Jeremy Ewing Saturday, February 1, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 8-9 Secondary Reading: Psalms 14 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 9:8 — “Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?” Devotional Thought The church at Corinth was a congregation of converts from paganism, and the shadow of the old … Read more
Haniel is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Haniel was a leader from the tribe of Asher, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is named in the genealogies of Asher recorded in 1 Chronicles 7, where he appears as a descendant of … Read more
Friday, January 31, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 7 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 7:21 — “Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.” Devotional Thought The church at Corinth had written to Paul with questions, and chapter seven is his careful, … Read more
Carshena is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Carshena was one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who served as advisers to King Ahasuerus. He is named only once in Scripture, in the opening chapter of Esther, where he appears among a … Read more
Thursday, January 30, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 5-6 Secondary Reading: Psalms 13 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 6:4 — “If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.” Devotional Thought Paul has barely finished addressing the Corinthians when a report … Read more
Ahinadab is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Ahinadab was one of the twelve officials appointed by King Solomon to provide food for the king and his household. Each official was responsible for supplying provisions during one month of the year, and Ahinadab’s assigned … Read more
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 3-4 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 3:23 — “And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.” Devotional Thought The church at Corinth was a congregation of remarkable gifts and equally remarkable troubles. Converts from a bustling port city — Greeks hungry for wisdom, Jews looking for … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about obedience. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Obedience in Scripture is not a cold, mechanical compliance but a response of faith to the grace of God. Romans 1:5 opens the letter to the church … Read more
Bavai is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Bavai was a leader in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah, the governor who directed the rebuilding of the city’s broken walls after the Babylonian exile. He is identified as the son of Henadad and as … Read more
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Corinthians 2 Key Verse 1 Corinthians 2:9 — “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” Devotional Thought Paul had planted the church … Read more
Jehudijah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jehudijah appears only once in the King James Bible, in the genealogical records of the tribe of Judah. According to 1 Chronicles 4:18, she was the wife of a man named Mered, and she bore him … Read more
Monday, January 27, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 16, 1 Corinthians 1 Secondary Reading: Psalms 12 Devotional Thought Paul reaches the end of his letter to the church at Rome and does something easy to skip past: he says hello. Romans 16 is a long list of names—Phoebe, a servant of the church at … Read more