Devotions from 2 Chronicles

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 2-5 Meditation Verse: 3:1 Solomon was faithful to fulfill the unfinished projects of his father, most important being the construction of the Temple. He started out so well, so faithful and so committed to doing what was good and right. But…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 6-9 Meditation Verse: 7:3 How did they not run screaming from the fire? What this must've looked like, how targeted it must have been so as not to damage anything in the temple! And no one was hurt, but instead they…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 10-13 Meditation Verses: 10:13-14 It's not usually a good idea to prove how tough and strong you are, but far better to rely on the Lord for guidance and strength and victory. Rehoboam's son had learned humility and reliance on the…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 14-17 Meditation Verses: 17:9-11 Jehoshaphat sent teachers throughout the towns of Judah, including several Levites and priests. They taught the Law of God and fear fell on the surrounding nations so that they didn't bother Judah, but instead some brought gifts.

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 18-21 Meditation Verse: 19:2 The wrath of God was against Jehoshaphat because he helped the wicked and loved those who hated the Lord, specifically Ahab and Israel. God was angry with Jehoshaphat because he loved the wicked who hated God, yet…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 22-25 Meditation Verses: 24:17-18 Joash faithfully followed the directions of Jehoiada until he passed. After that, some officials stepped up and won his favor and led him astray. He was not strong enough or wise enough to remain faithful to the…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 26-29 Meditation Verse: 29:34 Had the priests lost faith? During Ahaz's reign, they were driven out and the people turned against them, worshiping other gods. If they were loyal to the Lord, they had nothing to do but tend their lands.

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 30-33 Meditation Verse: 32:1 Hezekiah promised the people of Israel that whoever turned to the Lord and joined their Passover celebration, the Lord would cause the captors of their brothers and sons to show them favor and let them return to…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 34 - Ezra 1 Meditation Verse: 2 Chronicles 34:21 Just from reading the Book of the Law, Josiah understood that the Lord was exceedingly angry at Israel. He sent for confirmation from the Lord and received it, along with a reprieve…

Passage Read: 1 Chronicles 27 - 2 Chronicles 1 Meditation Verse: 2 Chronicles 1:10 Solomon recognizes his own limitation, and his responsibility before God to rule over God's people. He knows he's not up to the task, but it is the one thing that consumes…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 2-5 Meditation Verses: 2:11-12 Huram, king of Tyre, almost sounds like he believes in the Lord. He's not offended when Solomon writes him that the Lord is greater than all gods, and he responds by blessing the Lord who made heaven…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 6-9 Meditation Verses: 7:13-14 This well-known verse comes on the heels of disastrous conditions that God brings on the people. If the Lord sends pestilence or drought or locusts on the land, it is for discipline, because the people have sinned…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 10-13 Meditation Verse: 12:14 Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord. It was not the most important thing to him, it was one of many things that was important, perhaps because of tradition, because…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 14-17 Meditation Verse: 16:9 Earlier the Lord had told Asa that He was with those who were with Him. He's not necessarily with those who claim Him, but with those who are actually with Him, seeking His will and doing it.

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 18-21 Meditation Verses: 18:6-7 Somehow Jehoshaphat was able to recognize that of all these prophets, not one was from the Lord, though they all claimed to speak a message from the Lord. When he asked Ahab for a prophet of God,…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 22-25 Meditation Verses: 25:7-8 This is not a good period in Judah's history, for several kings in a row are only half-committed to God. It is stated a number of times, in several ways, that when the leaders turn away from…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 26-29 Meditation Verses: 28:2-5 How quickly the fortunes of God's people can turn! Uzziah and Jotham were good kings, faithful and obedient to the Lord (except when Uzziah thought he deserved to burn incense to the Lord like the priests), and…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 30-33 Meditation Verse: 33:23 Manasseh reigned 55 years, during much of which he was unfaithful to the Lord in the worst ways. He was taken captive to Babylon, where he humbled himself and the Lord restored him to his throne. His…

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 34 - Ezra 1 Meditation Verses: 2 Chronicles 35:21-22 Josiah decided to tangle with the king of Egypt, evidently knowing it was wrong, such that he felt compelled to disguise himself. It was not a battle he needed to fight; it…