Daily Bread
May 23, 2026 (Sat)
GO, SHOW YOUR LOVE
Hosea 3:1-5
1. One may think marrying a promiscuous woman and bearing through her unfaithfulness would be the hardest thing for a man. Now, God was commanding Hosea to do something further. He told him, 'Go, show(...)
ReadMay 22, 2026 (Fri)
YOU WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THE LORD
Hosea 2:2-23
1. It is unclear if the events in chapter 2 actually happened between Hosea and Gomer. But Hosea speaks of God’s lamentation about Israel, who acted like an unfaithful wife, not unlike his own.2. Can(...)
ReadMay 21, 2026 (Thu)
HOSEA OBEYED THE LORD
Hosea 1:1-2:1
1. The words that came to Hosea were none like any other. He was to marry a promiscuous woman, knowing that she would later be unfaithful to him. He would make a commitment to her and have children wi(...)
ReadMay 20, 2026 (Wed)
GOD THRUSTS JUDAH FROM HIS PRESENCE
2 Kings 24:18-25:30
1. Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion of Jerusalem had begun in 605 B.C. during the reign of King Jehoiakim. The complete fall of Jerusalem happened in 588 B.C. during the reign of King Zedekiah.2. During the(...)
ReadMay 19, 2026 (Tue)
JEHOIACHIN SURRENDERS TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR
2 Kings 24:8-17
1. Jehoiachin had reigned in Jerusalem only three months when Nebuchadnezzar invaded and laid siege to the city. The Babylonian invasion and the captivity of Israel were God’s wrath upon the nation fo(...)
ReadMay 18, 2026 (Mon)
THE LORD REIGNS IN HISTORY
2 Kings 23:31-24:7
1. After Josiah’s death, his son Jehoahaz, also known as Shallum, was made king bypassing his older brothers probably because of his anti-Egyptian stance like his father (1Ch 3:15). But his kingship l(...)
ReadMay 17, 2026 (Sun)
CELEBRATION OF THE PASSOVER
2 Kings 23:21-30
1. King Josiah’s spiritual reformation continued to rid the nation of idolatrous practices. It was to fulfill the requirements of the law written in the book that had been discovered in the temple of(...)
ReadMay 16, 2026 (Sat)
KING JOSIAH’S REFORMATION
2 Kings 23:1-20
1. In God’s history of redemption, godly leaders carried out the function of covenant mediator; cf. Moses (Ex 24:3-8; Dt 1:3-4), Joshua (Jos 24), Samuel (1Sa 11:14-12:25) and Jehoiada (2Ki 11:17). So(...)
ReadMay 15, 2026 (Fri)
KING JOSIAH’S CONTRITE HEART
2 Kings 22:1-20
1. King Josiah loved God as his father David did (2). His love compelled him to initiate repair work of the temple of the LORD (6). One good thing after another, the repair work caused finding of the(...)
ReadMay 14, 2026 (Thu)
KING MANASSEH’S SIN
2 Kings 21:1-26
1. King Manasseh reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years (697-642 B.C.), including a ten-year co-regency (697-686) with his father Hezekiah. This was the longest reign of any king in either Israel or Ju(...)
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