In Ezra 5 and 6, after 20 years of hard work, the Israelites will finish building the second temple on the third day of Adar in the sixth year of King Darius’ reign. This…

A man named Ezra actually wrote the book of Ezra in the Bible, and with it he captures the story of God stirring the hearts of His people to return to Jerusalem. That return…

The Old Testament has five divisions. The first division is called the Pentateuch or Books of the Law, and it contains the first five books of the Bible. The second division is the History…

As Judah's last righteous king, Josiah led extraordinary spiritual reforms, organized the greatest Passover celebration in over 400 years, and exemplified obedience to God's Word. His reign is a great source of hope and…

In 2 Chronicles 32-34, Josiah gives us a powerful example of how hearing God’s Word can change everything from your personal relationship with God to your entire future. That’s why we read the Bible…

In 2 Chronicles 29, zeal for God's house consumes Hezekiah as it did Jesus in John 2. Paul says now we’re God’s temple in 1 Corinthians 3. So purifying God’s temple begins with purifying ourselves.…

In 2 Chronicles 24-28, we see how God uses consequences as a way to repair relationship. When we face consequences in our own lives because we failed to love our neighbor as ourselves, God…