Scripture Union Daily Guide 10th September 2023
Read Scripture Union Daily Guide 10th September 2023 Devotional, Sunday SU Daily Guide Reading
TOPIC: The Consequence of Rebelling Against God
Opening Prayer: Dear Lord, expose me to your truth as I read your word in Jesus name.
Scripture: 2 Kings 23:36-24:20a
Question(s) for Reflection
• Q 2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
• Q 5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 10 September 2023 Outline:
The biblical account clearly attributes the fall of Judah to their sin: beginning from Manasseh who takes the blunt of the blames (v.3), all successive kings (apart from Josiah) “did evil in the eyes of the Lord” (v.37).
Today’s passage recounts what happened under three kings of Judah – Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, whose name was changed from Mattaniah (v.17). Judah became a vassal state to Babylon under Jehoiakim, but Jehoiakim rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar (24:1). Notice the consequence of this rebellion in 24:2-4. His son, Jehoiachin, faced the consequences: he reigned for only three months and was the first to be sent to exile in Babylon with the cream of the people of Jerusalem, after the temple had been ransacked and all valuables removed to Babylon (see 24:10-17).
Chapter 24:20a provides the conclusion to the entire drama on the fall of Jerusalem: “It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end, He thrust them from His presence.” What does this teach us? Let us avoid anything that can make us incur the wrath of God. As children of God, we should never tolerate any form of sin in our lives. Sin separates us from God and can lead us into “exile”, misery, away from the comforting presence of God in our lives.
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Lord, grant us grace to resist every form of evil (sin) in our lives.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Proverbs 16:3
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Ezekiel 34‐36
Scripture Union Daily Guide 10th September 2023. Scripture Union is an international, interdenominational, evangelical Christian organization. It was founded in 1867, and works in partnership with individuals and churches across the world. The organization’s stated aim is to use the Bible to inspire children, young people and adults to know God.