“Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt,” 1 Kings 6:1 Chapter 5 begins the Story of King Solomon’s building of the Temple. We read how King Hiram of Tyre “had always been a friend of David” and had helped […]
Our Daily Bread: Volume Thirteen This is the thirteenth of the Our Daily Bread Hymns series. As the Cover says, it is “Instrumental music to enhance your quiet moments with God”. I have uploaded this CD to YouTube and put it in a Playlist (see link below) so you can listen to the entire Album.
Introduction: This Testimony was written as I applied for Church Membership at my current Church in 2012. Its purpose was to share with the Membership how God had saved me. This is done by everyone that is currently a Member, and, because it is something that Church Members read while at Church, it was usually
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“Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh King of Egypt” 1 Kings 3:1a If you’ve noticed, as we ended 2nd Samuel and began 1st Kings, we end the Story of King David and begin the Story of King Solomon. The same holds true with Samuel. At the end of 1st Samuel we read the
Introduction: This Testimony was written as I applied for Church Membership at my current Church in 2012. Its purpose was to share with the Membership how God had saved me. This is done by everyone that is currently a Member, and, because it is something that Church Members read while at Church, it was usually
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“Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”” 2 Samuel 24:1 Well, well, it seems like I was just writing about “some things hard to understand“. Here is another passage that fits into that category. However, I think I might
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“Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years,” 2 Samuel 21:1a Every year I read through the Bible, I come across Sections, or even a whole Chapter, that is still a mystery to me. Chapter 21 of 2nd Samuel is one of them. Today’s Verse is how the Chapter starts.
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“For the Lord had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring calamity on Absalom.” 2 Samuel 17:14b As we read in Chapter 12, David’s Sin would have consequences. One of them was the promise that “the sword shall never depart from your house”. As time went on, we
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“The advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one inquired of the word of God;” 2 Samuel 16:23 As we read through the Old Testament Stories, we are introduced to that Individual know as “Counselor”. We don’t know if it was an official position among the King’s Cabinet, if every
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“Then the Lord sent Nathan to David.” 2 Samuel 12:1a Yesterday, we read of David’s Unbelievable Wickedness; how neglecting his Military Role in fighting the Lord’s Battles, he found himself sleepless one night and ascends to his rooftop to perhaps cool off. And what does he see? A Beautiful Woman taking a bath. He Lusts,
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