“I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” – Job
“O man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight.” 2 Kings 1:13b In Today’s Reading, King Ahaziah has fallen “through the lattice in his upper chamber” and sends messengers to “inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover”. They […]
“But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not yet a prophet of the Lord here that we may inquire of him?”” 1 Kings 22:7 Israel and Judah have forged an alliance; one that would prove counterproductive to Judah. King Ahab has asked King Jehoshaphat for help; “Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-Gilead?” Judah’s King
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Matthew 6:1-8 “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that
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“Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word.” 1 Kings 18:21 As we begin Chapter 17, we’re introduced to the Prophet Elijah with this Verse:
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In The Beloved – Ephesians 1:6 “to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” (ESV) How great is the love we receive from both God the Father and God the Son! Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones considers the measure of this love and its central theme found in Christ
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“Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.” 1 Kings 13:1 (This is actually from Yesterday’s Reading, but because of its importance, I wanted to include it for today!) As I’ve mentioned before, the Bible
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“But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.” 1 Kings 12:8 The 40 year reign of King Solomon has finally come to an end. It was now time for his oldest son, Rehoboam, to take his
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“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin)” 1 Kings 8:46a At the beginning of Chapter 8, we’re told “Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ households of the sons of Israel…to bring up the ark of the
“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
“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