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Bible Reading--II Kings 1-25
The nation of Israel was plagued with king after king that chose to do evil in the sight of God, but one of the kings to be commended was Josiah. He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.(II Kings 22:2) In the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign ( Read more... ) -
Bible Reading--I Kings 1-22
One of the main characters of I Kings is Solomon. Shortly after Solomon took over the kingship from his father David God said to him in a dream, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." Solomon said, "Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong." The Lord was so pleased with his request ( Read more... ) -
Passion Week
When we lose a loved one suddenly or even if we know that loved one is dying, the last things that loved one did or said becomes very important to us. We remember every word and every gesture. A person's loved ones often talk those things over comparing notes.
The Passion week is Jesus' last week on this earth. Everything Jesus did and said is of ( Read more... ) -
Bible Reading--II Samuel 1-24
II Samuel records the 40 year reign of King David. It not only recounts his great successes leading the children of Israel, but also his personal failures. Of course, the greatest of these failures was with Bathsheba. David, "at the time when kings go off to war" sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army, "but David remained ( Read more... ) -
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Bible Reading--I Samuel 16-31
While David is chosen to replace Saul as King of Israel in Chapter 16, he still has not taken up that position by the end of I Samuel. The Lord told Samuel to go to Bethlehem to select one of Jesse's sons. When he arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!” But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by ( Read more... ) -
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I finished reading the Old Testament last night! WOOT ( Read more... ) -
Bible Reading--Ruth 1-4
While it is usually easier to look back at our lives and see God at work, it is often difficult to understand His plan while we are going through trying circumstances. Naomi was forced to leave her homeland because of a famine and while in Moab her husband, Elimelech, and her two sons die. I can understand why she told people when she returned to ( Read more... ) -
Bible Reading--Judges 6-16
Two of Israel's best known judges are covered in these chapters...Gideon and Samson. Gideon viewed himself as weak and "the least in his entire family", but God said, "Go with the strength you have." He was hesitant and asked the Lord for proof of His desire to use him, but he eventually did what God wanted and the Midianites were defeated ( Read more... ) -
The Holiness of God
Tonight I read Habakkuk ch. 3. This section is quite a prayer. The same Jesus that did not come to judge or condemn marched through the land in indignation(v.12). Now, I havne't studied this chapter at all, so I don't know if this is describing Jesus' second coming. His brightness was like the light;He had rays flashing from His hand and there His ( Read more... )