Old Testament Daily Bible Verse

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Athaliah, mother of King Ahaziah, taking control of Judah after the death of King Ahaziah. Athaliah was the daughter of Jezebel and was evil like her mother. Athaliah killed all the royal offspring of King Ahaziah (her grandchildren). However, one child survived: Joash. He was hidden for six years, and when he was seven years old, he became King of Judah. Jehoiada was Joash’s guardian and…

  King Ahab’s Judgement In this daily Bible reading is the account of Jehu fulfilling the Word of the Lord in destroying the house of King Ahab and Ahab’s evil wife Jezebel. It is apparent that Jehu believed in God and the prophecies of God spoken through the Prophet Elisha. Jehu first killed Ahab’s son, Joram. After killing Joram, Jehu said, “The Lord laid this Oracle against him (Ahab): surely I have seen yesterday the…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of God preserving the lineage of King David in Judah but destroying the lineage of the evil kings in Israel. God destroyed the lineage of Jeroboam, Israel’s first king of the 10 northern tribes. Now, God was orchestrating events to destroy King Ahab’s lineage. God destroyed Jeroboam’s line primarily because he led Israel away from God to worship idols. God was destroying Ahab’s line because Ahab allowed…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Elisha warning the King of Israel about the location of the King of Aram and his army, so that Israel could avoid being ambushed. The King of Aram found out about this. So, he sent an army with horses and chariots to surround the city of Dothan where Elisha lived. The Aramaeans intended to take Elisha captive. Elisha’s servant warned Elisha. However, Elisha told him, “Do…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Elisha performing three miracles: He raised a child from the dead; he fed a multitude of people from a small amount of food; he cured a person of his leprosy. God had given Elisha  power to do these things. Elisha’s miraculous powers resulted in people believing in the one true God. For example, Elisha cured the commander of the Army of Aram of his leprosy. After…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of King Jehoram, the son of Ahab allying himself with Judah’s King Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom to war against the king of Moab. Before going into battle, they inquired of Elisha the Prophet of God at the request of Jehoshaphat. Elisha respected King Jehoshaphat but not Jehoram, who worshiped idols and led Israel astray. Elisha told them that God would give them victory over Moab,…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of God orchestrating the death of King Ahab at the hand of the Aramaeans. Ahab was intending to recapture Ramoth-Gilead from Aram. However, before going to battle he inquired of his prophets at the request of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah. Jehoshaphat had agreed to fight with Ahab against Aram, but Jehoshaphat wanted to first inquire of God. The prophets of Israel were false prophets who had been…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Ahab, King of Israel, wanting to purchase a vineyard from Naboth the Jezreelite. However, Naboth refused Ahab. Ahab was downtrodden.  Ahab’s evil wife, Jezebel, then had Naboth killed so Ahab could get the vineyard. God sent a Prophet to Ahab to tell Ahab that he would be severely punished for this sin. Ahab then repented in sackcloth and ashes. Because Ahab repented, God said that He…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Ahab’s wife, Jezebel, threatening to kill Elijah after Elijah had killed all the prophets of Baal. Elijah was afraid and ran for his life to Beersheba. An angel appeared to Elijah to comfort and nourish Elijah. The angel then sent Elijah on a 40-day journey to Horeb, the mountain of God, the mountain where God appeared to Moses. God spoke to Elijah on the mountain and…