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God's grace is amazing to believers and unbelievers alike.
God’s Mercy – Micah 6–7
Read the Passage: Micah 6-7 Plea and Punishment (6:1–15) Just as He had done in the previous two cycles of judgment, so in this chapter God begins His third and final cycle of judgment by pointing …
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October 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
God's grace is amazing to believers and unbelievers alike.
God loathes those who distort truth and justice.
Judgment and Promise – Micah 3–5
Read the Passage: Micah 3-5 Wicked Rulers (3:1–12) Just as was the case in his first cycle of judgment, so here at the beginning of his second cycle of judgment Micah condemns Israel’s corrupt lead…
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October 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
God loathes those who distort truth and justice.
God is concerned with personal and societal sins.
Micah: Introduction – Micah 1–2
Read the Passage: Micah 1-2 Authorship and Date – Micah falls within the so-called minor prophets, yet this book is longer than many of the other books within this section of Scripture. Indeed, onl…
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September 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
God is concerned with personal and societal sins.
God's mercies are new every morning.
Three Laments – Lamentations 3–5
Read the Passage: Lamentations 3–5 Jeremiah’s Grief (3:1–66) When God called Jeremiah into ministry, He told Jermiah that his ministry would be largely ineffective from an earthly point-of-view (cf…
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September 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM
God's mercies are new every morning.
There is a difference between divine discipline and divine wrath.
Lamentations: Introduction – Lamentations 1–2
Read the Passage: Lamentations 1-2 Authorship and Date – The book of Lamentations is technically anonymous; however, the content and style of this book, the placement of the book within the Bible, …
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September 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
There is a difference between divine discipline and divine wrath.
Serving God is never useless.
Marriage and Generosity – Malachi 2:10–4:6
Read the Passage: Malachi 2:10–4:6 Distortion of Marriage (2:10–3:7) After addressing the people’s polluted offerings and corrupt priests earlier in this book, Malachi turns in Mal. 2:10–17 to the …
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September 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Serving God is never useless.
It's never useless to serve God.
Marriage and Generosity – Malachi 2:10–4:6
Read the Passage: Malachi 2:10–4:6 Distortion of Marriage (2:10–3:7) After addressing the people’s polluted offerings and corrupt priests earlier in this book, Malachi turns in Mal. 2:10–17 to the …
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September 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It's never useless to serve God.
Obedience is preferred over sacrifice.
Malachi: Introduction – Malachi 1:1–2:9
Read the Passage: Malachi 1:1–2:9 Authorship and Date – As with most of the Minor Prophets, little is known about the prophet Malachi. He gives no biographical information in his text, and the name…
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August 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Obedience is preferred over sacrifice.
The “Day of the Lord” refers to the arrival of God both to judge evil and to vindicate His people.
Day of the Lord – Zephaniah 1–3
Read the Passage: Zephaniah 1-3 Authorship and Date – As with several of the other Minor Prophets, little is known about the prophet Zephaniah. Three other men in the Old Testament are named Zephan…
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August 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The “Day of the Lord” refers to the arrival of God both to judge evil and to vindicate His people.
God's judgment is a display of His justice.
God’s Justice – Nahum 1–3
Read the Passage: Nahum 1-3 Authorship and Date – As with several of the other Minor Prophets, little is known about the prophet Nahum. In fact, the name Nahum occurs nowhere else in the Old Testam…
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August 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
God's judgment is a display of His justice.
“The Day of the Lord” refers to the arrival of God both to judge evil and to vindicate His people.
Day of the Lord – Joel 1–3
Read the Passage: Joel 1-3 Authorship and Date – Little is known about the prophet Joel. While there are at least a dozen different men in the Old Testament named Joel, the prophet Joel only appear…
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August 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
“The Day of the Lord” refers to the arrival of God both to judge evil and to vindicate His people.
God gives hope in the midst of darkness.
Exile of Judah – 2 Kings 24–25
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 24–25 People Deported (24:1–20) Despite Josiah’s godly reign in Judah, after his death God sent judgment upon the nation. The wayward hearts of the people, as well as thei…
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July 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
God gives hope in the midst of darkness.
God's Word is sharper than a two-edged sword.
Reign of Josiah – 2 Kings 22–23
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 22-23 Hilkiah’s Discovery (22:3–20) 2 Kings 22:1–2 narrates the ascension of Josiah as king of Judah when he was only eight years old. Surprisingly, Josiah would become on…
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July 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
God's Word is sharper than a two-edged sword.
