Day 185, 3 July 2024
1) 2 Kings 9, 2 Kings 10:1-17, 2 Chronicles 22:8-9, 2 Kings 10:18-31,
2 Kings 11:1-3, 2 Chronicles 22:10-12, 2 Kings 11:4-12
2 Chronicles 23:1-11, 2 Kings 11:13-16, 2 Chronicles 23:12-15,
2 Kings 11:17-21, 2 Chronicles 23:16-21
2 Kings 9
Jehu Anointed King of Israel
1 (1Sa 10:1; 2Ki 4:29) Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons
of the prophets, "Prepare yourself. Take this flask of oil in your hand,
and go to Ramoth Gilead.
2 (2Ki 9:5; 9:11) When you get there, look for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat,
the son of Nimshi. Go in and make him rise from among his brothers,
and bring him into an inner chamber.
3 (1Ki 19:16) Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and say,
'Thus says the Lord: I have anointed you king over Israel.'
Then open the door and flee. Do not wait."
4 So the young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
5 When he arrived, the commanders of the army were sitting,
and he said, "I have a word for you, Commander."
Jehu said, "Which one of us?"
And he said, "For you, Commander."
6 (1Ki 19:16; 2Ki 9:3) So he arose, went into the house, poured the oil
on his head, and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, God of Israel: I am
anointing you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.
7 (1Ki 18:4; 21:15) You will strike the house of Ahab your master,
and I will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets and the blood
of all the servants of the Lord from the hand of Jezebel.
8 (Dt 32:36; 1Sa 25:22) The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will
cut off from Ahab all the males in Israel, both imprisoned and free.
9 (1Ki 15:29; 21:22) I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam
son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
10n (1Ki 21:23; 2Ki 9:35-36) Dogs will eat Jezebel
in the territory of Jezreel,
and no one will bury her." Then he opened the door and fled.
11 (Jer 29:26; Hos 9:7) When Jehu had returned to his master's servants,
one said to him, "Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?"
And he said to them, "You know this man and his babble."
12 They said, "A lie! Tell us." Then he said, "Thus and thus he spoke to me,
saying, 'Thus says the Lord: I am anointing you king over Israel.'"
13 (1Ki 1:34; 2Sa 15:10) Then they hurried. Each took his clothes,
put them under him on the bare stairs, and blew a horn,
saying, "Jehu is king."
[1] And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and
said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand,
and go to Ramoth-gilead:
[2] And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren,
and carry him to an inner chamber;
[3] Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith
the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and
flee, and tarry not.
[4] So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
[5] And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he
said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all
us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
[6] And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his
head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed
thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
[7] And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the
blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the
LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
[8] For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab
him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in
Israel:
[9] And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
[10] And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there
shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
[11] Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto
him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto
them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
[12] And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus
spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over
Israel.
[13] Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him
on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
Joram of Israel Killed
2Ch 22:7-9
14 (2Ki 8:28; 1Ki 22:3) So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi,
conspired against Joram. Joram had been guarding Ramoth Gilead,
he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Aram.
15 (2Ki 8:29) But King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel
from the wounds with which the Arameans had stricken him
when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. So Jehu said,
"If this be your minds, let no fugitive exit the city to go tell Jezreel."
16 Then Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there.
Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
17 (1Sa 16:4) A watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel,
and he saw the company of Jehu as he was coming and said, "I see a company."
And Joram said, "Take a horseman and send him to meet them,
and let him say. 'Is it peace?'"
18 (2Ki 9:19; 9:22) So the horseman went to meet him and said,
"Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?' "
But Jehu said, "What have you to do with peace? Circle in behind me."
So the watchman reported, "The messenger came to them,
but he is not returning."
19 Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said,
"Thus says the king, 'Is it peace?'"
Again, Jehu said, "What have you to do with peace? Circle in behind me."
20 (2Sa 18:27) The watchman reported, "He came to them,
but he is not returning. The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son
of Nimshi, for he drives furiously."
21 (1Ki 21:1-7; 2Ch 22:7) Then Joram said, "Hitch my chariot." So his chariot
was hitched, and Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out,
each in his chariot. They went out to meet Jehu and found him on the property
of Naboth the Jezreelite.
