Today's Reading: 1 Kings 9 - 11 "And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father." 1 Kings 11:6 (KJV) The wisest, and the wealthiest of all kings among men "did evil in the sight of the LORD". He was noted by …
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A Dream and a Prayer
Today's Reading: 1 Kings 3 - 4 "In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto Thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in …
He that Rules over Men
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 22 - 23 "Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and His word …
The Mule Went On
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 16 - 19 "And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that …
The Cost
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 11 - 13 "And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child …
Dead Dog
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 7 - 10 "Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for …
On a Cart?
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 4 - 6 "And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart... ...And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand …
That Which the LORD Has Given Us
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 28 - 31 "And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David …
Mercy and Forgiveness
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 25 - 27 "And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’S anointed, and be guiltless? David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and …
Submission of the King
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 23 - 24 "And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou …
Safety for the Threatened
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 19 - 22 "And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD’S priests. And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would …
Royal Humility
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 17 - 18 "And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more …
Seven Abominations 3
HANDS THAT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD Proverbs 6:16-19 If God "Hates hands that shed innocent blood", then He loves the hands that preserve life. A self oriented society only values self. The life of others is valueless unless it is for promoting, pleasing, or pasifying self. A God oriented people see all life as of value …
062011 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD…
' ...To walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And …
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061211 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD…
...And all Israel with him. And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD, with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the …
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