VII.What do you think it means that in the details Josiah gives to the Priests, the Levites and the people for keeping the Passover he includes the phrase “… sanctify yourselves…”? As you spend time with this passage once again, … Continue reading
IV.Our focus passage recalls the Passover celebration being reestablished in the community of Israel. As you read this passage, notice the preparations taken for the Passover. V.2 Chronicles 35:1-6, 16-19 (NRSVue) Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem; … Continue reading
I.We read that King Josiah “kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem.” We might wonder, wasn’t the Passover always kept? Well, no, it wasn’t. This represents a continuation of the religious reforms of Josiah we begin to read about … Continue reading
VII.When the King and people of Judah are looking for a way to victory over their foes is it reassuring to hear, “The battle is not for you to fight …” VIII.2 Chronicles 20:13-20 (NRSVue) Meanwhile, all Judah stood before … Continue reading
VII.Let’s go back a verse or so and take notice of King Jehoshaphat’s prayer, “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (2 Chronicles 10:12) Keep the King’s words in mind as you read again … Continue reading
I.In this passage we hear from Jahaziel, a Levite (and probably deserving the title “prophet” also), and King Johoshaphat. The King tells the people, “Believe in the Lord your God and you will be established; believe his prophets and you … Continue reading
VII.In the previous post, I asked you to think about sacred places. Those places that seem to draw you closer to God than perhaps other places. As you return to this week’s focus passage think about what it might mean … Continue reading
IV.As we return to our hearing of this passage, notice verses 15-16, “Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. For now I have chosen and consecrated this house … Continue reading
I.Notice anything familiar? This passage contains as verse 14, “…if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their … Continue reading