22 (1Ki 16:30-33; 2Ch 21:13) When Joram saw Jehu he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?"
And he said, "What peace, so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel
and her sorceries are so many?"
23 (2Ki 11:14) Then Joram turned the reins, fled, and said to Ahaziah,
"There is treachery, Ahaziah."
24 (1Ki 22:34) Jehu drew a bow with his full strength and shot Joram between
his shoulder blades. The arrow went out at his heart,
and he kneeled down in his chariot.
25 (1Ki 21:19; 21:24-29) Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Lift him up
and throw him on the property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite.
Remember when you and I were riding together after Ahab his father
and the Lord pronounced this oracle about him:
26 'Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and his sons,
declares the Lord, and I will pay you back on this property,
declares the Lord.' Now lift him up and throw him onto the property,
according to the word of the Lord."
[14] So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against
Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of
Hazael king of Syria.
[15] But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which
the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And
Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the
city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
[16] So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there.
And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
[17] And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the
company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take
an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
[18] So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the
king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee
behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he
cometh not again.
[19] Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said,
Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do
with peace? turn thee behind me.
[20] And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not
again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he
driveth furiously.
[21] And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram
king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and
they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the
Jezreelite.
[22] And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace,
Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother
Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
[23] And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is
treachery, O Ahaziah.
[24] And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between
his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his
chariot.
[25] Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the
portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I
and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon
him;
[26] Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his
sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD.
Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the
word of the LORD.
Ahaziah of Judah Killed
27 (Jdg 1:27; Jos 17:11) But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this,
he fled on the path to the garden house. Jehu chased after him and said,
"Shoot him too." So they shot him on the ascent to Gur, which is by Ibleam.
And he fled to Megiddo and died there.
28 (2Ki 23:30; 2Ch 35:24) His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem
and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the City of David.
29 (2Ch 21:18-19) In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab,
Ahaziah became king over Judah.
[27] But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the
garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the
chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he
fled to Megiddo, and died there.
[28] And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him
in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
[29] And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to
reign over Judah.
Jezebel Executed
30 (Jer 4:30; Eze 23:40) When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it.
She put black paint on her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down
through the window.
31 (1Ki 16:9-20) As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said,
"Is everything all right, Zimri, murderer of his master?"
32 And he lifted up his face toward the window and said, "Who is on my side?
Who?" And two or three eunuchs looked down to him.
33 He said, "Drop her down." So they dropped her down and some of her blood
splattered on the wall and on the horses. Then he trampled her.
34 (1Ki 16:31; 21:25) Then he entered, ate and drank, and said, "Attend to
that cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter."
35 So they went to bury her, but they found nothing of her except a skull,
the feet, and the palms of her hands.
36 (1Ki 21:23) They returned and told Jehu, and he said,
"This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant
Elijah the Tishbite, -saying, 'On the property of Jezreel dogs
will eat the flesh of Jezebel.
37 (Jer 8:2; Ps 83:10) The corpse of Jezebel will be like dung in the field
on the property of Jezreel, so that they cannot say, This is Jezebel.' "
[30] And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she
painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
[31] And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who
slew his master?
[32] And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side?
who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
[33] And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her
blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under
foot.
[34] And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now
this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.
[35] And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the
skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
[36] Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word
of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In
the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
[37] And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field
in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
2 Kings 10:1-17
2 Kings 10
Ahab's Seventy Sons Killed
1 (Jdg 8:30; 1Ki 13:32) Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria.
So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the captains of Jezreel,
to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,
2 (2Ki 5:6) "Now as soon as this letter comes to you-since you are
with your master's sons, chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons-
3 select the best and most fitting of your master's sons,
put him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house."
4 (2Ki 9:24; 9:27) But they were extremely afraid and said,
"Two kings could not stand before him. How can we stand?"
5 (Jos 9:11; 1Ki 20:4) So he who was over the house, and he who was over
the city, the elders, and the guardians sent word to Jehu, saying,
"We are your servants, and everything you say to us we will do.
We will not appoint a man king. Do what is good in your eyes."
6 Then he wrote a second letter to them, saying, "If you belong to me
and will obey me, take the heads of your master's sons
and come to me at Jezreel at this time tomorrow."
