Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

1 Chronicles 17:15–16: “According to all...

September 5th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
David wanted to build the temple for God, and the prophet Nathan told him ...

1 Chronicles 16:23–24: “Sing to the LORD,...

September 4th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Here in 1 Chronicles 16, we find one of twenty-five times the beautiful Psalm ...

1 Chronicles 15:25: “So David, the elders of...

September 3rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
David had tried to bring the ark into Jerusalem, but he hadn’t followed the ...

1 Chronicles 14:13–14: “Then the Philistines...

September 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After David became king, the Philistines attacked Israel and God told David to go ...

1 Chronicles 13:14: “The ark of God remained...

September 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King David desired to bring the ark of the covenant, which represented the presence ...

1 Chronicles 12:22,32: “For at that time they...

August 31st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
These men of Issachar were wise because they had an "understanding of the times;" ...

1 Chronicles 11:10: “Now these were the heads...

August 30th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In David's day, it was not an advanced college degree that earned someone the ...

1 Chronicles 10:13: “So Saul died for his unfaithfulness...

August 29th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The people of God wanted to change their image. All the surrounding nations had ...

1 Chronicles 9:1: “So all Israel was recorded...

August 28th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
From the beginning of the Hebrew nation, God has carefully recorded and preserved a ...

1 Chronicles 8:1: “Now Benjamin begot Bela...

August 27th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This chapter contains the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin. The name Benjamin means ...

1 Chronicles 7:27: “Nun his son, and Joshua...

August 26th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Joshua, from the tribe of Ephraim, was Moses' right hand man. He was the ...

1 Chronicles 6:27–28: “Eliab his son, Jeroham...

August 25th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This records the genealogy of the prophet Samuel, who anointed both Saul and David ...

1 Chronicles 5:20: “And they were helped against...

August 24th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This chapter records a battle of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of ...

1 Chronicles 4:9–10: “Now Jabez was more honorable...

August 23rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jabez is an obscure figure mentioned only here in the Bible, but he prayed ...

1 Chronicles 3:1: “Now these were the sons of David...

August 22nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This genealogy and the one found in Luke 3, confirms the line of Jesus ...

1 Chronicles 2:1–2: “These were the sons of Israel:...

August 21st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The statement, “These were the sons of Israel,” begins the genealogy of the sons ...

1 Chronicles 1:1–4: “Adam, Seth, Enosh, Cainan,...

August 20th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
1 Chronicles begins with a list of names—an abbreviated genealogy that isn’t duplicated anywhere ...

2 Kings 25:27: “Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh...

August 19th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Jehoiachin and the people of Judah refused to walk with God, and it ...

2 Kings 24:8–9: “Jehoiachin was eighteen years...

August 18th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Sadly, as we read through the history of Judah's kings, the description, “And he ...

2 Kings 23:26–27: “Nevertheless the LORD did...

August 17th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Despite King Josiah's spiritual reforms, Manasseh's idol worship and “disgusting actions” had taken their ...

2 Kings 22:10: “Then Shaphan the scribe showed...

August 16th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
While repairing the temple, the Book of the Law was found and brought to ...

2 Kings 21:1–2: “Manasseh was twelve years old...

August 15th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Hezekiah was sick and going to die, so he cried out to the ...

2 Kings 20:3: “‘Remember now, O LORD, I pray,...

August 14th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Hezekiah was sick, and the prophet Isaiah came to him and told him ...

2 Kings 19:14: “And Hezekiah received the letter...

August 13th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We love this picture of King Hezekiah going to the temple with child-like confidence ...

2 Kings 18:3–4: “And [Hezekiah king of Judah]...

August 12th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Hezekiah of Judah turned out to be like his great (x4) grandfather King ...

2 Kings 17:33: “[The people from other nations]...

August 11th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Because of Israel's unrelenting idol worship, the northern kingdom fell to the Assyrians during ...

2 Kings 16:6: “At that time Rezin king of Syria...

August 10th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Israel and Syria joined together to attack Judah, and as their combined armies approached, ...

2 Kings 15:3: “And [Azariah] did what was right...

August 9th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Many generations before King Azariah, when the people of God first came into the ...

2 Kings 14:11–12: “But Amaziah would not heed....

August 8th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
King Amaziah of Judah won a great victory over the Edomites, and it gave ...

2 Kings 13:18–19: “Then [Elisha] said, ‘Take...

August 7th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Up to this point, Joash the king of Israel (not to be confused with ...

2 Kings 12:21: “For Jozachar the son of Shimeath...

August 6th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the last chapter, the wife of the high priest rescued the infant Prince ...