Good morning ladies--
I wanted to make a quick suggestion this morning as we begin reading about all the kings of Israel and Judah. When I first studied these books, a teacher suggested we do this and it was SO helpful. If you have not read my blog yet about the Divided Kingdom, read that to understand what I'm talking about.
Use a blue colored pencil to underline (or mark however you choose) the kings of Judah (because blue is the Davidic color of the Jews).
Use a red colored pencil to mark the kings of Israel.
This will help you keep from getting confused which nation is being referred to. Remember, Judahbegins with Rehoboam (Solomon's son), so he and each of his successive descendants will be blue. Israel begins with Jeroboam. So he and each of his successive descendants will be red. You may even want to go back to the last day of last week and mark those kings at the beginning of their reigns.
This is when our readings become like a novel again, learning the history of God's people and why the Jewish nation was longing so desperately for Messiah to come. Enjoy!
Would you believe my bible fell open to this prophecy this morning?
"There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms...They will be my people, and I will be their God." (Ezekiel 37:22b, 23b)
O the joy of knowing the end of the story...that Messiah will come and reign!!!!!!!!!!
Love you gals,
Julie
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