The Bible In A Year 181
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2 Chronicles 21-22, Luke 14
37 thoughts on "The Bible In A Year 181"
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Jehoshabeath’s courage astounds me! that she would save her nephew (I think I got that genealogy right) – that massive display of courage saved the entire line of David! such an amazing story.
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Why does Jehoram’s youngest son’s name change between the end of Chapter 21 and the beginning of Chapter 22? Am I missing something there?
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It would not shock me that, once a new ruler came into power, the original name would change. It probably signified the new status of power.
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Sometimes the names are different because of the different languages that were used in the regions. The account of the three in the fire because they would not bow down is one of the best examples.
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Here are the verses. 21. 17 They attacked Judah, invaded it and carried off all the goods found in the king’s palace, together with his sons and wives. Not a son was left to him except Ahaziah, the youngest.
22:1 The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders, who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.
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I googled it and his full name was
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Sorry – finger slipped. Ahaziah ben Jehoram
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I was very confused by this verse as well! But I think the idea that He is going for is not literally hate their family but more, able to put Him before his family. The guests who were originally invited said they had to tend to their wife or their land and kept making excuses to avoid a prior commitment. To be Jesus’s disciple, one must put God at the top and not make excuses.
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26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. I do not understand this verse at all.
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I’ve heard it explained that “hate” here means to “love less,” which is what Caitlin is saying as well, I think–that Jesus comes before all other things and people.
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It struck me today that when Jesus speaks of bearing one’s own cross, this is before the crucifixion. I wonder how the original hearers would have taken that statement? We view it in light of Christ’s crucifixion but they didn’t know what was to come.
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I wonder too. I think it must have been strange at minimum and unthinkable at best like a lot of Jesus’ teachings. They were aware of death by crucifixion just not Jesus’.
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Yes. Theres another verse earlier too i think where he used the same – is it idiom? Or reference? I always wondered too- it must have been a fairly common expression -?
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7 Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
Thank the Lord that He is willing to overlook my imperfections and failings!-
Amen!
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20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one’s regret. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
And he departed with no ones regret…wow, that is a sad statement of his legacy. What will be my legacy?-
11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
What a powerful statement for us . This was Jesus and it makes me try harder to live a more humble life.-
I think it’s crazy how we easily forget to humble ourselves. Instead this world invites us to exalt ourselves. Having a gentle reminder from God that He desires us to be humble is such a blessing. I pray I can do a better job with this:)
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that verse really struck my heart. one of my great uncles died recently and it feels as though he ‘died with no mans regret’. he was such an unhappy man, he made the people around him unhappy, and was so unkind. it breaks my heart that no one really misses him. it was strange for me to read this and feel as though I may be feeling similar to what the king’s family members must have felt.
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13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” A challenge to give without expectation of return.
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Yes! It reminds me of the SRT Hospitality study. I had noted in my bible next to this passage “Who can I love today who may have nothing in return to offer me?”
Such a good reminder!
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