Author: grahamline
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Our Eyes Are on You
Mike’s Bible Reading JournalMay 19, 2026 — Day 135 of 365 2 Chronicles 18–20 — Jehoshaphat names God’s throne in verse 6 before he names the horde in verse 12. The famous prayer of verse 12 stands on what the king said first. The Texts “O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God…
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The Door Is One Person Wide
Mike’s Bible Reading JournalApril 28, 2026 — Day 116 of 365 2 Kings 15–17 — The narrator finally steps back and tells you why the kingdom fell. The answer has been accumulating for chapters. It is the high places. And a question followed me out of the text: if the way to God is narrow,…
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The Curtain Pulled Back
Mike’s Bible Reading JournalApril 21, 2026 — Day 110 of 365 1 Kings 21–22 — The LORD judges by telling. Micaiah’s vision is itself a mercy. Ahab hears the truth, tries to evade it by disguise, and dies of a random arrow that found the one seam in his armor. The Texts “Have you killed…
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How Long Will You Go Limping
Mike’s Bible Reading JournalApril 20, 2026 — Day 109 of 365 1 Kings 18–20 — I want to read myself into Elijah on Carmel. The text keeps seating me at the base of the mountain. The Texts “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but…
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Behold Your Gods
Jeroboam took the words of the Exodus, the site of Jacob’s ladder, and the form of sacrifice, and used them all to replace the God who gave them.
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You Must Be Born Again
Solomon had everything God gives a man under the old covenant, and it was not enough to keep his heart.