Now the king's sons, seventy men, were with the great men of the city
who brought them up.
7 (1Ki 21:21; 2Ki 11:1) When the letter came to them, they took
the king's sons, slaughtered all seventy, put their heads in baskets,
and sent them to him in Jezreel.
8 So the messenger came and told him, saying, "
They have brought the heads of the king's sons."
Then he said, "Put them in two heaps at the entry of the gate until morning."
9 (2Ki 9:14-24) When morning came, he went out and stood and said to all
the people, "You are innocent. I conspired against my master and killed him,
but who struck all these?
10 (1Ki 21:29; 21:19) Know then that the words of the Lord which He spoke
about the house of Ahab will not fall to the ground. The Lord has done that
which He spoke by His servant Elijah."
11 (Job 18:19) So Jehu struck all that remained
of the house of Ahab in Jezreel
and all his great men, his confidants, and his priests, until he left him
no survivor.
[1] And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent
to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that
brought up Ahab's children, saying,
[2] Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are
with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also,
and armour;
[3] Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set
him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
[4] But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not
before him: how then shall we stand?
[5] And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the
elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We
are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make
any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
[6] Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine,
and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your
master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the
king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city,
which brought them up.
[7] And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the
king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and
sent him them to Jezreel.
[8] And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the
heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the
entering in of the gate until the morning.
[9] And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and
said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my
master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
[10] Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of
the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD
hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.
[11] So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all
his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none
remaining.
Ahaziah's 42 Brothers Killed
12 Then he got up and went to Samaria. When he was at Beth Eked
of the Shepherds on the way,
13 (2Ki 8:29; 8:24) Jehu found the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah
and said, "Who are you?"
And they said, "We are brothers of Ahaziah, and we have come down
to visit the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother."
14 He said, "Capture them alive." So they took them alive and slaughtered
them at the pit of Beth Eked, 42 men. Not a man of them remained.
15 (1Ch 2:55; Ezr 10:19) Then he left there and found Jehonadab son of Rekab
coming to meet him. He greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart right
with me, as my heart is with yours?" And Jehonadab said, "It is."
"If it is, give me your hand." So he gave him his hand, and he pulled him up
to him into the chariot.
16 (1Ki 19:10) He said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord."
So he made him ride in his chariot.
17 (2Ki 9:8; 2Ch 22:8) Then he came to Samaria and struck all that remained
to Ahab in Samaria until he exterminated them, according to the word
of the Lord which He spoke to Elijah.
[12] And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the
shearing house in the way,
[13] Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are
ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to
salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
[14] And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them
at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he
any of them.
[15] And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of
Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine
heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is.
If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up
to him into the chariot.
[16] And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made
him ride in his chariot.
[17] And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in
Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD,
which he spake to Elijah.
2 Chronicles 22:8-9
8 And it happened that when Jehu was acting in judgment
with the house of Ahab that he found the rulers of Judah
and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, who were serving Ahaziah,
and Jehu killed them.
9 He sought out Ahaziah, and they captured him while he hid in Samaria,
and they brought him to Jehu, and they put him to death.
And they buried him because they said,
"He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat who sought the Lord with all his heart."
And there was no one from the house of Ahaziah strong enough
to retain the kingdom.
[8] And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the
house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren
of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.
[9] And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in
Samaria,)
and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him:
Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with
all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the
kingdom.
2 Kings 10:18-31
Worshippers of Baal Killed
18 (1Ki 16:31-32) Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them,
"Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.
19 (1Ki 22:6; 18:19) Now call to me all the prophets of Baal,
all his worshippers, and all his priests. Let none go unaccounted for,
because I have a great sacrifice for Baal. All who are not accounted
for will not live." But Jehu did it with cunning in order to destroy
the servants of Baal.
20 (Joel 1:14; Ex 32:5) Jehu said, "Sanctify a festive assembly for Baal."
So they proclaimed it.
21 (1Ki 16:32) Jehu sent word through all Israel, and all the worshippers
of Baal came. Not a man remained who did not come. They came into
the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was full from one end to the other.
22 He said to the one in charge of the wardrobe, "Bring out garments for all
the worshippers of Baal" So he brought them garments.
23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rekab went into the house of Baal
and said to the worshippers of Baal, "Search and see that there are
no worshippers of the Lord here with you and only worshippers of Baal."
24 (1Ki 20:30-42) Then they went to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings,
but Jehu put eighty men outside and said,
"If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes,
the one who lets him go will die in his place."
25 (1Ki 18:40) As soon as he had finished making the burnt offering,
Jehu said to the guards and the officers, "Go in. Kill them.
No one comes out." So they struck them with the edge of the sword.
The guards and the officers threw them out and went
to the city of the house of Baal.
26 (1Ki 14:23) They brought out the sacred pillar from the house of Baal
and burned it.
27 (Ezr 6:11; Da 2:5) They broke down the sacred pillar of Baal,
and tore down the house of Baal and made it a latrine to this day.
28 So Jehu exterminated Baal from Israel.
29 (1Ki 12:28-30; 13:33-34) But from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat,
who caused Israel to sin, Jehu did not turn aside
(that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel and Dan).
30 (2Ki 10:35; 13:1) And the Lord said to Jehu, "Because you have done
well by doing what is right in My sight, and have done to the house of Ahab
all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit
on the throne of Israel."
31 (2Ki 10:29; Pr 4:23) But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law
of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn aside from
the sins of Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin.
[18] And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab
served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
[19] Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants,
and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice
to do
to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in
subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
[20] And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they
proclaimed
it.
[21] And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal
came,
so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the
house
of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.
[22] And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments
for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
[23] And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of
Baal,
and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here
with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal
only.
[24] And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu
appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have
brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be
for the life of him.
[25] And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the
burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and
slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the
sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the
city of
the house of Baal.
[26] And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned
them.
[27] And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of
Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.
[28] Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
[29] Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to
sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were
in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
[30] And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing
that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab
according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth
generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
[31] But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel
with
all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made
Israel to sin.
2 Kings 11:1-3
2 Kings 11
Athaliah Reigns in Judah
2Ch 22:10-23:21
1 (2Ki 8:26) Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son
was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the royal descendants.
2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah,
took Joash [An alternate spelling of Jehoash.] the son of Ahaziah,
and stole him away from among the king's sons who were
being murdered; and they hid him and his nurse in the bedroom,
from Athaliah, so that he was not killed.
3 He was with her, hidden in the house of the Lord for six years,
while Athaliah reigned over the land.
2 Kings 11
[1] And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she
arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
[2] But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash
the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons which were
slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from
Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
[3] And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah
did reign over the land.
2 Chronicles 22:10-12
Athaliah Seizes the Throne
2Ki 11:1-21
10 So when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead,
she rose up and mounted a campaign to destroy all the royal offspring
of the house of Judah.
11 But Jehoshabeath,Jehosheba in [2Ki 11:2.] the daughter of the king,
took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from the king's sons
who were going to be put to death, and she placed him and his nurse
in a bed chamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram
and wife of Jehoiada the priest (since she was a sister of Ahaziah),
hid Joash from Athaliah. And she did not put the royal child to death.
12 And he was hidden away with them in the house of God for six years.
And Athaliah ruled over the land.
[10] But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she
arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
[11] But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of
Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put
him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king
Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of
Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.
[12] And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah
reigned over the land.
2 Kings 11:4-12
Joash Anointed King of Judah
4 (2Ki 11:9; 11:19) But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent word
and took the captains of hundreds from the Carites and the guards
and brought them to him in the house of the Lord. He made
a covenant with them, put them under oath in the house of the Lord,
and then showed them the king's son.
5 (1Ch 9:25) He commanded them, saying, "This is the thing that you shall do:
One-third of your unit, those who come on duty on the Sabbath, will guard
the king's house.
6 One-third will be at the gate of Sur, and one-third will be at the gate
behind the guards. You will take turns guarding the house.
7 Two of your companies from all who go out on the Sabbath will keep watch
over the house of the Lord for the king.
8 You will encircle the king, each man with his weapons in his hand,
and the one that comes within the ranks must be killed.
They must be with the king when he goes out and comes in."
