Jeremy Ewing The Bible has a great deal to say about hell. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible speaks of hell as a real and dreadful place, and it does so from beginning to end. In Deuteronomy 32:22, Moses records God’s own warning … Read more
Biztha is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Biztha was one of the seven eunuchs, or chamberlains, who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, the Persian ruler commonly identified with Xerxes. These men held a trusted place in the royal court, attending the … Read more
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 5 Key Verse Revelation 5:8 — “And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.” Devotional Thought … Read more
Azaniah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Azaniah was a leader among the Levites in the time of Nehemiah, after the Jewish exiles had returned from Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem. The source note identifies him as a leader who signed the covenant with … Read more
Monday, April 6, 2026 Scripture Readings Devotional Thought There is no assigned passage today in the reading plan, and that absence is itself worth noticing. The lectionary pauses, and so do we. The day after Palm Sunday is a strange one in the church’s calendar. Yesterday the crowd waved branches and shouted “Hosanna”; today the … Read more
Sunday, April 5, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 4 Secondary Reading: Psalms 40 Key Verse Revelation 4:6 — “And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.” Devotional Thought … Read more
Saturday, April 4, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 3 Key Verse Revelation 3:12 — “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my … Read more
Zemira is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Zemira was a descendant of Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob, and he is named in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin recorded in 1 Chronicles. He appears in the family line of Becher, one … Read more
Friday, April 3, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 2 Secondary Reading: Psalms 39 Key Verse Revelation 2:15 — “So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.” Devotional Thought The risen Christ walks among the golden candlesticks, and He speaks to Ephesus with both commendation and correction. … Read more
Jarah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jarah was a descendant of Saul, the first king of Israel, and he is named in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin. His single appearance in Scripture is in 1 Chronicles 9:42, where he is … Read more
Thursday, April 2, 2026 Scripture Readings Devotional Thought There is no assigned passage for today. The reading plan has come to a blank space, and that blankness is itself a kind of instruction. In Scripture, pauses are never accidents. Selah interrupts the psalms and bids the singer stop. Israel halted three days at the Jordan … Read more
Jaakan is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jaakan was a descendant of Seir the Horite, mentioned in the genealogies in the Book of Genesis. The Horites were the original inhabitants of the land of Seir, later called Edom, before Esau’s descendants settled there. … Read more