Category Archives: Old Testament

I hope your weekend — especially your Lord’s Day — was a good one. I hope your spirit was lifted and your were given the courage and direction for the week ahead. Our reading today looks at the official dedication … Continue reading →

Well, if you’re reading this post, I guess you didn’t “make the cut” for the rapture that according to some folks, who apparently didn’t quite understand Matt 24:36 very well, God was supposed to precede the end of the world … Continue reading →

How’d you like all those tongue-twisting names in our reading today? Yeah, I know more lists of names. Why? The same reason for the genealogies — setting history in a context of family. But there’s something more here than just … Continue reading →

Howdy, howdy! Great to see you back again. Today’s reading is focused around the end of David’s reign in Israel. As you’ve probably noticed there has been no mention of some of David’s seamier episodes, but the theme of Chronicles … Continue reading →

Hi, and welcome back to our study. It’s a difficult routine for busy people to make a part of life. It says something about your priorities, that you want to make God first. May God bless your efforts. There are, … Continue reading →

Well, of course, today’s reading — like much of what we’ll be reading in the books of the Chronicles — will be territory that you have only recently read in the books of the Kings. So, lest I repeat myself, … Continue reading →

I hope your weekend is going well. Sundays are my favorite day and I hope your Sunday, so far, has been uplifting and an opportunity to re-center and re-focus your heart, mind, attitude, and spirit. Today’s reading contains a little … Continue reading →

Today we begin a new book, the first book of the Chronicles. The first few chapters are largely genealogies and fragments of genealogies. You might be excused from reading every syllable, since many of the names are unfamiliar tongue-twisters. There … Continue reading →

Today’s reading concludes the history of the kingdom of Judah. Since the days of Moses God had warned Israel where unfaithfulness would land them — out of the Promised Land. But Satan continued his lie to the people and their … Continue reading →