Alive To God

See Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 for the explanation of this 2-week limited series in 2 Kings.

2 Kings 23 Chapter Summary

Breakdown:

1-3       Josiah calls the nation to hear the Book of the Covenant and follow the Lord

4-7       Josiah had the idols removed and destroyed from the house of the Lord, and its priests banned.

8-9       Josiah dealt with the idolatrous priests

10-15   Josiah dealt with the items of worship for various idols

16-18   Josiah left alone the bones of the man of God who had prophesied the work of Josiah

19-20   Josiah took away the shines in Samaria and executed its priests

21-23   Josiah commanded the nation to keep the Passover

See Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 for the explanation of this 2-week limited series in 2 Kings.

2 Kings 22 Chapter Summary

Breakdown:

1-7       King Josiah ordered the house of the Lord to be repaired.

8-10     Hilkiah the priest finds the Book of the Law and Shaphan the scribe reads it to Josiah

11-17   Huldah the prophetess answers Josiah’s inquiry that wrath will come on Judah 18-20   But wrath will be delayed until after Josiah is gone

See Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 for the explanation of this 2-week limited series in 2 Kings.

2 Kings 21 Chapter Summary

Breakdown:

1-7       King Manasseh reverted Judah to pagan ways and gods

8-15     The Lord spoke to His prophets of future judgment on Judah

16-17   Manasseh shed much blood; then he rested in the king’s garden

18-24   Amon became king and was assassinated after two years of forsaking the Lord 25-26   Amon died and Josiah took his place

See Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 for the explanation of this 2-week limited series in 2 Kings.

2 Kings 20 Chapter Summary

Breakdown:

1          Judah’s Hezekiah falls ill; is told to put house in order

2-11     Hezekiah prays and recovers, and sign given for it

12-13   Hezekiah visited by Babylon’s Marduk-Baladan

13-19   Isaiah’s prophecy of Babylonian invasion 20-21   Closing statement of Hezekiah’s works and death; son Manasseh succeeds

See Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 for the explanation of this 2-week limited series in 2 Kings.

2 Kings 19 Chapter Summary

Breakdown:

1-4       Hezekiah calls a prayer meeting

5-7       The Lord answers through Isaiah

8-9       Rabshekah is distracted by other empire business

10-14   Rabshakeh says not to trust in God, because Assyria has overcome all other gods

15-19   Hezekiah prays that all the kingdoms may know that Yahweh is God alone 20-21   The Lord responds to the prayer through Isaiah

See Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 for the explanation of this 2-week limited series in 2 Kings.

2 Kings 18 Chapter Summary

Assyria Threatens Hezekiah

Breakdown:

1-4       Hezekiah begins to reign, and does what is right, removing the worship places and bronze serpent

5-7       Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, held to the commandments, and the Lord was with him

8          Hezekiah subdued the Philistines because the Lord was with him

9-12     Assyria came against Samaria and took them away captive 13-16   Assyrians took all the fortified cities of Judah; Hezekiah gave the Assyrians what they wanted to make them turn back

See Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 for the explanation of this 2-week limited series in 2 Kings.

2 Kings 17 Chapter Summary

Breakdown:

1-2       Hoshea’s short reign in the northern kingdom was not as evil as the earlier Israelite kings

3-4       Hoshea paid Assyria to become its vassal, but was imprisoned when Assyria found he broke the deal

5-6       Assyria besieged Samaria three years and took Hoshea and others captive