Immerse Kingdoms Day 233 Year 2 Bible Reading
Immerse: Day 233 - Athaliah's Downfall and King Joash's Rise
Welcome to Day 233 of the Immerse Daily Bible Reading Experience. In this episode, we explore the dramatic events following King Ahaziah's death, focusing on Queen Athaliah's murderous rampage and the secret rescue of Joash, the infant heir to the throne of Judah. We witness Joash's eventual coronation, Athaliah's demise, and Joash's significant but incomplete reforms in Judah, including his undertaking to repair the temple. Additionally, we cover the reigns of subsequent kings: Jehoahaz of Israel and his pleas to the Lord, and Jehoash's defiance and continued sins despite the Lord's intermittent deliverance of Israel from oppression.
00:00 Introduction and Context
00:04 Athaliah's Reign and Jehoiada's Plan
02:11 Joash's Coronation and Athaliah's Downfall
04:18 Joash's Reign and Temple Repairs
07:02 Conflicts and Alliances
08:10 Jehoahaz and Jehoash's Reigns
10:32 Conclusion and Farewell
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Volume 3 — Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel–Kings
Kingdoms
Immerse: Kingdoms is the third of six volumes in Immerse: The Bible Reading Experience. Kingdoms presents a new and unique journey through the story of Israel from the time of its conquest of Canaan (Joshua) through its struggle to settle the land (Judges, Ruth) and the establishment of Israel’s kingdom, which ends in a forced exile (Samuel–Kings). The nation of Israel, commissioned to be God’s light to the nations, falls to division and then foreign conquest for rejecting God’s rule.
4 Questions to get your conversations started:
1. What stood out to you this week?
2. Was there anything confusing or troubling?
3. Did anything make you think differently about God?
4. How might this change the way we live?
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3 ways to get the most out of your experience
- Use Immerse: Beginnings instead of your regular chapter and verse Bible. This special reader’s edition restores the Bible to its natural simplicity and beauty by removing chapter and verse numbers and other historical additions. Letters look like letters, songs look like songs, and the original literary structures are visible in each book.
- Commit to making this a community experience. Immerse is designed for groups to encounter large portions of the Bible together
for 8 weeks–more like a book club, less like a Bible study. By meeting every week in small groups and discussing what you read in open,
honest conversations, you and your community can come together to be transformed through an authentic experience with the Scriptures. - Aim to understand the big story. Read through “The Stories and the Story” (p. 483) to see how the books of the Bible work together to tell God’s story of his creation’s restoration. As you read through Immerse: Beginnings, rather than ask, “How do I fit God into my busy life?” begin asking, “How can I join in God’s great plan by living out my part in his story?”