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Day 184, 3 July 2023



1) 2 Kings 9, 10, 11 , 2 Chronicles 22:8-9,



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."



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."



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.



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.' "



2 Kings 9

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.



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.



2 Kings 10

[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.

[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 Love Your Neighbour



Leviticus 19:9-18



9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,

you shall not reap up to the edge of your field,

nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard,

nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.

You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.

11 (Ex 20:15; Eph 4:25) You shall not steal, nor deal falsely,

nor lie to one another.

12 (Ex 20:7; Lev 18:21; 6:3) You shall not swear falsely by My name,

and so defile the name of your God: I am the Lord.

13 (Jas 5:4; Dt 24:14-15) You shall not defraud your neighbor or rob him.

The wages of him who is hired shall not stay with you all night

until the morning.

14 (Dt 27:18; Lev 19:32) You shall not curse the deaf,

nor put a stumbling block before the blind,

but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

15 (Dt 1:17; Ex 23:2-3; Dt 16:19) You shall do no unrighteousness

in a court. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor

the person who is great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

16 (Ex 23:1; 23:7; Ps 15:3) You shall not go around as a slanderer

among your people, nor shall you stand by while the life of your

neighbor is in danger: I am the Lord.

17 (Lk 17:3; 1Jn 2:9) You shall not hate your brother in your heart.

You shall surely reason honestly with your neighbor,

and not suffer sin because of him.

18 (Ro 12:19; 13:9; Gal 5:14) You shall not take vengeance,

nor bear any grudge against the children of your people,

but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.



[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap

the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy

harvest.

[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every

grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am

the LORD your God.

[11] Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

[12] And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane

the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

[13] Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him

that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

[14] Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the

blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.

[15] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the

person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in

righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

[16] Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither

shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

[17] Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise

rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

[18] Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy

people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.



It was just a fun game at youth group, but it held a lesson for us: rather

than switching neighbours, learn to love the ones you have. Everyone is seated

in a large circle, except for one person who stands in the middle of the

circle. The standing person asks someone sitting down, "Do you love your

neighbour?" The seated person can answer the question in two ways: yes or no.

He gets to decide if he would like to swap his neighbor with someone else.



Don't we wish we could choose our "neighbors" in real life too? Especially

when we have a colleague whom we can't get along with or a next-door neighbour

who loves to mow the lawn at odd hours. More often than not, however, we have

to learn to live with our difficult neighbors.



When the Israelites moved into the promised land, God gave them important

instructions on how to live as people who belonged to Him. They're told to

"love thy neighbour as thyself" (Leviticus 19:18), which includes not

spreading gossip or rumours, not taking advantage of our neighbours,

and confronting people directly if we have something against them (vv. 9-18).



While it's difficult to love everyone, it's possible to treat others in loving

ways as Jesus works in and through us. God will supply the wisdom and ability

to do so as we seek to live out our identity as His people.



By: Poh Fang Chia



Reflect & Pray



Who are the "neighbors" you find hard to get along with?

How can you love them better?



Father, please help me to reflect

Your love to those around me-even the difficult ones.



For further study, read Healing a Broken Relationship.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell



Matt 6:14-15



14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,

neither will your Father forgive your sins.



14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will

also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,

neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.



Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger

and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying

support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw

her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was

"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought

back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of

unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to

forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered

and her bitterness grew worse.

Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers

of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was

able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own

healing and forgiveness.

"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on

unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's

forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is

always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has

extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls

of bitterness in our hearts.

When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do

not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an

awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of

revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;

the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts

cleansed and purified.



Application



a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness

in my own life?



b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness

to forgive others?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 9:8,11



8 God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

so that you, always having enough of everything,

may abound to every good work.

11 So you will be enriched in everything to all bountifulness,

which makes us give thanks to God.



8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having

all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

11 being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through

us thanksgiving to God.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are Facing Pain and Suffering



Ps 9:9-12



9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

a refuge in times of trouble.

10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You,

for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;

declare His deeds among the people.

12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;

He does not forget the cry of the humble.



Waw

9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble.

10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee:

For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Zain

11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people his doings.

12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:

He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.



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



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: "Father, please help me to reflect

Your love to those around me-even the difficult ones."



Pray to the Lord and pray to be a true forgiver.



Pray to the Lord and pray to remember He is Provider.



Pray to the Lord and pray to remember He is Protector.



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 that those needing God's salvation will turn in faith to Christ in great

numbers in the Phillippines.



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.