Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years." That is almost the whole…Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years." That is almost the whole story. Two years on a throne, then a line in a list. He inherited his father's crown and his father's sins, and changed nothing. You will get a sentence too. What will be in it besides the dates?
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Why did a donkey see the angel the prophet could not see?
The answer is in Numbers 22:27 ↓
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Jesus, you came to the ones who doubted the news, and you didn't walk away. When my heart turns stubborn…Jesus, you came to the ones who doubted the news, and you didn't walk away. When my heart turns stubborn and I struggle to trust the witness of others, meet me at the table anyway. Soften what has hardened in me, and help me believe.
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