9 (2Ch 23:8) The captains of hundreds did according to everything
that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each took his men, those who came on duty
on the Sabbath, with those that went off duty on the Sabbath,
and came to Jehoiada the priest.
10 (2Sa 8:7; 1Ch 18:7) And the priest gave to the captains of hundreds spears
and shields which belonged to King David that were in the house of the Lord.
11 The guards stood, each with his weapons in his hand, from the south side
of the house to the north side of the house,
along the altar and the house, surrounding the king.
12 (Ex 25:16; 1Sa 10:24) Then he brought out the king's son and put the crown
on him and gave him the testimony. They made him king and anointed him.
Then they clapped their hands and said, "Live, O king!"
[4] And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds,
with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of
the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the
house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.
[5] And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A
third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the
watch of the king's house;
[6] And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the
gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be
not broken down.
[7] And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall
keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
[8] And ye shall compass the king around about, every man with his weapons
in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be
ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
[9] And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that
Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to
come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and
came to Jehoiada the priest.
[10] And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's
spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.
[11] And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round
about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of
the temple, along by the altar and the temple.
[12] And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and
gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they
clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
2 Chronicles 23:1-11
2 Chronicles 23
Joash, King of Judah
1 Then in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself
and made a covenant with the commanders over hundreds:
Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan,
Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat
the son of Zikri.
2 (2Ch 11:13-17) And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites
from all the cities of Judah and even the heads of the fathers' houses
in Israel. Then they all came to Jerusalem.
3 (2Sa 7:12; 2Ch 6:16) So the whole assembly made a covenant with the king
in the house of God, and Jehoiada said to them,
"The king's son will reign, as the Lord has said of the sons of David.
4 And this is the thing that you all will do: A third of you all from
the priests and Levites who come on the Sabbath will be gatekeepers,
5 1/3rd will be at the palace of the king and another third
at the Foundation Gate. And all the people will be in the courts of the house
of the Lord.
6 (1Ch 23:28-32) And may no one enter the house of the Lord
except the priests and those Levites who are serving. Those can enter
because they are holy, but all the people will keep their assigned
duty of the Lord.
7 Then the Levites will surround the king, each man with his weapon
in his hand, and whoever enters the house will be put to death.
They will be with the king when he enters and leaves."
8 (2Ki 11:9; 1Ch 24:1-26) The Levites and all Judah did everything
that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each brought his men,
who were to come on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were
to go off duty on the Sabbath, because Jehoiada the priest did not
dismiss the divisions.
9 Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds
the spears and the large and small shields which had been King David's,
which were in the house of God.
10 Then he set all the people around the king,
each man with his weapon in hand, from the south side to the north side
of the temple, from the altar to the temple.
11 (1Sa 10:24; Ex 25:16) Then they brought out the son of the king
and set on him the crown and the testimony and they proclaimed him as king.
So Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, "Long live the king!"
2 Chronicles 23
[1] And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the
captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of
Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and
Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
[2] And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the
cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to
Jerusalem.
[3] And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of
God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD
hath said of the sons of David.
[4] This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the
sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
[5] And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the
gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the
house of the LORD.
[6] But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they
that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all
the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.
[7] And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his
weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be
put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth
out.
[8] So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada
the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on
the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the
priest dismissed not the courses.
[9] Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds
spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which
were in the house of God.
[10] And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand,
from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by
the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
[11] Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and
gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons
anointed him, and said, God save the king.
2 Kings 11:13-16
The Death of Athaliah
13 Then Athaliah heard the sound of the guards and the people,
so she came to the people in the house of the Lord.
14 (2Ki 23:3; 2Ch 34:31) Then she looked, and the king was standing
by a pillar according to custom, the captains and the trumpeters by the king,
and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets.
So Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, "Conspiracy, conspiracy!"
15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds,
those appointed over the forces, "Bring her out of the house to the ranks,
and kill with the sword whoever follows her."
For the priest had said, "Let her not be killed in the house of the Lord."
16 (Ge 9:6) So they laid hands on her, and she came through
the horses' entrance into the king's house. Then she was put to death there.
[13] And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she
came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
[14] And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner
was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of
the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes,
and cried, Treason, Treason.
[15] But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the
officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges:
and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said,
Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.
[16] And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the
horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain.
