For The Kingdom And The King

2nd Kings 6-8 08.07.2022 57:58 ↓

I detail our memorable July 4th holiday. From participating in the longest parade in the United States, to watching an Oakland A's game and seeing fireworks after. For the reading, we go over more of Elisha's miracles and the strained relationship the King of Israel has on Elisha. A famine hits Israel and a siege from the Samarians. The king demands Elisha's head because he thinks Elisha's god is...

2nd Kings 3-5 08.07.2022 54:44 ↓

We begin to see Elisha's ministry and his role in advising the king of Israel and Judah. These next few chapters in 2nd Kings details some of the various miracles God performed through Elisha. These miracles may seem random, but there are sincere reasons why they were included in the bible canon. The oil in the jars miracles truly resonates with me during my career stress at the moment. God will p...

2nd Kings 1-2 01.07.2022 52:15 ↓

The start of 2nd Kings has Elijah preparing to ascend into heaven, while Elisha takes the reigns from Elijah. All of the other prophets seem to know that Elijah will be taken up soon. Elisha keeps telling them to stop talking about it. He also asks Elijah for a double portion of his power. What I learned from these passages was that you shouldn't feel bashful about asking God for things you might...