Category: Scripture

This week's passages included Psalms 105-107, 111-121, 123, 125-126, 128-130, 132, 134-136, and 146-150. As we finish the book of Psalms, we've encountered this week one of my favorites - Psalm 119. It's my favorite for several reasons. First, it has some passages which I've known and quoted for many years, including "Your word is [...]

This week's post is late because of the medical interruption we had. The relevant passages included Proverbs 25-31, Psalms 42-49, 84-85, 87, 1-2, 10, 33, 71, 91-100, 102, and 104. Proverbs 25:1 says "These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied." In the timeline of Israel's history, we [...]

This week's passages included 2 Kings 15-18, 2 Chronicles 28-31, and also the book of Hosea, Micah 1, and Isaiah 1-5, 12-17, 28. These were all key passages related to the overthrow of Israel. The book of Hosea provides an example of how God often asked his prophets to offer an object lesson to God's [...]

This week we read 2 Kings 11-16, 2 Chronicles 22-28, and also the books of Jonah and Amos, Micah 1, and Isaiah 6-11. If you remember from last week, the nation of Israel parted ways with Judah, effectively resulting in periodic civil war between the two nations. The books of Kings and Chronicles tell the [...]

This week our texts are 1 Kings 17-22, 2 Kings 1-10, and 2 Chronicles 18-22. Additionally, some of the texts from last week are critical to understanding the significance of what these passages are all about, specifically 1 Kings 12. As you recall, King Solomon, by having so many wives and concubines, turned his heart [...]

This week our readings came from Song of Solomon, 1 Kings 11-17, 2 Chronicles 9-17, and Ecclesiastes. The two whole books from this week's readings (Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes) represent Solomon's wisdom on either side of a critical turning point in his life, as relayed in 1 Kings 11:1-10. Now King Solomon loved many [...]

This week the readings were all from Proverbs, chapters 5-24. Solomon contributed the majority of the book of Proverbs. It is a collection of sayings, some listed as "stand-alone" statements, and some incorporated into longer themed segments. The book is part of the "Wisdom" books of the Bible. This is probably as good a time [...]