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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction! That’s a law of nature; yet that is equally true for the spiritual too. Whenever we commence to accomplish something significant and great for the Lord we find ourselves often times in a spiritual battle with the strongholds of Satan. So it was with those…

The second temple was to be constructed by decree of Cyrus; which commenced after those who returned with the intent to fulfill the decree, being about five months in time. During this time, the festivals and feasts were reinstituted and about eight months later after all the preparations for construction had been acquired, construction began.…

Ezra and Nehemiah are two of my favorite books in the Old Testament due to representing a joint project between Church and Market Place for the Kingdom of God. Ezra was a priest and Nehemiah was a businessman; these two led Judah in rebuilding Jerusalem under the reign of Cyrus. People from Judah were given…

This final chapter is a condensed version of what is recorded in 2 Kings 23 – 25. The last several verses jump seventy years of captivity of Judah, concluding with the record that the Lord had placed in the heart king to build or rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. There is a similar rendering in…

Much of what we have written here is found in 2 Kings 23. It is said everything rises and falls on leadership, which we can see from this chapter. Josiah kept the feast of Passover and as a result motivated other leadership to not only keep the feast, but provide for others to participate in…

After Amon’s death, Josiah came to the throne. We read here a condensed version of what is recorded in 2 Kings 22 & 23; which both records the young king’s leading the renewal and revival of Israel and Judah. It’s interesting that as quickly as Amon set up the altars for idol worship, Josiah tore…

Former NBA Championship Coach, Pat Riley has said “Games are won or lost in the second half.” We observe the reality of that in the life of Manasseh of winning in the second half of his life. Manasseh was only twelve years of age when his reign began, which lasted fifty-five years. During the early…

We read in this chapter a condensed version of the accounts given in 2 Kings 18 – 20; concerning Hezekiah and his response to Sennacherib king of Assyria’s siege on Jerusalem and the subsequent consequences. After having had a leadership meeting, Hezekiah gave the orders to “stop the water from the springs” that were outside…

We observe that as a result of the sixteen days of keeping the Feast of Pentecost, congregational members “broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars” beyond the borders of Judah; in Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh. This appears to have been a band…

Our influence goes beyond the borders of our awareness, as seen in this chapter concerning Hezekiah. Not only had his ministry restoration/renovation/renewal had an effect on Judah, it also affected those from Israel as well; who at that time were under the reign of Hoshea. Due to the length of time it took to cleanse…