Jeremy Ewing Sunday, November 16, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Ezekiel 15-23 Key Verse Ezekiel 20:11 — “And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.” Devotional Thought Ezekiel 15–23 is not a passage for the faint of heart. The prophet receives a series … Read more
Saturday, November 15, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Ezekiel 6-14 Secondary Reading: Psalms 132 Key Verse Ezekiel 11:4 — “Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.” Devotional Thought Ezekiel sits in his house in Babylon while the elders of Judah sit before him, and the hand of the Lord falls upon him. What … Read more
Jorai is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jorai was a descendant of Gad, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is named only once in Scripture, in the genealogical records of the tribe of Gad found in 1 Chronicles 5. The Chronicler, … Read more
Friday, November 14, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Lamentations 2-5, Ezekiel 1-5 Devotional Thought Jeremiah sits among the ruins and weeps. In Lamentations 2–5, Jerusalem has fallen to Babylon, and the prophet gives voice to a grief almost too heavy to bear: the temple defiled, children fainting in the streets, mothers eating what no mother … Read more
Jaalah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jaalah was one of the Nethinim, a group of temple servants whose descendants returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. The Nethinim were set apart for service connected with the temple, and though Scripture does not … Read more
Thursday, November 13, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Jeremiah 45-52, Lamentations 1 Secondary Reading: Psalms 131 Devotional Thought Jeremiah 45 is a small, easily overlooked chapter tucked inside a much larger book, and yet it lands like a hand on the shoulder. The setting is the fourth year of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, sometime around … Read more
Hermogenes is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hermogenes was a Christian who lived during the time of the apostle Paul and is mentioned by name only once in the entire King James Bible. He appears in Paul’s second letter to Timothy, written while … Read more
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Jeremiah 36-44 Key Verse Jeremiah 40:1 — “The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about laziness. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Scripture treats laziness not as a minor personality flaw but as a moral and spiritual danger, and it addresses the subject from many angles. In Proverbs, the … Read more
Jedidah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jedidah was the mother of King Josiah of Judah. She is named in the opening verse of 2 Kings 22, in the genealogical notice that introduces Josiah’s reign: “Josiah was eight years old when he began … Read more
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Jeremiah 27-35 Key Verse Jeremiah 31:29 — “In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” Devotional Thought Jeremiah walks through Jerusalem wearing an ox yoke, a wooden collar strapped across his shoulders … Read more
Elead is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Elead was a son of Ephraim, mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Ephraim recorded in 1 Chronicles 7. He appears alongside his brothers or kinsmen Zabad, Shuthelah, and Ezer. This genealogy traces the descendants … Read more