes yo

ac ao a oe oe, yo ca’t ae te oe oe goo. Bt

yo ca  a awf ot of goo aes.

e sae s te  te eatoss eoe ave wt eac ote.

Oe cotg fes s eog to ve a eso away fo

Go, eve  te esece of cotess gteos ves—ove

tat fes s cose eog a asts og eog to exet ts co-

tg ece.

at’s wy yo cose fes w a yo fo fe. at’s wy

yo coce of a fe ate s ctcay otat. Go states vey

ceay  Hs o: “Do ot e yoe togete wt eeves. Fo

wat o gteosess a wceess ave  coo? O wat

feows ca gt ave wt aess?” (2 Cotas 6:14). Exa-

e yo eatoss. If yo’e cotg saste, ae te ecessay

cages ow—efoe te “oe ae” ecoes yo.

INSIGHT Te Uevae Lfe of a Re  Ja

A ve es scsse  toay’s eag et voet eats. Fo

wee ee a oe was stce y Go wt a cae sease.

Of te 20 es  Ja’s stoy, af e fo ata cases.

Sometimes

the right

enemies can

do you more

good than

the wrong

friends.

A 27 2 Coces 21–25

CHAPTER 21 CHAPTER 22 CHAPTERS 2324 CHAPTER 25

Jeaos

Jeoa

Heae

Aaza

Use

Ataa

Jo

Joas

Iate

Aaza

ce Res Rgteos Res

1 9 10 12

Ahaz’s Corruption

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 28

OVERVIEW Kg Uzza oes gty tgs fo te ato of Ja, ot tay

a actectay. Bt stay s fe esees a oe coaste. “As og as e sogt

te L, Go gave  sccess. . . . Bt ae Uzza ecae owef, s e e to

s owfa” (26:5,16). Uzza es a ee’s eat fo s af-eate evoto to Go.

By cotast, s gaso Aaz s woeeate  s zea fo fase gos a aga ac-

tces. Aaz toces ages of Baa, wos o te eate g aces, a fat

sacce. og Go eeatey was Aaz of te age of s ways a to t te

g’s eat ac to H, tee s o esose. Oy oe qesto eas: How og w

Go’s atece cote wt Hs eeos eoe?

YOUR DAILY WALK I te caety sess, a 2 × 4 ca

coe  ay eet egts. Bt evey 2 × 4 as oe tg  co-

o: It s aot 2 ces tc a 4 ces we.

e Go sces a va o a fay o a cc o a

ato, oe He oes so wt a af set of ccstaces. A

tog t wo e easy to e sc a exeece to eg “t

ove te ea wt a 2 × 4,” tee s a faeta eece: 2 × 4s

se e tat ae fo tve easos; Go’s sce s teaetc.

 ac ove te fe of Aaz as yo ave see t fo  2

Coces 28 a 2 Kgs 16. How  Go ty to get s aeto

a cage s cose of acto tog efeat  ae? e wo

of te oet? Eey occato?

Befoe yo ae too a o Aaz, s tee a esso Go as ee

watg atety fo yo to ea as we?

INSIGHT A Paga Pactce Psae y Deat

Ifat sacce y e was a ta Caaate ta toce to

Ja y Aaz. Not oy was t aoet fo a easos, t was

aso a cata oese e te Mosac Law, sae y stog

(Levtcs 20:1-5).

Because God

loves His

people, He

disciplines

them as a

loving father

disciplines

his children.

2 Coces 26–28 A 28

CHAPTER 26 CHAPTER 27 CHAPTER 28

Uzza a

Hs Baes

Jota a

Hs Bg Poect

Aaz a

Hs Ueef

Goo a Ev Goo Ev

Hezekiah’s Reforms

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 29, 32

OVERVIEW e Assya assat a seso of Isae ae totay oe at ts

ot  te Coces accot, tog tey ave a ofo act o Hezea’s

fe a e  Ja. Ietg a sogaze coty a a eavy e of tte

to Assya, Hezea eveteess ts st tgs st. I te vey st ot of s a-

stato e eoes a eas te ose of te Lo, estoes te og-egecte

tee wos a Passove ceeato, a ecaes wa o o wos a aga

actces. e te Assya Kg Seace eseges Jesae a te stato

oos oeess, Hezea ts s fat to wo oce aga  eaest aye fo eve-

ace. Go aswes s ea a cows s fe wt estge a owe.

INSIGHT “Dea Day, It as a Ba Day  Jesae . . .”

Seace’s ow accot of ts vaso as ee fo o a cay

s, wc e sef a ae. It s ow  te Oeta Isttte

Mse  Ccago, a eas  at: “As fo Hezea, g of

Ja, wo a ot se to y yoe, 46 of s fote ctes

. . . I esege a cate . . . 200,150 eoe . . . I too as ooty.

Hezea sef I st  e a cage   Jesae, s oya

cty. I t a e of fots agast , a te ac eveyoe wo

cae fot ot of s cty gate.”

