the Bible!

so, i know that i mentioned i would provide updates of my Bible readings. i haven't. so, here's about 2 weeks of them. maybe.

2 Kings 8.

Elisha tells the woman whose son he raised to get out of the land because a famine is coming. Next, Elisha meets with Hazael, theh advisor to the king Ben-hadad. ben here is really sick, so he sends hazael to ask Elisha if he'll recover. Elisha says yeah, but he's going to be killed. then he starts weeping prophesying that hazael reap great destruction on the people of Israel, and that hazael will be king of syria. later that day, hazael kills Ben-Hadad.

next, Jehoram, son of Ahab reigns for a while. then his son,, Ahaziah takes over. both are pretty evil. but God didn't take out their family because of David.

9.

Jezebel dies because she was stupid. (she must have been blonde ;) just kidding)

she disobeyed God's direct instructions. she died a horrifying death. she was thrown out a high window. tough. should have listened to God. and they did not honor her with burial either.

(i learn that it's probably a good idea to listen to God's Word. it might save your life.)

10.

Jehu kills a ton of people. it's pretty epic. basically, anyone from Ahziahs family (in israel, not judah), 70 people, another 40 relatives, and hundreds of baal worshipers. then, he turns the temple of baal into a latrine! ha. this guys's good.

however, even after all of this commitment, he still falls short of following God with his whole heart. it's tough to give your life to God. you feel as if it's yours, and you should have some time. it's really hard for me. it's hard to let go. to, in essence, give the steering wheel to God. get out of the drivers seat and let him do it. and then, it's even harder to be a back-seat driver. cause we all know how much God messes up. not.

11.

Athaliah, some relative of Jezebel destroyes the royal family, save for Jehosheba, daughter of King joram and sister of Ahaziah. they took Joash, her nephew, and they hid him for 6 years. he became king at age 7. this shows us that God does not favor people due to their age. you, the newborn baby can share the gospel with your nurses! but seriously, don't think that because you're too young that God can't use you in incredible ways. after he became king, he destroyed the house of ball, i mean baal in judah, and killed Athaliah.

12.

Jehoash begins his rule well. and it says that he followed God all of his days, not just for a short period. however, he didn't quite finish, there were still some alters and such left over that he didn't destroy. but that's still pretty good. he also rebuilds the temple.

and that's a wrap for tonight.

this week, again, has been a hard week. a few classes not going so well, but i guess this is the best quarter to fail a few classes. now, i have all three main classes ending on tues the 7th. if you happen to think about it, i wouldn't mind the extra prayer or two.

thank you,

Peter