Tommy Salmons
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the injustice of King Amon and God’s punishment of him (II Chronicles 33): * How Amon, the son of Manasseh, turned from God and did that which is evil in the sight of the Lord; * How he reigned for only two years, and was slain by his servants. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the repentance of King Manasseh and God’s forgiveness of him (II Chronicles 33): * How Manasseh, living as a slave in a foreign land, recognized his sin, repented, and prayed to God for forgiveness; * How God forgave him, and freed him from bondage; * How, after that, Manasseh did that which is good in the sight of the Lord unto the day of his death, and reigned peacefully. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the injustice of King Manasseh and God’s punishment (II Chronicles 33): * How Manasseh restored idol worship, enchantments and witchcraft, and did everything that is evil in the sight of the Lord; * How God permitted the Chaldeans to capture Manasseh. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the miraculous deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrians (II Chronicles 32): * How Sennacherib and his mighty army surrounded the walls of Jerusalem and mocked the God of Israel; * How Hezekiah and the Prophet Isaiah fervently prayed to God for deliverance; * How an angel slew 185,000 Assyrians by night; how Sennacherib was slain by his sons; and how Jerusalem was saved. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the righteousness of Hezekiah, and God’s reward to him (II Chronicles 30, 31): * How Hezekiah did that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God (II Chronicles 31:20); * How he restored holiness to the Temple of the Lord, and rooted out idols and idol-worshiping among the people; * How God had mercy on him, and he was prosperous in everything. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
I watched the Caleb Flynn trial and the lack of investigative intelligence worries me. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the injustice of King Ahaz and God’s punishments of him (II Chronicles 28): * How, throughout his life, Ahaz did that which was evil before the Lord; * How he set up idols in every corner of Jerusalem and throughout the entire land, and worshiped them; * How he waged many wars and was defeated in them all; his land was laid waste; a hundred thousand of his people were slain; and just as many were taken into bondage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the righteousness of King Jotham and God’s reward for him (II Chronicles 27): * How Jotham did that which is right in the sight of the Lord, and cared for the Temple of the Lord; * How God helped him, so that he was successful in war and in peace: in war he conquered, and in peace he enriched and strengthened his people. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the punishment with which God punished King Uzziah (II Chronicles 26): * How, in his conceit, Uzziah unlawfully approached the sanctuary of God; * How leprosy suddenly appeared on his forehead. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate King Uzziah’s turning to evil (II Chronicles 26): * How Uzziah became proud and corrupt when, with God’s help, he became strong; * How he violated the Law, took the censer, and strove to serve in the Temple against the protests of the priests. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the righteousness of King Uzziah, and God’s reward (II Chronicles 26): * How the king did that which is right in the sight of the Lord; * How, as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
John joined me to have a casual Friday night chat about whatever we felt like talking about. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the divided heart of King Amaziah toward God, and God’s punishment (II Chronicles 25): * How Amaziah at first did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and God granted him victory over the Edomites; * How Amaziah brought the Edomite idols (which had not helped the Edomites) to Jerusalem, and worshiped them; * How God permitted the Israelites to defeat him, and a rebellion was raised against him and killed him. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the righteousness and sin of King Joash, and God’s reward and punishment (II Chronicles 24): * How, at first, Joash hearkened to the high priest Jehoiada, and did that which is right in the sight of the Lord; * How God blessed Joash with a long and peaceful reign; * How Joash changed, and slew the righteous son of Jehoiada, and committed other evils; * How a small Syrian army defeated Joash, and plundered the land; and, how Joash, gravely ill, was slain in bed by his servants. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the sin of King Ahaziah and God’s punishment of him (II Chronicles 22): * How Ahaziah did that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, and associated with the sinful house of Ahab; * How Ahaziah was slain with many of his kinsmen. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the sins of King Jehoram and God’s punishment of him (II Chronicles 21): * How Jehoram slew all his brothers, and restored idolatry in the groves and the hills; * How his enemies plundered and enslaved the land; * How he was smitten with a grave illness of the bowels and died, and no one mourned for him. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the wrath of God against King Jehoshaphat (II Chronicles 18-20): * How Jehoshaphat allied himself with the apostate King Ahab, and almost perished; * How he allied himself with King Ahaziah, and again suffered a great loss; * How God does not wish the faithful to unite with unbelievers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate God’s miraculous saving of Jerusalem because of the righteousness of Jehoshaphat (II Chronicles 20): * How a multitude of Moabites and Ammonites set off against Jerusalem; * How King Jehoshaphat prayed to God, and it was revealed to him through the prophet that the battle is not yours, but God’s (II Chronicles 20:15); * How the Moabites and the Ammonites fought among themselves, and perished to the last man. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the righteousness of King Jehoshaphat, and God’s reward (II Chronicles 17): * How Jehoshaphat was zealous for God’s truth, and how he destroyed the idols in his land; * How God granted him riches, glory, peace and victory over his enemies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe
CONTEMPLATION Contemplate the sin of King Asa, and God’s punishment on him (II Chronicles 16): * How Asa, frightened of a neighboring king, took God’s gold out of the Temple in order to buy an alliance with the King of Syria; * How the Syrian king took the gold, but betrayed him; * How God allowed a grave illness to befall Asa. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe