Prayers for You
Divided Kingdom & Asa’s Reforms
(Prayer Walk thro 2 Chron 10-16)
Backgrounder: After Solomon’s
death, his son Rohoboam
imposes a foolish tax increase,
prompting revolt of the northern
tribes, and we read little more
about them. The rest of 2 Chron
recounts alternating periods of
apostasy and reforms in Judah.
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I Love to Tell the Story
Backgrounder: Katherine Hankey
(1834-1911) the daughter of a
prosperous British banker, grew
up in a stylish London suburb.
In her twenties, she started Bible
classes for factory girls. When
she was in her thirties, Kate
became seriously ill and doctors
said she needed a year of rest.
During her recovery, she wrote
two poems. The first became
the hymn: Tell me the Old Old
Story. The second written 10
months later became: I Love to
Tell the Story. She soon returned
to her Bible classes in London and
continued teaching for many years.
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