2 Chronicles 23:12-15
The Death of Athaliah
12 And when Athaliah heard the sound of the people running
and praising the king, she went toward the people in the temple of the Lord.
13 And she saw the king standing by the pillar at the entrance
with the officials and trumpeters next to the king, and all of the people
of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers
with their instruments with songs were offering up praise.
Then Athaliah tore her garments and yelled, "Treachery! Treachery!"
14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the commanders over hundreds,
those entrusted over the army, and said to them,
"Bring her out between the ranks, and let whoever follows her be killed
with the sword." For the priest said, "Do not put her to death
in the house of the Lord."
15 (Ne 3:28; 2Ch 22:10) So they seized her, and she went to the entrance
of the Horse Gate of the king's palace, and they put her to death there.
[12] Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising
the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:
[13] And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the
entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the
people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers
with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then
Athaliah
rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
[14] Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that
were
set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and
whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said,
Slay her not in the house of the LORD.
[15] So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of
the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there.
2 Kings 11:17-21
17 (2Sa 5:3; Jos 24:25) Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king
and the people, that they should be the people of the Lord, and also between
the king and the people.
18 (Dt 12:3; 1Ki 18:40) Then all the people of the land
entered the house of Baal and broke down its altars. His images they
thoroughly broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal
before the altars. The priest put appointees over the house ofthe Lord.
19 He took the captains of hundreds, the Carites, the guards,
and all the people of the land. Then they brought down the king
from the house of the Lord and marched through the gate of the guards
to the king's house. Then he sat on the throne of the kings.
20 (Pr 11:10; 29:2 ) All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city
was quiet. They had killed Athaliah with the sword at the king's house.
21 (2Ch 24:1-14) Jehoash [An alternate spelling of Joash. ]
was seven years old when he became king.
[17] And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the
people that they should be the LORD's people; between the king also and the
people.
[18] And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake
it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and
slew
Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed
officers over the house of the LORD.
[19] And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard,
and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the
house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the
king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
[20] And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet:
and
they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
[21] Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
2 Chronicles 23:16-21
16 (2Ki 11:17; 2Ch 29:10) And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself,
the people, and the king that they would be a people dedicated to the Lord.
17 (1Ki 18:40) Then all the people went to the temple of Baal,
and they tore it down along with its altars, and they shattered its images.
And Mattan the priest of Baal, they killed before the altars.
18 (2Ch 5:5) Then Jehoiada placed guards at the house of the Lord,
under the supervision of the priests, the Levites whom David allotted
for the house of the Lord to make burnt offerings to the Lord as is written
in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and music,
according to the direction of David.
19 And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord
so that no one might enter who was in any manner unclean.
20 (2Ki 11:19) Then he took the commanders over hundreds, the nobles,
those in authority over the people, and all the people of the land,
and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord.
And they went through the Upper Gate of the palace of the king,
and they brought the king to sit on the royal throne.
21 (2Ki 11:20) And all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city
had peace when they put Athaliah to death with the sword.
[16] And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people,
and between the king, that they should be the LORD's people.
[17] Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and
brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of
Baal before the altars.
[18] Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the
hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of
the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the
law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
[19] And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that
none
which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
[20] And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the
governors
of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king
from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the
king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
[21] And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after
that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 July 2023 titled
God's Life-Changing Gift
Psalm 119:9-20
BETH
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) How shall a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) With my whole heart I seek You;
do not allow me to wander from Your commandments.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Your word I have hidden in my heart,
that I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Lord;
teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I declare
all the decrees of Your mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies,
as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts
and keep my eyes on Your ways.
16 I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
Gimel
17 Deal kindly with Your servant, that I may live
and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things from Your law.
19 I am a sojourner in the land;
do not hide Your commandments fromme.
20 My soul is consumed all the time
with a longing for Your decrees.
[9] Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto
according to thy word.
[10] With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy
commandments.
[11] Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
[12] Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
[13] With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
[14] I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all
riches.
[15] I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
[16] I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
[17] Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
[18] Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
[19] I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
[20] My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all
times.
