{"id":30075,"date":"2026-07-01T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=30075"},"modified":"2026-07-01T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:00:21","slug":"july-1st-chronological-bible-readings-chronological-bible-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=30075","title":{"rendered":"July 1st Chronological Bible Readings \u2013 Chronological Bible Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2 Chronicles 29:3-31:21<\/strong><\/span>
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We are re-introduced to King Hezekiah of Judah in today\u2019s readings!\u00a0 The quantity of the Chronicler\u2019s writings about the reign of Hezekiah is second only to the reigns of David & Solomon.\u00a0 We\u2019ll be reading about Hezekiah again in the coming days.\u00a0 Reading about Hezekiah today was such a breath of fresh air after the atrocities of King Ahaz in yesterday\u2019s readings\u2026\u00a0 Hezekiah is a hero!\u00a0 He re-opens the Temple!\u00a0 He reinstitutes the sacrifices to God!\u00a0 You\u2019ll recall from our readings in Second Kings chapter 18 verses 5 through 7 we got an overview of who Hezekiah was \u2013 \u201cHezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was never another king like him in the land of Judah, either before or after his time. He remained faithful to the LORD in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the LORD had given Moses. So the LORD was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Below is a coloured woodcut from Henry VIII\u00b4s Great Bible, from the year 1538, of King Hezekiah burning pagan idols:<\/span>
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We have great readings today in Second Chronicles chapter 30 about King Hezekiah inviting all of Israel and Judah to celebrate the Passover of the Lord!\u00a0 Yeah, sure, they ended up celebrating it a month later than normal because not enough priests had been purified, nor enough folks gathered in Jerusalem at the original time.\u00a0 But, in light of the Passover not being widely celebrated in many years, this was huge. I love Hezekiah\u2019s letter that he wrote \u2013 and verse 9 in particular: \u201cFor if you return to the LORD, your relatives and your children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they will be able to return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Think these words of Hezekiah\u2019s could apply to us in our lives today as well?\u00a0 Do you need to return to the Lord in any area of your life?\u00a0 Is there a sin that you are still indulging in that is hampering your relationship with God?\u00a0 Will you confess and repent of that sin?\u00a0 Will you return to the Lord?\u00a0 For the Lord your God is indeed gracious and merciful\u2026<\/span>
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Worship Video:<\/strong> Today\u2019s readings in Second Chronicles reminded me of Jars of Clay\u2019s song \u201cTwo Hands:\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do you have two hands?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Click here to meet the One who gave you your Hands!<\/span><\/p>\n

Comments from You:<\/strong>\u00a0 What verses or insights stand out to you in today\u2019s readings?\u00a0 Please post up by clicking on the \u201cComments\u201d link below!<\/span><\/p>\n

God bless,
Mike<\/span><\/p>\n

p.s. Download our monthly Small Group study notes for our Chronological Bible readings at this link.<\/span><\/p>\n

p.s. #2 \u2013 Download a schedule of our Chronological Bible readings for the year in PDF format at this link.<\/span><\/p>\n

p.s. #3 \u2013 I would greatly appreciate it if you would pray for this Chronological Bible Blog ministry today! Please also consider partnering with us by financially supporting this ministry. Thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 Chronicles 29:3-31:21~ Click here to read today\u2019s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today\u2019s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ We are re-introduced to King Hezekiah of Judah in today\u2019s readings!\u00a0 The quantity of the Chronicler\u2019s writings about the reign of Hezekiah is second only to the reigns of David & Solomon.\u00a0 We\u2019ll<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[127,45,46,558,9325,231],"class_list":["post-30075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bible-study","tag-1st","tag-bible","tag-blog","tag-chronological","tag-july","tag-readings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}