Old Testament Daily Bible Verse

In this daily Bible reading is the account of King Josiah finding the Book of the Law which had been displaced and not followed for many years. Josiah's response was to tear his clothes and weep for Judah.  Josiah knew that God's wrath would be poured out on Israel for turning away from God. Because of Josiah’s response in turning to God,  God told him through a prophetess, Huldah, that God would delay Judah’s punishment…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of King Hezekiah becoming very ill. God, through Isaiah the Prophet, told Hezekiah, "Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live." Hezekiah then cried and pleaded with the Lord to allow him to live. God granted Hezekiah’s request and added 15 years to Hezekiah's life. This seemed like a good thing to Hezekiah, but two very bad things happened during those additional 15…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the King of Assyria marching against Judah and intending to conquer Jerusalem, as he had conquered Israel. His army had successfully defeated other fortified cities in Judah and surrounded Jerusalem, which was vastly outnumbered. Before attacking, the Assyrian officials tried to talk Jerusalem into surrendering.  They said that Israel’s God was not strong enough to save Israel. They pointed out that Assyria had defeated the gods…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Assyria overrunning Israel whose King was Hosea. In the ninth year of King Hosea (722 BC) Assyria conquered Israel and removed the people. The King of Assyria then took captives from other lands and settled them in the land of Israel, in Samaria. These people became the Samaritans, and there is a population of Samaritans in Israel today. The King of Assyria also placed one of…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the further progression of kings in both Judah and Israel. Again, all Israel kings were bad, leading the people to worship false gods. Some of Judah’s kings were good, but not perfect. It is apparent that the good kings of Judah tended to rule longer than the bad kings of Israel. This indicates to me that God tends to allow the righteous to live longer than…

In this daily Bible reading is further succession of the kings of both Israel and Judah. All the kings of Israel did ‘evil in the sight of the Lord.’ On the other hand, most of the kings of Judah ‘did good in the sight of the Lord.’ God punished Israel for their unfaithfulness. They were oppressed by their enemies, especially the Aramaeans. However, God was patient with Israel. He had compassion for the people, delivering…

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…