Jeremy Ewing Monday, January 20, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 4-5 Secondary Reading: Psalms 9 Key Verse Romans 4:24 — “But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;” Devotional Thought Paul turns to Abraham, the father of the Jewish people, … Read more
Sunday, January 19, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 3 Key Verse Romans 3:16 — “Destruction and misery are in their ways:” Devotional Thought Paul has just spent two chapters dismantling every claim of human merit, and as Romans 3 opens he pauses to ask whether God’s ancient covenant with Israel counted for nothing. The … Read more
Scholars Identify Biblical King Balak on the Mesha Stele Source: Biblical Archaeology Society (Bible History Daily) URL: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/inscriptions/biblical-king-balak-mesha-stele/ Author: Robin Ngo Date: December 05, 2024 Artifact Summary Artifact: Mesha Stele (also called the Moabite Stone) Date: 9th century B.C.E. Material: Black basalt, approx. 3 feet tall Current location: Louvre Museum, Paris Language: Moabite (Northwest Semitic … Read more
Saturday, January 18, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Romans 1-2 Secondary Reading: Psalms 8 Key Verse Romans 1:31 — “Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:” Devotional Thought Paul had never been to Rome when he wrote this letter, yet he opens it like a man writing to family. He calls himself “a servant … Read more
Adlai is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Adlai was the father of Shaphat, an official who served in the administration of King David. Scripture mentions Adlai only once, in a single genealogical identifier: his son is called “Shaphat the son of Adlai.” In … Read more
Friday, January 17, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Acts 27-28 Key Verse Acts 27:38 — “And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.” Devotional Thought The voyage to Rome begins with a prisoner’s escort and a favorable wind, but it ends with a shipwreck and … Read more
Uel is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Uel was one of the men of Israel who, in the days of Ezra, had taken a foreign wife and was named among those called to repentance. He appears in a list of men from the … Read more
Thursday, January 16, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Acts 26 Key Verse Acts 26:17 — “Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,” Devotional Thought The scene in Acts 26 is a courtroom, but it reads more like a sanctuary. Paul stands in chains before King Agrippa, the … Read more
Zoheth is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Zoheth was a descendant of Judah, mentioned in the genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles. He appears in a single verse of Scripture, 1 Chronicles 4:20, which lists the sons of Shimon: “And the sons of Shimon … Read more
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Acts 24-25 Secondary Reading: Psalms 7 Key Verse Acts 25:1 — “Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.” Devotional Thought Paul stands in the governor’s hall at Caesarea, and the machinery of empire grinds around him. Tertullus, … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about marriage. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Marriage appears throughout Scripture as both a real, ordinary human institution and a picture of something greater. In Exodus 21:10, the law protects a wife’s provision even … Read more
Kenan is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Kenan was a descendant of Adam, named in the genealogies of Genesis. He belongs to the line of Seth, the son born to Adam and Eve after Cain killed Abel, and he stands in the third … Read more