In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

(12:2) In Jehu’s seventh year Jehoash became king; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zibiah, who was from Beer Sheba.

Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign over Judah. He reigned for one month in Samaria.

In the fiftieth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for two years.

In the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for nine years.

God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

Daughter Zion is left isolated, like a hut in a vineyard, or a shelter in a cucumber field; she is a besieged city.

The women singing in the temple will wail in that day.” The sovereign Lord is speaking. “There will be many corpses littered everywhere! Be quiet!”

Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.

If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.

Now Hagar represents Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

Having been buried with him in baptism, you also have been raised with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead.

But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels; Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

In the fire were what looked like four living beings. In their appearance they had human form,

Pharaoh will think regarding the Israelites, ‘They are wandering around confused in the land – the desert has closed in on them.’

In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

“O that I could be as I was in the months now gone, in the days when God watched over me,

As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –