Reading for September 4th

Read 2 kings 3.1-12 In 3.1-27: The independence of Moab. In verse 1: The informationhere about the beginning of Jehoram's reign disagrees with that of 1.17. The two verses maybe be based upon two distinct chronologes. In verse 2; A pillar was often used, much as an idol would be, as a symbol for a god in worship. In verse 3: In the sin of jeroboam was the two shrines at dan and Bethel (1 Kings 12.25-33). In verse 4: Moab was the country across the Dead Sea fromisrael. The lambs and wool that king Mesha sent to Israel were the yearly payment of tribute of a subject state to it overlord. In verse 8: Edom was east of the Jordan and south of Moab. it was apparently controlled at this time by judah. Jehoram plans to attack Moab from the south. In verse 11; As in 1 Kings 22.7, it is the righteous King Jehoshaphat of Judah who asks for a prophet of the Lord. To inquire is a technical term for divination or seeking an oracle from God, Elish is here recogas elijah's servant who used to pour water onhis hands. Comments or Questions..