God’s grace and mercy are present even in the midst of His judgment.
Sin and Repentance – 2 Kings 21:1–22:2
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 21:1–22:2 Manasseh’s Sin (21:1–18) After the 29-year reign of godly king Hezekiah, and in light of the positive spiritual reforms he instituted and the economic flourishin…
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July 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
God’s grace and mercy are present even in the midst of His judgment.
Finishing well is important.
Delivery of Hezekiah – 2 Kings 19:8–20:21
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 19:8–20:21 Hezekiah’s Prayer (19:8–37) Recall that when the king of Assyria laid siege to Jerusalem and sent emissaries to boast against God, Hezekiah approached the proph…
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July 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Finishing well is important.
Boasting against God will always result in spiritual defeat.
Hezekiah’s Reign – 2 Kings 18:1–19:7
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 18:1–19:7 Character of Hezekiah (18:1–16) 2 Kings 17 ends with the narrative of the ten northern tribes of Israel being assimilated into Assyria. This invites a question a…
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July 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Boasting against God will always result in spiritual defeat.
We can learn lessons, both good and bad, from those who have come before us.
Israel Assimilated – 2 Kings 16–17
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 16-17 Idolatry of Ahaz (16:1–20) All combined, the previous four kings of Judah—Joash, Amaziah, Azariah, and Jotham—had reigned for just over 100 years. At best, these kin…
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June 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM
We can learn lessons, both good and bad, from those who have come before us.
Finishing well is more important than starting well.
Israel’s Decline – 2 Kings 13–15
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 13–15 Legacy and Death (13:1–25) 2 Kings 13–15 are largely unremarkable chapters that cover a little more than 80 years of history. These chapters narrate the reigns of th…
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June 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Finishing well is more important than starting well.
Surround yourself with godly friends, not ungodly ones.
Reign of Joash – 2 Kings 11–12
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 11-12 Rise of Athaliah (11:1–21) As we noted earlier in our study of the reign of King Ahaziah of Judah (cf. 1 Kings 8:16–29), Ahaziah’s mother’s name was Athaliah. Athali…
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June 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Surround yourself with godly friends, not ungodly ones.
At times, God's justice may seem to be delayed, but it is actually never late.
Rise of Jehu – 2 Kings 9:14–10:36
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 9:14–10:36 Rulers’ Killed (9:14–37) One of the last acts of Elisha recorded in the Bible is his sending of a young prophet to anoint Jehu as king of Israel. When this prop…
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June 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
At times, God's justice may seem to be delayed, but it is actually never late.
God oversees the rise and fall of leaders.
Kings Appointed – 2 Kings 8:1–9:13
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 8:1–9:13 King of Syria (8:1–15) 2 Kings 8:1–6 narrates a miracle from the ministry of Elisha that likely occurred many years earlier in the chronology of this book. We kno…
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May 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
God oversees the rise and fall of leaders.
God's ways are higher than our ways.
Syrians Defeated – 2 Kings 6:8–7:20
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 6:8–7:20 Capture of Syrians (6:8–23) This passage records a time period during which the plans of the king of Syria were being regularly thwarted by God. This narrative re…
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May 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
God's ways are higher than our ways.
Financial greed can be the downfall of those in ministry.
Naaman’s Leprosy – 2 Kings 5:1–6:7
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 5:1–6:7 Naaman’s Healing (5:1–19) This chapter introduces a man named Naaman, who was the commander of the army of Syria. This text records that while Namaan was honorable…
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May 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Financial greed can be the downfall of those in ministry.
God cares about the smallest details our lives.
Elisha’s Miracles – 2 Kings 3–4
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 3-4 Water for an Army (3:1–27) After the death of Ahaziah (cf. 2 Kings 1:17), his brother Jehoram ascended to the throne. While he did “put away the sacred pillar of Baal …
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May 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
God cares about the smallest details our lives.
It is important to approach God with humility.
Elijah to Elisha – 2 Kings 1–2
Read the Passage: 2 Kings 1-2 Ahaziah’s Illness (1:1–18) Recall 1 Kings 22:51–53 reported that upon the death of Ahab, his son Ahaziah ascended to the throne. Like all of the other kings of Israel,…
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May 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
It is important to approach God with humility.