January 2017

“So Jothan became mighty because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God” 2 Chronicles 27:6 The cause and

“So the Lord preserved David wherever he went.” I Chronicles 18:6b The background to this verse are all the victories

“But Hezekiah did not repay according to the favor shown him, for his heart was lifted up, therefore wrath was

“Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not

“So the service was prepared, and the priest stood in their places, and the Levites in their divisions, according to

“And he (Amaziah) did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal heart.” 2

“Now these were the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom,

“And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem,

Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying “I have done wrong; turn away