Jeremy Ewing Ashpenaz is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Ashpenaz appears in the opening chapter of Daniel as the chief official of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, specifically identified in the King James text as “the master of his eunuchs.” The setting is the aftermath of … Read more
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Matthew 27-28, Mark 1 Secondary Reading: Psalms 142 Devotional Thought The night before Jesus died, Peter sat in a courtyard warming his hands at a charcoal fire and denied three times that he knew the man standing trial inside. Matthew and Mark tell it plainly: a servant … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about illness. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Illness is a universal human experience, and Scripture speaks to it with honesty and depth. In the Law, God made provision for His people when sickness came. … Read more
Laadah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Laadah was a descendant of Judah, belonging to the line of Shelah, Judah’s son. He is mentioned only once in the King James Bible, in the genealogical records of the tribe of Judah found in 1 … Read more
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Matthew 24-26 Key Verse Matthew 25:36 — “Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” Devotional Thought Jesus leaves the temple for the last time, and His disciples pause to admire the buildings—Herod’s magnificent … Read more
Zenas is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Zenas was a Christian lawyer mentioned by Paul in his letter to Titus. He appears only once in Scripture, in Titus 3:13, where Paul writes: “Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that … Read more
Monday, December 8, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Matthew 21-23 Key Verse Matthew 22:20 — “And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?” Devotional Thought The road slopes down from the Mount of Olives toward Jerusalem, and on it comes a King riding a borrowed donkey with her colt trailing behind. The … Read more
Sunday, December 7, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Matthew 18-20 Secondary Reading: Psalms 141 Key Verse Matthew 19:15 — “And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.” Devotional Thought The disciples came to Jesus with a question that has never quite left the human heart: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of … Read more
The Dead Sea Scrolls — Ancient Manuscripts and the KJV Artifact Summary The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of Jewish manuscripts discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven caves near Qumran, on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The scrolls date from approximately the 3rd century B.C.E. to the 1st century C.E. They … Read more
Saturday, December 6, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Matthew 15-17 Key Verse Matthew 16:9 — “Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?” Devotional Thought The scribes and Pharisees travel from Jerusalem to confront Jesus about unwashed hands, but the quarrel quickly … Read more
Mahali is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Mahali was a descendant of Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and he is named in the genealogies of the tribe of Levi. Specifically, he was a son of Merari, who was one of … Read more
Friday, December 5, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Matthew 12-14 Secondary Reading: Psalms 140 Key Verse Matthew 13:23 — “But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” Devotional Thought The Sabbath … Read more