The exiles return to Judah and Jerusalem in very specific numbers. Proof of genealogy is needed to be numbered in the priesthood. And the altar is rebuilt. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!
Chad and Daniel begin the book of Ezra in this episode. King Cyrus is a different kind of conqueror and God uses him to fulfill the words of Jerimiah. Cyrus knows the difference between being loved and being feared. And some of the people of God are headed home to rebuild the House of the Lord. Have a listen!
Chad and Daniel take a little extra time and finish the book of 2 Kings in this episode. There is no good king after Josiah. The wrath of God has come, and Judah is taken into captivity. But there is still a glimmer of hope. God keeps His promises. Have a listen!
Josiah doesn’t destroy the tomb of the man of God who prophesied the very things Josiah is doing. The priests of false gods in Samaria are slain on their altars and high places. And Josiah puts together the second greatest Passover ever celebrated. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!
Josiah gets to work tearing down, smashing, and burning every idolatrous thing in the kingdom. He defiles all the idols that defiled Judah. And puts graveyards in place of pillars to false gods. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!
Josiah begins to reign after the son of Manasseh is killed. The Book of the Law is discovered in the temple and read to Josiah. The king is convinced that judgment is coming, which is confirmed by Huldah the prophetess. Josiah may not live to see the wrath of God, but reform is coming anyway. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!
Manasseh begins to reign, and sin increases everywhere. The sin of Judah surpasses the nations before it. And God has been provoked since the day Moses led Israel out of Egypt. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!
Hezekiah becomes ill and is told he will die but he prays a terrible but tearful prayer that God hears. The 3rd day appears again in the Old Testament. Hezekiah shows off his wealth and might. And a hard word is given that Hezekiah says is good. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!
Isaiah tells Hezekiah what is going to happen to Sennacherib, the king of Assyria. God will save Jerusalem for the sake of His name and for the sake of David (which it turns out are the same thing). And the true King of Kings shows up and kills 185,000 men. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!
The so-called “king of kings” insults God as he threatens and lies to the people of Judah. Hezekiah knows it’s better to be humble than to be humbled. And Isaiah isn’t worried about the threats of mere men. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!
The king of Assyria carries away Israel because they neither listened to nor did what God told them. Hezekiah gathers a crazy amount of gold and silver to try to pay off the Assyrian king. But the foreign king has a message that he wants all the people of Judah to hear. Chad and Daniel discuss all of this. Have a listen!