Jeremy Ewing Friday, February 7, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Corinthians 2-3 Key Verse 2 Corinthians 3:1 — “Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?” Devotional Thought Paul writes to the church at Corinth with a heart still tender … Read more
Shiloni is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Shiloni was a descendant of Judah, named in the genealogies of the tribe. He is mentioned only once in the King James Bible, in Nehemiah 11:5, where he appears at the head of a long ancestral … Read more
Thursday, February 6, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Corinthians 1 Secondary Reading: Psalms 16 Key Verse 2 Corinthians 1:13 — “For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;” Devotional Thought Paul writes his second letter to the Corinthians … Read more
Shelomi is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Shelomi was an Israelite man of the tribe of Asher, known in Scripture only as the father of Ahihud. He is mentioned a single time in the King James Bible, in Numbers 34:27: “And the prince … Read more
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 15-16 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 15:42 — “So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:” Devotional Thought The church at Corinth was a congregation of real people with real problems—factions, lawsuits, confusion about gifts, and … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about why bad things happen. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible never treats the question of suffering as an abstraction; it addresses it through real people in real pain. Job, a righteous man, … Read more
Jathniel is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jathniel was a Levite of the family of Gershon, one of the three main divisions of the tribe of Levi. He appears in the genealogies and organizational records of the Levites preserved in 1 Chronicles, specifically … Read more
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 13-14 Secondary Reading: Psalms 15 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 14:14 — “For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.” Devotional Thought The church at Corinth was a gifted congregation, and they knew it. Paul had planted the … Read more
Jehalelel is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jehalelel was a descendant of Judah, mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe in 1 Chronicles. The genealogical records of Judah trace the families that made up this prominent tribe, and Jehalelel appears within that lineage … Read more
Monday, February 3, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 12 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 12:16 — “And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?” Devotional Thought The church at Corinth was a congregation of former pagans, people … Read more
Sunday, February 2, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 10-11 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 11:1 — “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” Devotional Thought Paul is writing to a church he loves, but a church with problems. In these two chapters he reaches back into Israel’s history and … Read more
The Tel Dan Inscription (“House of David”) Sources: Biblical Archaeology Society + Museum of the Bible + Wikipedia URLs: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/the-tel-dan-inscription-the-first-historical-evidence-of-the-king-david-bible-story/ https://www.museumofthebible.org/magazine/exhibitions/the-tel-dan-stele-finding-david-in-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Dan_stele Artifact Summary Artifact: Tel Dan Stele (fragmentary basalt stela) Date: Generally 9th century B.C.E. (870–750 B.C.E.) Discovered: 1993–94 at Tel Dan, northern Israel Excavator: Avraham Biran; inscription read by Joseph Naveh Current location: … Read more