When the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded … to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look
Faith and God’s Promises
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4. At the time Josiah began to rule, and for many years before, the truehearted in Judah were questioning
What Do They See?
Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. Isaiah 39:4. The visit of the
Divine Healing
I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 2 Kings 20:3. In the midst
Jehovah’s Honor Vindicated
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah. 2 Chronicles 32:8. Hezekiah,
The Rechabites
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, … Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, … therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son
Jeremiah, God’s Mouthpiece
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:26. Among those who had hoped for a permanent spiritual revival as the result of the reformation under Josiah was Jeremiah,