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Week 15. Day 5. 2 Kings 9-11.
God’s curse on the serpent is a key background for these chapters:
And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.” (Gen 3:15)
Ch 9-10 Jehu is anointed by God to get rid of Baal worship – a form of ‘serpent crushing’.
Ch 11, Athaliah (a daughter of Jezebel) tried to wipe out the Davidic dynasty – the ones through whom God would bring blessing to the world (2 Sam 7). This is an attack on God, his king, and his promises—the offspring of the serpent seeking to wipe out the offspring of the woman.
Does this remind you of other moments in scripture? (e.g. Pharaoh, Herod)
NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.
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