Jeremy Ewing Monday, August 3, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 6-8 Secondary Reading: Psalms 89 Key Verse Joshua 7:18 — “And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.” Devotional Thought The walls of Jericho fell … Read more
Sunday, August 2, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 4-5 Key Verse Joshua 4:20 — “And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.” Devotional Thought What does this passage ask of you today? It asks you to remember. On the tenth day of the first month, Israel came … Read more
This study considers a prophecy given in Scripture and the record of its fulfilment. The prophets spoke long before the events they described, and the account of fulfilment is part of why the text commands attention. The Prophecy Isaiah 50:6 reads, “I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked … Read more
Saturday, August 1, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 1-3 Key Verse Joshua 2:12 — “Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:” Devotional Thought The book of Joshua opens … Read more
Zethar is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Zethar was one of the seven eunuchs, or chamberlains, who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus. He is named only once in Scripture, in the opening chapter of the Book of Esther, where he appears … Read more
Friday, July 31, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Deuteronomy 33-34 Secondary Reading: Psalms 88 Key Verse Deuteronomy 33:21 — “And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and … Read more
Jimna is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jimna was a descendant of Asher, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and he is named in the genealogies of the tribe of Asher. The source note identifies him simply as a descendant of Asher … Read more
Thursday, July 30, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Deuteronomy 30-32 Key Verse Deuteronomy 32:2 — “My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:” Devotional Thought Moses is one hundred and twenty years old, and … Read more
Sarsechim is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Sarsechim was a high official in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He is mentioned by name only once in the King James Bible, in Jeremiah 39:3, where he appears among the Babylonian princes who … Read more
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Deuteronomy 28-29 Secondary Reading: Psalms 87 Key Verse Deuteronomy 28:49 — “The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;” Devotional Thought Moses stands on the … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about the poor. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Scripture speaks of the poor with a realism that refuses both romanticism and contempt. In Genesis 41:19, the lean and ill-favoured kine rising from the Nile … Read more
Abida is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Abida was a son of Midian and a grandson of Abraham through Keturah, the wife Abraham married after the death of Sarah. He appears in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles, where the Chronicler records the descendants … Read more