Jeremy Ewing Thursday, October 9, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 14-15 Key Verse Proverbs 14:35 — “The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.” Devotional Thought Solomon’s collection of proverbs in these two chapters reads like a walk through an ancient village, past doorways where wisdom and … Read more
Hodesh is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hodesh appears in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin, recorded in 1 Chronicles 8. He was the wife of Shaharaim, a Benjamite who is listed among the descendants of Benjamin. The genealogy notes that Shaharaim … Read more
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 13 Key Verse Proverbs 13:13 — “Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.” Devotional Thought Proverbs 13 reads like a father’s steady voice across the kitchen table, naming the two roads set before his son and the … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about spiritual gifts. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible opens its most sustained teaching on spiritual gifts with a pointed concern: “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant” (1 … Read more
Niger is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Niger is mentioned by name only once in the King James Bible, in Acts 13:1. The passage introduces him as “Simeon that was called Niger,” one of several “prophets and teachers” serving the church at Antioch. … Read more
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 11-12 Secondary Reading: Psalms 116 Key Verse Proverbs 11:30 — “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” Devotional Thought Solomon’s proverbs are not abstract philosophy but the accumulated wisdom of a king who watched men and … Read more
Stachys is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Stachys was a Christian in Rome whom Paul greeted at the close of his letter to the Romans. He is named only once in Scripture, in Romans 16:9, where Paul writes, “Salute Urbane, our helper in … Read more
Monday, October 6, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 9-10 Key Verse Proverbs 10:8 — “The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.” Devotional Thought Two houses stand in this passage, and both of them call out to the same person—the simple one, the one who lacks understanding. Wisdom has … Read more
Sunday, October 5, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 8 Secondary Reading: Psalms 115 Key Verse Proverbs 8:19 — “My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.” Devotional Thought Wisdom is not hidden in a scholar’s study; she stands in the street. In Proverbs 8, she cries … Read more
Saturday, October 4, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 6-7 Key Verse Proverbs 6:32 — “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.” Devotional Thought Solomon opens this portion of Proverbs with a warning against striking hands with a stranger—the ancient practice of pledging oneself as … Read more
Lecah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Lecah was a descendant of Judah, named in the tribal genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles. He is identified specifically as a son of Er, who was himself a son of Shelah, the son of Judah. This … Read more
Friday, October 3, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 4-5 Key Verse Proverbs 4:26 — “Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.” Devotional Thought The scene in Proverbs 4–5 is a father teaching his son—and he begins by remembering that he himself was once “my father’s son, tender and … Read more