Jeremy Ewing Monday, November 10, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Jeremiah 17-26 Secondary Reading: Psalms 130 Key Verse Jeremiah 22:23 — “O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!” Devotional Thought Jeremiah stands in the gate … Read more
Sunday, November 9, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Jeremiah 8-16 Key Verse Jeremiah 12:7 — “I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.” Devotional Thought The word of the LORD comes to Jeremiah in the days of Josiah’s … Read more
Tel Arad Ostraca What They Are The Arad ostraca are more than 200 Hebrew inscriptions on pottery sherds discovered at Tel Arad, a fortified city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Most come from a single archive dated to the late 7th century B.C.E. (roughly 600 B.C.E.), during the final decades of the Kingdom … Read more
Saturday, November 8, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Isaiah 65-66, Jeremiah 1-7 Secondary Reading: Psalms 129 Devotional Thought The closing chapters of Isaiah and the opening chapters of Jeremiah belong to the darkest hours of Judah’s life, and yet they are set in the same book where God declares, “Behold, I create new heavens and … Read more
Nebushasban is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Nebushasban was a high official in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He is mentioned only once in the King James Bible, in Jeremiah 39:13, where he appears among the Babylonian princes present at a … Read more
Friday, November 7, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Isaiah 56-64 Key Verse Isaiah 60:5 — “Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.” Devotional Thought The closing chapters … Read more
Carpus is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Carpus was a Christian living in Troas, a city on the western coast of Asia Minor, with whom the apostle Paul had left some of his personal belongings. He appears only once in Scripture, in Paul’s … Read more
Thursday, November 6, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Isaiah 47-55 Secondary Reading: Psalms 128 Key Verse Isaiah 51:4 — “Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.” Devotional Thought … Read more
Jeberechiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jeberechiah was the father of Zechariah, a prophet mentioned in the Book of Isaiah. He is known to us only through a single verse in which the prophet Isaiah records that he took “faithful witnesses to … Read more
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Isaiah 38-46 Key Verse Isaiah 42:15 — “I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.” Devotional Thought Hezekiah lay dying in Jerusalem, and the prophet Isaiah came to … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about friendship. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Friendship is not a neutral topic in Scripture. The Bible treats our closest relationships as a formative force—something that shapes the heart either toward God or away … Read more
Neri is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Neri was a descendant of David who is mentioned in the New Testament, specifically in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded in the Gospel of Luke. He appears in the ancestral line that traces Jesus’ lineage … Read more