I was reading in 2 Chronicles about King Ahaz and his son Hezekiah, and had just figured out that Hezekiah was probably one of Ahaz's children that he passed through a fire in some way as a child as an act of idol worship, when on the radio came a song:
"You walked me through fire, pulled me through flame".
The timing in 2 Chronicles between the two kings seems off, unless Ahaz fathered Hezekiah at age 11 or 12. Hezekiah was in any case able to observe years of Ahaz's reign, and as soon as he became king he began undoing everything his father had done.
Ahaz's aversion to the Temple, which he eventually closed up, had roots back in the time where his grandfather was chastened by God in it.
Under Ahaz's rule, his men fought valiantly, but were still defeated for not being faithful to God; they were virtuous enough to do well, but not enough to do the first things first.
Their families were taken prisoner after their devastating defeat to Israel, but God ordered their release.
There is much to be gleaned from old books. Today I learned that the cutting to pieces of Rahab in Isaiah 51 can be understood as part of God's work in parting and securing a passage across the Red Sea for the escape of the Israelites from Egypt.
They weren't just fleeing the Egyptians; there were principalities and powers at work then, just as now.
The Israelites were significantly reminded of the Red Sea passage as they entered the Promised Land, Joshua 4 says, when God stopped the flow of the Jordan River for them to cross over.
There's also the prostitute Rahab who assisted the Israelites, whose God had easily defeated her namesake.
"Three souls flying home because I stayed behind"
One of the souls I've helped toward salvation suddenly flew home recently. This song helped me to really cry for the first time over it.
I happened to read about the Gadarene swine in Mark 3 this morning before coming across this piece, which mentions it.
David Clements mentions Michael Cocchini. A quick internet search tells me that they've worked together before, and that a different Michael Cocchini--and a Susan Clements--went fatally missing in the Smoky Mountains. At separate times.
Feels like a rabbit hole.
Much like Jonathan Cahn connects the major demons of ancient Israel to today's United States, Clements says that the spirits of the Nephilim are here and active.
https://joehoft.com/attorney-david-clements-mkultras-shadow-a-demonic-war-for-humanitys-mind/
