Author: Josephine Yu

[:en]Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem for 55 years.  He did evil in the eyes of the Lord by following the detestable practices of other nations.  He rebuilt the high places, erected altars to Baal and made Asherah poles.  He bowed down to all starry hosts and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 33[:]

[:en]Sennacherib, the king of Assyria threatened Jerusalem and sieged Lachish.  He sent his offers to insult the Lord and threaten Judah.  But Hezekiah and prophet Isaiah cried out in prayer to the Lord.  The Lord sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and the leaders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 32[:]

[:en]Hezekiah assigned the priests and the Levites to divisions according to their duties.  He ordered the people to give portions due the priests and the Levites, and the Israelites gave generously their tithes of everything.  He gave order to prepare storerooms to keep the contributions and gifts.  Hezekiah faithfully did what was right before the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 31[:]

[:en]Hezekiah called on Israel and Judah to celebrate the Passover.   A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month.  They removed the altars in Jerusalem and cleared away the incense altars.  The whole assembly celebrated the festival with great rejoicing.  They sang songs of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 30[:]

[:en]Hezekiah became king at 25 and reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years.  He did right in the eyes of the Lord.  He repaired the temple,  set Levites to work and purified the temple.  He gave orders to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar.  They worshiped God and sang songs of praise.  He asked the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 29[:]

[:en]Ahaz was 25 years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem for 16 years.  He did evil in the yes of the Lord.  He worshipped Baal, burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom  and sacrificed his sons in the fire.  Therefore, the Lord handed him over to the king of Aram. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 28[:]

[:en]Jotham succeeded Uzziah as king at 25 and he reigned for 16 years.  He did right in the eyes of the Lord.  He rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple and built towns in Judean hills and fortress.  Jotham made war with King of Ammon and conquered them so the Ammonites had to pay tribute… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 27[:]

[:en]After Amaziah died, the people of Judah took Uzziah (Azariah) and made him king at 16 years old.  He reigned in Jerusalem for 52 years and did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.  He listened to Zechariah, who instructed him to fear the Lord.  God gave him success at war with Philistines,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 26[:]

[:en]Amaziah became king at 254.  He reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years.  He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord but not wholeheartedly.  He hired 100k fighting men from Israel for a hundred of silver.  But the man of God came and told him that the troops from Israel must not march… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Chronicles 25[:]