Our reading of Scripture for today is 2 Kings 9 through 10. And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, "Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead: and when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son …
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Only A Pot Of Oil
In our reading for today in 2 Kings 3 through 4 we read of Elisha, and the beginning work of God through him. One of those is... Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, "Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that …
What the LORD says, that will I speak
Reading today in 1 Kings 22 through 2 Kings 2. And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, "Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that …
Asa Did Right In The Eyes Of The LORD
For our reading today you will read 1 Kings 14 through 16. The following excerpt is from chapter 15 and about King Asa. And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of …
Cut Off From The LORD
In our reading of 1 Kings 12 through 13 today we read of the evil heart of the new king of the divided kingdom. When reading the history of the kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel you will notice that not one of the kings does what is right in the eyes of the …
The House Built
Reading today in 1 Kings 5 through 7. And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to …
Ask
For our reading to read 1 Kings 3 through 4. And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer …
Slaying The Giants
Second Samuel 20 through 21 is our scheduled reading for today. Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint. And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three …
Conspiracy In The Kingdom
Please read for today 2 Samuel chapters 14 through 15. And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a …
The Sin Of A King
David, a man after God's own heart, sinned against God. The Bible does not cover up the sins of its heroes and leaders; rather they are exposed. Reading today in 2 Samuel 11 through 13. And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that …
A Protected King
It is a wonderful thing to be blessed with the ability to read the Bible, the word of God. It is profitable, in every way of life and living. Our scheduled reading today is 2 Samuel 7 through 10. And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and …
Sad Song For A Fallen King
Our reading today begins withe chapters 1 through 3 of 2 Samuel, and tells us of the fall of king Saul, his defeat, and David becoming king with rejection by some. And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: (also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use …
Defeated
Saul was the anointed king of Israel. However, he was an arrogant leader who had turned his back on God. In our reading today of 1 Samuel 28 through 31 we find the defeat of that king, and his death. Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the …
The King And A Flea
Reading chapters 25 through 27 of 1 Samuel you will read another event of king Saul's jealousy and hatred for David, and of David's respect for the anointed king of Israel. And Saul knew David's voice, and said, "Is this thy voice, my son David?" And David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O …
War In the Family
Our reading for today is Judges 20 through 21. And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, "Which of us …