I greeted our youth group as my husband and I handed out Bibles. "God will use
these priceless gifts to change your life," I said. That night, a few students
committed to reading the gospel of John together. We continued inviting the
group to read Scripture at home while we taught them during our weekly
meetings. More than a decade later, I saw one of our students.
"I still use the Bible you gave me," she said. I saw the evidence in her
faith-filled life.
God empowers His people to go beyond reading, reciting, and remembering where
to find Bible verses. He enables us to "stay on the path of purity" by living
"according to" the Scriptures (Psalm 119:9). God wants us to seek and obey Him
as He uses His unchanging truth to free us from sin and change us (vv. 10-11).
We can ask God daily to help us know Him and understand what He says
in the Bible (vv. 12-13).
When we recognise the priceless value of living God's way, we can "rejoice"
in His instruction "as one rejoices in great riches" (vv. 14-15).
Like the psalmist, we can sing, "I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect
your word" (v. 16). As we invite the Holy Spirit to empower us, we can savour
each moment spent prayerfully reading the Bible-God's
life-changing gift to us.
By: Xochitl Dixon
Reflect & Pray
How do you invest in studying the Scriptures?
How can delighting in them change your perspective on God's call to obey Him?
Loving God, please help me rejoice over
the priceless words of Scripture as You empower me
to submit to Your wisdom and authority in my life.
Click here to invest in understanding the Scriptures.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 4 - Entire Forgiveness
Acts 13:38
38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known
to you that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,"
38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren,
that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
At age 17 Mary, a cross-country runner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
She went on to college, faced with the prospect of gradual physical decline
and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair. "The worst part," Mary admitted "is
not the pain or the inability to do what I once did. The worst part is
the hopelessness, the emotional struggle. There is no cure, no real
treatment - only insurance."
In our fallen world, there are many incurable circumstances we have to endure.
But the guilt of our sin is not one of them. Yet despite the declaration
of the Scripture that Jesus' sacrificial death paid the price for our sins,
many of us carry a load of guilt - as if we ourselves had tp pay the price.
Paul, a man who know the grace of God and the depth of his own sin,
emphasises the source and the completeness of our forgiveness.
Through Jesus - not through my good behaviour, not through my determination to
change, not through my reputation, my family's faith, or my religious duties.
Forgiveness of sins come through Christ alone, a gift we do not deserve,
a gift which places all of us on equal ground at the foot of the cross.
To acknowledge our sin without knowing the source of forgiveness only
results in hopelessness and despair - we see ourselves, yet we are powerless
to change the sin we see. But when we realise that Christ has provided
complete forgiveness of sin, we can face our sin honestly, knowing
the freedom of confession and the restoration of forgiveness.
Application
a) In what ways have I changed myself, to "turn over a new leaf",
to "make myself worthy" of God's love?
b) How can Acts 13:38 help me remember the source of forgiveness?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Hebr 11:6
6 (1Ch 28:9; Jer 29:13-14) And without faith it is impossible to please God,
for he who comes to God must believe that He exists
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh
to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Burdened by Doubt
Matt 7:7-11
Ask, Seek, Knock
Lk 11:9-13
7(Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24) "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds,
and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
9 "What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread,
will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?
11 (Ge 6:5; 8:21) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give
good things to those who ask Him!
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,
will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children,
how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things
to them that ask him?
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Where do Muslims live?
Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers
to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as
your more effectively for Muslims in Canada.
Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National
Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have
also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims
self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on
the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total
Canadian population, not provincial
BC - 136493 - 7.5%
AB - 195240 - 11%
SK - 17279 - 1%
MB - 21349 - 1.2%
ON - 1001542 - 55%
QC - 418946 - 23%
NB - 4543 - 0.003%
NS - 14629 - 0.1%
PEI - 1127 - 0.0006%
NFLD - 2065 - 0.001%
Yukon - 69 - 0.00004%
NWT - 473 - 0.0003%
NU - 86 - 0.00005%
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
3nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to
act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards. (
1 Tim 2:1-4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in
the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
4July
b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment:
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be an anointed of God and tear down idols.
Pray to the Lord: "Loving God, please help me rejoice over
the priceless words of Scripture as You empower me
to submit to Your wisdom and authority in my life."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord as True Source of forgiveness.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him in Faith.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him diligently.
Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.