Disciples in at least five countries are one-third of the way through the 30-day Bible challenge! A Bible Talk in Malaysia is reading the plan together, along with people in Canada, the US, Switzerland, and South Africa.
It's not too late to join! The plan will stay on my website, and there will be a daily recap for each day of the plan through February 16. Here is the daily recap for day 10:
We finished 2 Kings and the first 20 chapters of 1 Chronicles. While there is much to say, I am going to focus on just a few key moments throughout the two books.
Yesterday, we read of Elijah and Elisha. Elijah and Elisha are both prophets in the northern part of Israel.
Elijah was an amazing prophet; he called fire down from heaven to defeat the prophets of Baal, he condemned King Ahab and Jezebel for the murder of Naboth over his vineyard, and he called down fire again to destroy 50 people sent from King Ahaziah. Elisha asks him for a double portion of his spirit when Elijah's time to be taken by a chariot of fire was near. Wouldn't you ask Elijah to impart his godly spirit of wisdom before leaving? Elisha is given the double portion as asked, and performs many miracles as well. Elijah is spoken of the New Testament; many of the Jews believed that he would return because of the prophecy in Malachi 4:5-6. This Elijah that was to return was not Jesus the Messiah, but was indeed John the Baptist, as Jesus himself testifies in Matthew 11:14.
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