OT Marathon Sep 13

2 Chronicles 36:1-5 36 1 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. Jehoahaz King of Judah 2 Jehoahaz[a] was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. 3 The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a […]

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OT Marathon Sep 12

Zephaniah 2:8-3:20 Moab and Ammon 8 “I have heard the insults of Moab     and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people     and made threats against their land. 9 Therefore, as surely as I live,”     declares the Lord Almighty,     the God of Israel, “surely Moab will become like Sodom,     the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of weeds and salt pits,     a wasteland […]

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OT Marathon Sep 11

Habakkuk 1-3  1 The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received. Habakkuk’s Complaint 2 How long, Lord, must I call for help,     but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!”     but you do not save? 3 Why do you make me look at injustice?     Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me;     there is strife, and conflict abounds. […]

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OT Marathon Sep 10

2 Kings 23:1-28 Josiah Renews the Covenant 23 Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 2 He went up to the temple of the Lord with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of […]

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OT Marathon Sep 9

Jeremiah 5:20-6:30 20 “Announce this to the descendants of Jacob     and proclaim it in Judah: 21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,     who have eyes but do not see,     who have ears but do not hear: 22 Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord.     “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea,     an […]

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