"And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt." 1 Kings 4:29-30 (KJB) REFERENCES: 1 Kings 4; Psalm 119:34; James 1:5, …
Category: Friday
When The Mighty Have Fallen
"And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: (also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) 'The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in Gath, …
Religious Fear
"And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man …
Jerusalem
"Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire." Judges 1:8 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 1; Joshua 15:63; Psalm 122:6; 2 Samuel 5; Matthew 20:17-18; 23:37; Luke 2:22-25; John 2:13, 23
Death and Evil; Life and Good
"See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God …
He Looked Into The Promise Land
"And I besought the LORD at that time, saying, 'O Lord GOD, Thou hast begun to shew Thy servant thy greatness, and Thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to Thy works, and according to Thy might? I pray Thee, let me go over, and …
At The Commandment of the LORD…
"And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by …
In The Holy Place
"And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, 'Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: and ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it …
The Ten Commandments
"And God spake all these words, saying, 'I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness that is in heaven above, or …
The Providence Of God
"Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. And God sent me …
Promised Son
"And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 'This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.' " Genesis 15:4 (KJB) REFERENCES: Genesis 15; 16; 18; 21; and 22
Day Eighty Seven – The Best High Priest
When I began doing this 90 days of reading through the Bible my thinking on these posts were not to write commentaries on what I had read, but that is probably what they are. They are more my thoughts on what I have read, and certainly not verbally inspired as the Scriptures are. I had …
Day Eighty – Shipwreck, Sin, and Slavery
The world we live in with all the conveniences, comforts, and wealth is not often viewed with slavery, or sin in mind. As a matter of fact most of the human race would just as soon forget the idea of sin and chalk it up to being an antiquated idea. An ancient superstition or fear …
Day Seventy Three – Servant Shepherd
Today's Scripture reading is Matthew 24 through Mark 8. I will share with you some verses on Jesus as the Servant. Some thoughts to consider. You will note at the beginning of Mark's Gospel that it has no genealogy as does Matthew and Luke. Mark's message is basically showing us Jesus Christ as a Servant. …
Day Sixty Six – A Very Troubled Marriage
How would you describe a “Bad Marriage”? For some men it might be described as “Having a wife that does not do what I tell her”. That would be domineering, power crazed husband. To some women it could be having a husband who “doesn’t put his dirty clothes in the dirty clothes hamper”. Men, how …
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