Jeremy Ewing Obil is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Obil was an Ishmaelite who served in the administration of King David. He is named only once in Scripture, in 1 Chronicles 27:30, where he is listed as the man “over the camels” — that is, … Read more
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Song of Solomon 2-3 Key Verse Song of Solomon 2:15 — “Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.” Devotional Thought The Shulamite speaks first, and her self-description is humble: “I am the rose of Sharon, and the … Read more
Hurai is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hurai was one of David’s mighty warriors, numbered among the thirty men who formed the elite guard around Israel’s king. He is named only once in Scripture, in the roster of David’s heroes recorded in 1 … Read more
Monday, October 27, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Song of Solomon 1 Secondary Reading: Psalms 124 Key Verse Song of Solomon 1:9 — “I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.” Devotional Thought The Song of Songs opens not with doctrine but with longing—a bride speaking to her … Read more
Sunday, October 26, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Ecclesiastes 11-12 Key Verse Ecclesiastes 12:3 — “In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,” Devotional Thought The Preacher … Read more
Solomonic Gates at Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer What They Are The “Solomonic gates” are monumental six-chambered city gates excavated at three major sites in Israel: Tel Hazor (upper city) Tel Megiddo (northern gate complex) Tel Gezer (western gate) These gates share a common architectural plan: an entrance flanked by two towers, with three chambers on … Read more
Saturday, October 25, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Ecclesiastes 9-10 Key Verse Ecclesiastes 10:2 — “A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.” Devotional Thought The Preacher of Ecclesiastes has been watching the world long enough to lose his illusions. In chapter nine he looks at the … Read more
Harbona is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Harbona was one of the seven chamberlains, or eunuchs, who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus of Persia. He is named in Esther 1:10 among the king’s personal attendants, alongside Mehuman, Biztha, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, … Read more
Friday, October 24, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Ecclesiastes 8 Secondary Reading: Psalms 123 Key Verse Ecclesiastes 8:9 — “All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.” Devotional Thought Solomon, the … Read more
Bakbakkar is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Bakbakkar was a Levite who served in the temple, mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Levi. He appears in 1 Chronicles 9:15, where he is listed alongside Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of … Read more
Thursday, October 23, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Ecclesiastes 6-7 Key Verse Ecclesiastes 7:9 — “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.” Devotional Thought Solomon, the Preacher, has tasted everything the world offers and found the cup bitter at the bottom. In Ecclesiastes 6 he … Read more
Melchiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Melchiah was a leader of the priests who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem, mentioned in Nehemiah. He appears in the biblical record during the period after the Babylonian exile, when the people of Judah had … Read more