No Assya g wo eve eco a efeat, esecay oe as

evastatg as te Jesae eace, t t s sgcat tat Se-

ace  ot ca to ave tae Je sae—a ost eaae

coato of ca stoy.

YOUR DAILY WALK o’t t e woef to ow tat

soeoe e Hezea was ayg fo yo evey ay? Hee was a

a wose evey ecoe aye was aswee.

o’t yo e to ave tat  of “cot” wog fo yo?

e ea a oe te ag’s seo--a-setece y Ro-

et May McCeye, Scos ssoay a eace wo eve

ve to see s 30t tay. See Heews 7:25.

If I could

hear Christ

praying for

me in the

next room,

I would not

fear a million

enemies.

Yet distance

makes no

dierence;

He is praying

for me.

A 29 2 Coces 29–32

CHAPTER 29 CHAPTER 30 CHAPTER 31 CHAPTER 32

Revva of

Rgteosess

Restoato

of os

Peaato

fo Passove

Povso

to Pests

Potecto fo

Go’s Peoe

Hezea’s Rgteos Refos

Judah’s Last Days

Key Passage: 2 Chronicles 34; 36:17-23

OVERVIEW e a cety of Ja’s atoa stoy eas e a a ea.

Ae Maasse’s 55-yea eg of teo a aostasy, eve a goy efoe e Josa

s oweess to c te eats of te eoe, tog fo a te e s ae to ste te

extea aeaaces of ev. Bt ae s eat te ato swy ets to ts ao-

ae ways. Oesse a evetay ovetow y te Bayoas, te eoe of

Ja ae sagtee, te oes a tee estoye, te cty was evee. e

svvos ae agge o to Bayo, tee to oe te fate fo 70 og yeas. Bt 

te st of ts oo a estcto ses a ay of oe. Cys, g of Pesa, sses

a ecee: e ose of te Lo st e et  Jesae. o aog Hs eoe s

wg to et?

YOUR DAILY WALK Fo te Jews, Jesae eesete

te ace of geatest fae. To stae at te e of wat was

oce gty Jesae—wt ts saee tee a oe-ow

was—st ave oe te eat of eve te ost caos of Go’s

eoe. ey a fae H. ey a goe te ow sf ways.

A tey a ee se.

Now, tog Cys, Go was cag Hs eoe ac to “te

scee of te ce” fo a seco cace.

Have yo fae Go  ecet ays, te goe o to yo ow e-

soa exe? Tae eat—yo ae  goo coay. Aaa, Moses,

a Joa (to ae a few) see sa setacs. Bt tey eege

fo fae to accos geat tgs fo Go. A yo ca too.

Is Go cag yo ac to eetace, ac to yo fay,

scoo, o, o sty?  yo aswe tat ca—gt ow?

INSIGHT Ja’s Fa Kgs—Botes  te Bsess

Fo oe ta tee cetes te go of Ja a asse 

a oey faso fo fate to so, tete oy ey y te

eg of Qee Ataa. Bt ow,  Ja’s a, fatc yeas, e

a to wg ow a tog ove, te go asses qcy

etwee tee sos a a gaso of Josa.

Some people

never

change their

opinion

because,

after all, it

has been

in the

family for

generations.

2 Coces 33–36 A 30

CHAPTER 33 CHAPTERS 3435 CHAPTER 36

e Lawess Days of

Maasse a Ao

e Law-Ag

Days of Josa

e Last Days

of Ja

Reeo Refo R

ace s. Execse cs. Mae-

oves. How-to a sef-e

oos. Sog s ay ae

es of ways we ca “ove”

oseves. e eagey tae avets-

es  o cas tat te octs

ae “ew a ove” to ae s

“ew a ove.”

Go wats s to e o est. He

wats s to e cotay gae,

 ove . . . ew! Bt we go wog

we we t we ca g aot

sc cages o o ow. Go ae

te st yo, so oy He ca ae a

a-ew yo.

How? og te oo of Hs

So, te se Savo, Jess Cst.

og H a H oy, eac of

s ca ecoe a ew ceate (2

Cotas 5:17); wt a ew eat

a a ew st (Ezee 11:19); a

a woe ew way of fe (Roas 6:4-

11) y accetg Hs sacce to save

s. Hee’s ow:

• At tat yo ae a se,

sty esevg te eaty

of eat. (Rea Roas 3:23;

6:23; Jo 8:24.)

• Acowege tat Go oves

yo a as ove fo yo

savato tog Hs So’s

eat o te coss (Jo 3:16;

Acts 4:10-12).

• Accet Cst’s eat o yo

eaf y tstg H fo yo

savato a y cag H as

te ew Maste of yo fe (Acts

16:30-31; Roas 3:24-26).

Ta to Go gt ow  aye.

He w ea yo eaet wos of e-

etace fo s a of accetace

of Cst. A we yo o eet

a accet Cst, yo ae save a

wecoe to Go’s fay. Yo e-

coe Hs seca c, eowee

a ge y te Hoy St.

Tst Go ow to save yo. e

tae a oo  te o at a a-

ew yo.

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