Chapters 11-12 show God preserving the line of David and calling His people back to worship. In 2 Kings 11, Athaliah tries to destroy the royal family, but Joash is hidden in the house of the Lord and later crowned king. In 2 Kings 12, Joash repairs the temple, but his reign also shows the danger of depending on godly influence without developing deep personal conviction . The simple truth is this: God knows how to preserve His promise even when evil tries to destroy it.

Welcome to EveryDayWord — the daily podcast of the Derrick J. Dawkins Evangelistic Association!Here we open the Bible from Genesis to Revelation — reading it, breaking it down, and praying it through — all in a powerful 60-minute journey through God’s Word.

Because as Scripture declares:

“All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, rebuking, cor ...