Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Ezra 4 Commentary It can be a moment of pride when the LORD lets you hear the enemy talk about your privileged position. Of course, the enemy is hurting inside and is very envious. Their fear of you drives them to hate. Unfortunately for Israel, this is all in the past. Yes, there was aContinueContinue reading “Ezra 4 Commentary”

Ezra 3 Commentary “By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.” Psalm 137:1. They are back in Zion! They worship the LORD with their sacrifices even before the foundation of the temple is laid! You don’t have to wait for organized structures before you can worship the LORD! How they missedContinueContinue reading “Ezra 3 Commentary”

Ezra 2 Commentary If the list in this chapter were a list in the Book of Life, all of us would be checking it every day. It definitely felt that way for the remnant! Being away from Jerusalem was always going to be a pain for the Old Testament saint. It can never be aContinueContinue reading “Ezra 2 Commentary”

Ezra 1 Commentary The Book of Ezra appears to continue the storyline of the Book of Chronicles. 70 years have passed. God’s faithful servants have been watching the clock. The LORD had promised to restore the kingdom to Israel after 70 years. Cyrus, the king of Persia, is the tool in God’s hand to makeContinueContinue reading “Ezra 1 Commentary”

2 Chronicles 36 Commentary King Jehoahaz. King Jehoiakim. King Jehoiachin. King Zedekiah. King Nebuchadnezzar. King Cyrus. And the prophet Jeremiah. Chapter 36 is fast-paced and brings to a close the Book of Chronicles. Each of the characters mentioned plays a role, but the LORD is pulling the strings in the background. The kings of EgyptContinueContinue reading “2 Chronicles 36 Commentary”

2 Chronicles 35 Commentary Yesterday, we heard how the LORD promised Josiah a peaceful death. But being wounded in battle and consequently dying from the same wounds doesn’t represent the wish of the LORD for Josiah. This sad incident is representative of man’s fate. Our poor decisions are responsible for much pain and suffering inContinueContinue reading “2 Chronicles 35 Commentary”

2 Chronicles 34 Commentary Like begets like. Thank God this rule didn’t apply to Amon and his son Josiah. Only a shortened lifespan prevented Amon from surpassing his father, King Manasseh’s record in wickedness! But Josiah is different. Men who find themselves under wicked parents really don’t have an excuse. The generosity of the LORDContinueContinue reading “2 Chronicles 34 Commentary”

2 Chronicles 33 Commentary Godly children coming from ungodly parents, and godly parents producing ungodly offspring – it’s a mystery of life. Like begets like; it wasn’t to be for Hezekiah and his son Manasseh. Manasseh would go down in history as the worst king of Judah. It is a mystery that the LORD allowed himContinueContinue reading “2 Chronicles 33 Commentary”

2 Chronicles 32 Commentary Why should Sennacherib attack Jerusalem and take it? Hasn’t Hezekiah done enough good to warrant protection? It seems these are the questions on the human author’s mind as he begins this chapter. By this time, all the other cities in Judah had been captured by the Assyrian King, Sennacherib. Jerusalem wasContinueContinue reading “2 Chronicles 32 Commentary”

2 Chronicles 31 Commentary This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered. This is Hezekiah. WhyContinueContinue reading “2 Chronicles 31 Commentary”