Author Archives: brentsummerhill

The focus of the first Passover was a lamb. A lamb slain with its blood applied to the lintel and two doorposts of the home. A lamb’s blood that marked out the redeemed, saving them from the destroyer, and delivering … Continue reading →

In spite of all of King Josiah’s righteous reforms, the prophecy of Huldah will hold true (2 Kings 22:14-20). As promised, judgment will befall the nation of Judah even as it did Israel (2 Kings 23:26-27). So, why bother with … Continue reading →

Moreover, Josiah put away the mediums and the necromancers and the household gods and the idols and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might establish the words of the law … Continue reading →

The Passover celebrated the miraculous deliverance of King Josiah’s ancestors from Egyptian bondage by the power of God. Josiah’s ancestors had received this commandment when God brought them out of Egypt: This is a day to remember. Each year, from … Continue reading →

It’s Monday. What are you doing today about yesterday? You know, Sunday. You were in church. You heard God’s Word sung, prayed, read, and preached. So, what are you doing today about the Word you heard sung, prayed, read, and … Continue reading →

“I’m sorry! I’ll never do it again!” That’s the common response to getting caught with the hand in the cookie jar. At least that was my response. It’s a promise I made time and time again. But for some reason, … Continue reading →

We need revival. I’ve heard that statement all my life. I’ve said it on more than one occasion. You may have, too. But what do we mean? What do we want? What is our idea of revival? I fear that … Continue reading →

And Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.”(2 Kings 22:8) The Book of the Law – God’s instructions for how his people were to … Continue reading →

The God or god(s) we seek affect the way we live. We read of Josiah that “in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and … Continue reading →

1, 2, 3…8, 9, 10. Ready or not, here I come! I never liked being the seeker in Hide-and-Seek. Are they behind the tree, up the tree, around the house, behind the car, in the ditch? Where to begin to … Continue reading →