Jeremiah is called by the Lord to serve as a warning to Judah and Israel to run back to God. The Lord tells him to have no fear even though he is young. Over and over he warns Judah and Israel to turn back to God. Otherwise, there will be disaster and destruction from the...
God loves. His love endures forever. The first half of 2 Chronicles not only documents some of the Kings of Judah, but also documents God’s love for Israel. Over and over Israel is told that if they walk with the Lord, He will bless them and protect them. God also promises Solomon that if...
The second half of 1 Chronicles mainly outlines all of David’s preparations for Solomon to build the temple. He knows that his son is inexperienced and is trying to set him up for success as best as he can. He reorganizes the Levites into new roles serving the Lord, he gathers supplies for building...
Thirty days. I am one-third of the way through reading the Bible! Yeah! While I still love reading my Bible, I still do struggle with it: some days are just difficult to read, some days are difficult to summarize and others I just don’t really want to do, I want rest. However, I have...
By the end of 2 Kings, both Israel and Judah have been displaced. A long series of Kings of both nations have led Israel and Judah away from God. When God promised the Israelites the land of Canaan, it came with a price: walk with me in My Commandments. Both nations allowed high places...
The further I get into the Bible, it feels like there are more people who resist God than those who walk in His ways. I feel like I read over and over so and so became king and ruled some number of years and did evil in the sight of the Lord. Even the...
Solomon was given the opportunity to have anything that he asked from the Lord and Solomon chose to ask for wisdom. Wisdom is not just being smart or intelligent. It is about being able to discern what to do with the knowledge we have. God was so impressed by Solomon that in addition to...
In chapters 13-24 of 2 Samuel, David is facing the consequences of his sin. David’s sins were forgiven but he still had to face the consequences. The Lord had promised him that his child would die, that the sword would never depart from his house and evil would come from his own house and...
Even though chapters 1-12 only take up a little more than 10 pages in my Bible, it is full of details to take to heart. There is so much to take in about David becoming King of Judah and then of all of Israel. Throughout, David seeks God for guidance, pours out his thankful...
The second half of Judges contains stories that are filled with disobedience of the Law, and show just how far away Israel has fallen from God. The last verse of Judges is a pretty good summary of the book: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what is right in...
