History · 36 stories
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Elijah and King Ahaziah
Injured King Ahaziah consults a pagan god instead of Yahweh, and Elijah intercepts his messengers, repels two armed companies with fire, then delivers a death oracle that is swiftly fulfilled.
8 parts
Elijah Taken Up to Heaven
Elijah and the devoted Elisha journey together toward the Jordan, where Elijah is swept to heaven in a whirlwind and Elisha inherits his mantle and spirit.
9 parts
Israel's War Against Moab
Three allied kings face disaster in the wilderness but receive miraculous water through Elisha, then rout Moab—only to withdraw when the Moabite king sacrifices his son on the wall.
9 parts
The Widow's Oil Miracle
A debt-ridden widow appeals to Elisha, who multiplies her single jar of oil to fill every borrowed vessel, freeing her sons from slavery and sustaining her household.
4 parts
Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son
A generous Shunammite woman who hosts Elisha receives a promised son, loses him to sudden death, and wins him back to life through the prophet's persistent intercession.
6 parts
Naaman Healed of Leprosy
A Syrian commander's leprosy leads him on a journey to Israel, where a prophet's simple command and a servant's quiet wisdom bring healing and a confession that Israel's God alone is God.
9 parts
Gehazi's Greed and Leprosy
Gehazi secretly deceives Naaman to steal silver and garments, but Elisha's knowledge exposes the lie and Naaman's leprosy falls on Gehazi forever.
5 parts
The Floating Axe Head
When a borrowed axe head sinks in the Jordan during a building project, Elisha throws a stick into the water and makes the iron float so the man can retrieve it.
4 parts
Elisha and the Syrian Army
Elisha exposes Syria's battle plans, survives a siege at Dothan by heavenly fire, leads a blinded Syrian army into Samaria, and ends the conflict by feasting them rather than killing them.
8 parts
The Siege of Samaria
A Syrian siege drives Samaria to catastrophic famine and cannibalism, pushing the king to rage against Elisha, who then boldly predicts miraculous deliverance by the very next day.
4 parts
The Four Lepers and the Syrians
Four desperate lepers venture into the abandoned Syrian camp, discover miraculous abundance, and bring word to starving Samaria, fulfilling Elisha's prophecy to the letter.
6 parts
The Shunammite's Land Restored
Warned of famine, a Shunammite woman flees with her household for seven years, then returns to find the king restoring all her land and lost income through remarkable timing.
4 parts
Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad
Elisha's visit to Damascus sets in motion Ben-Hadad's death as Hazael, told he will become king, murders his master and seizes Syria's throne.
4 parts
Jehoram King of Judah
Jehoram reigns over Judah in idolatry, loses Edom and Libnah to revolt, then dies, leaving his son Ahaziah to reign.
4 parts
Jehu Anointed King
A young prophet secretly anoints Jehu king over Israel, and the army immediately acclaims him, launching his swift ride toward Jezreel to confront King Joram.
4 parts
Jehu Destroys Ahab's House
Jehu systematically kills Joram, Ahaziah, and Jezebel, then executes Ahab's seventy sons and all his remaining kin, wiping out the entire house of Ahab.
8 parts
Jehu Destroys Baal Worship
Jehu tricks all Baal's worshipers into assembling, then massacres them and demolishes their temple, wiping Baal worship from Israel.
4 parts
Joash Restored to the Throne
Priest Jehoiada secretly crowns hidden prince Joash, overthrows usurper Athaliah, and restores covenant worship as the young king takes his throne.
4 parts
Joash Repairs the Temple
Jehoash restores the temple through a new collection system, but his reign ends in compromise, tribute paid to Syria from its treasury, and assassination by his own servants.
4 parts
The Reign of Amaziah
Amaziah reigns with partial faithfulness, defeats Edom, then overreaches by challenging Israel—leading to Jerusalem's plunder and his own assassination.
8 parts
Jeroboam II Restores Israel
Jeroboam II reigns forty-one years in Samaria, doing evil and following the sins of his namesake, yet Yahweh sees Israel's bitter suffering and — unwilling to blot out the nation's name — saves the people by his hand.
2 parts
The Fall of Samaria
Rapid succession of evil kings, Assyrian invasions, and persistent idolatry culminate in Samaria's fall and Israel's exile, replaced by foreign settlers who mix worship of Yahweh with their own gods.
8 parts
Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem
Sennacherib sweeps through Judah's cities and forces Hezekiah to hand over the temple's stripped silver and gold, yet the Assyrian king still sends his commander Rabshakeh to demand Jerusalem's surrender — mocking any trust in Egypt or in Yahweh himself, and boasting that no god has ever saved a nation from Assyria. The people on the wall stay silent as commanded, and Hezekiah's officials return to him with torn garments, the city holding its breath at the edge of catastrophe with no rescue yet in sight.
4 parts
God Delivers Jerusalem
When Assyria threatens Jerusalem, Hezekiah prays and Yahweh answers—striking 185,000 soldiers dead, forcing Sennacherib's retreat, and ending in the king's assassination.
6 parts
Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery
Facing a death sentence, Hezekiah prays and wins fifteen more years of life, then squanders goodwill by displaying his treasures to Babylonian envoys — drawing Isaiah's prophecy that those riches will one day be carried to Babylon.
6 parts
Manasseh's Reign of Idolatry
Manasseh's long reign plunges Judah into idolatry and bloodshed, provoking God to pronounce devastating judgment on Jerusalem.
4 parts
The Reign of Amon
Amon reigns two years in Jerusalem following his father's evil ways before his own servants assassinate him and the people install his son Josiah as king.
2 parts
Josiah's Reform
Young Josiah's discovery of the law book sparks a sweeping reform—tearing down idols, renewing the covenant, and celebrating Passover—making him Judah's most faithful king.
11 parts
The Fall of Judah's Kings
Josiah's death at Megiddo triggers Judah's swift fall from independence as Egypt and then Babylon install and depose its kings at will.
5 parts
The First Exile to Babylon
Jehoiachin's brief, evil reign ends when Babylon besieges Jerusalem, strips the Temple, and deports ten thousand captives, leaving a puppet king in their place.
6 parts
The Fall of Jerusalem
Zedekiah's rebellion triggers Nebuchadnezzar's siege — famine, breach, capture, and ruin — ending with Jerusalem burned, its walls razed, and its people exiled to Babylon.
9 parts
Gedaliah and the Remnant
After Babylon appoints Gedaliah governor over Judah's remnant, his assassination by Ishmael drives the terrified survivors to flee to Egypt.
3 parts
Jehoiachin Released in Babylon
After decades in a Babylonian prison, Judah's exiled king Jehoiachin is freed, given fresh clothes, seated at the king's table, and granted a daily allowance for the rest of his life — honored above every other captive king.
3 parts
Elisha's Death and Final Prophecy
As Elisha dies, he prophesies limited victory for Joash over Syria, and his very bones raise the dead — while Jehoash fulfills the word by reclaiming Israel's cities in three hard-won battles.
5 parts
Ahaz's Faithless Reign
Ahaz's idolatry and foreign threats drive him to strip the Temple treasury and buy Assyrian aid, which crushes Damascus but deepens Judah's dependence.
3 parts
Ahaz Defiles the Temple
Ahaz copies a pagan Damascus altar, redirects all Temple worship to it, and strips the Temple furnishings to appease Assyria.
4 parts