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Wanda Sommers
Jun 30, 20212 min read
“Banished!”
“Then the LORD sent bands of Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Judah to destroy it, just as the LORD had...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 29, 20211 min read
“Like Never Before”
“Never before had there been a king like Josiah, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and soul and strength, obeying all the laws of...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 28, 20211 min read
“Ten Steps Back”
“‘The sun always moves forward,’ Hezekiah replied, ‘so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.’ So Isaiah the prophet...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 25, 20211 min read
“Spread Your Stuff Out”
“After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the LORD’s Temple and spread it out before the LORD.”...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 24, 20212 min read
“Midnight Surprise”
“This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me…I myself will move against him…This is what the...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 23, 20211 min read
“Threats”
“This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident? Do you think that mere words can...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 22, 20212 min read
“Successful in Everything”
“Hezekiah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight…He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 21, 20212 min read
“Worth or Worth-less”
“But the Israelites would not listen. They were as stubborn as their ancestors who had refused to believe in the LORD their God. They...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 18, 20211 min read
“Pagan Shrines”
“Amaziah did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight, but not like his ancestor David. Instead, he followed the example of his father,...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 17, 20212 min read
“Bone Density”
“Then Elisha died and was buried. Groups of Moabite raiders used to invade the land each spring. Once when some Israelites were burying a...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 16, 20211 min read
“Somebody or Someone”
“Then Jehoahaz prayed for the LORD’s help, and the LORD heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 15, 20212 min read
“Hidden in the Temple”
“But Ahaziah’s sister…took his infant son, Joash, and stole him away from among the rest of the king’s children, who were about to be...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 14, 20212 min read
“Devoted, But Distracted”
“Then Jehu said, ‘Now come with me, and see how devoted I am to the LORD.’ Jehu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel. He did...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 11, 20212 min read
“Trampled to Death”
“Elisha replied… ‘This is what the LORD says: By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, five quarts of choice flour will cost only...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 10, 20212 min read
“This is Not Right!”
“Finally, they said to each other, ‘This is not right. This is a day of good news and we aren’t sharing it with anyone. If we wait until...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 9, 20212 min read
“Why Should I Wait?”
“And the king said, ‘All this misery is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?’” “Now there were four men with leprosy...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 8, 20212 min read
“Feasts of Kindness”
“When the king of Israel saw (the enemy), he shouted to Elisha, ‘My father, should I kill them?’ ‘Of course not!’ Elisha replied. ‘Do we...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 7, 20212 min read
“Holy Eyesight”
“‘Oh, sir, what will we do now?’ the young man cried to Elisha. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ Elisha told him. ‘For there are more on our side than...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 4, 20212 min read
The Leprosy of Greed”
“But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, said to himself, ‘My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his...
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Wanda Sommers
Jun 3, 20212 min read
“But I Thought…”
“But Naaman became angry and stalked away. ‘I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!’ he said. ‘I expected him to wave his hand...
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