Daily Bread
May 13, 2026 (Wed)
HEZEKIAH’S FOOLISHNESS
2 Kings 20:12-21
1. After King Hezekiah’s miraculous recovery from his illness, he received a seemingly friendly visit from representatives of the king of Babylon. He welcomed them and showed them all his riches and r(...)
ReadMay 12, 2026 (Tue)
EXTRA GRACE TO HEZEKIAH
2 Kings 20:1-11
1. Judah’s King Hezekiah became ill with a serious sickness and was near death. Such an event can happen to anyone at any time, even to God’s servants. The prophet Isaiah told the king that this was h(...)
ReadMay 11, 2026 (Mon)
THE LORD SPEAKS
2 Kings 19:20-37
1. Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord gave a clear and decisive answer to King Hezekiah’s prayer for rescue from the Assyrian army. Hezekiah had only hoped for mercy for a surviving remnant, but the(...)
ReadMay 10, 2026 (Sun)
HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER
2 Kings 19:1-19
1. After hearing the blasphemous threats that King Sennacherib of Assyria and his commander made against Judah, King Hezekiah humbled himself and sought the Lord. He knew he did not have the ability h(...)
ReadMay 9, 2026 (Sat)
A SATANIC THREAT
2 Kings 18:17-37
1. King Hezekiah’s offering of gold and silver (18:14-16) was not enough to satisfy the king of Assyria. He was determined to conquer and wipe out Judah. He sent his officials with a large army, and t(...)
ReadMay 8, 2026 (Fri)
A GOOD KING IS HUMBLED
2 Kings 18:1-16
1. King Hezekiah of Judah was as good as his father Ahaz was wicked. He did not let his people continue in idolatry but removed the high places and smashed their idols (3-4). Because he held fast to t(...)
ReadMay 7, 2026 (Thu)
A BIBLE TEACHER TO THE SAMARITANS
2 Kings 17:24-41
1. After the king of Assyria sent Northern Israel into exile, he settled people from other nations in the towns of Samaria. Israel had been exiled as punishment for their grievous sins. But the Lord w(...)
ReadMay 6, 2026 (Wed)
THE END OF NORTHERN ISRAEL
2 Kings 17:1-23
1. Hoshea succeeded Pekah as king of Northern Israel. Northern Israel was now a vassal state of Assyria, paying tribute to the emperor Shalmaneser. Hoshea was not as wicked as the kings who preceded h(...)
ReadMay 5, 2026 (Tue)
AHAZ, A FEARFUL KING OF JUDAH
2 Kings 16:1-20
1. Before Ahaz was enthroned, four generations of kings such as Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah and Jotham were godly kings. Although these kings did what was right in God’s eyes, they did not remove the high(...)
ReadMay 4, 2026 (Mon)
IN THE EYES OF THE LORD
2 Kings 15:17-38
1. During Menahem’s reign, the Assyrian king invaded and demanded a huge sum of silver from Israel. Menahem paid it to the Assyrian king by extracting money from the wealthy, and preserved his kingshi(...)
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