Jeremy Ewing Joatham is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Joatham is another name for Jotham, the son of Uzziah and king of Judah. He appears in the New Testament only in the genealogy of Jesus Christ recorded by Matthew, where the line of descent is … Read more
Thursday, October 2, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 3 Secondary Reading: Psalms 114 Key Verse Proverbs 3:18 — “She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.” Devotional Thought Solomon writes to his son as a father who has watched the world … Read more
Bariah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Bariah was a descendant of David, appearing in the genealogical record of the tribe of Judah. He is named only once in the King James Bible, in 1 Chronicles 3:22, within a genealogy that traces the … Read more
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Proverbs 1-2 Key Verse Proverbs 1:28 — “Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:” Devotional Thought The book of Proverbs opens not with a list of rules but with a father’s voice. … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about work. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Work is woven into the fabric of Scripture from its very first pages. Genesis 2:2 tells us that even God Himself worked, for He “ended his work … Read more
Naam is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Naam was a descendant of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and he appears in the genealogies of the tribe of Judah recorded in 1 Chronicles. He is named among the sons of Caleb, listed alongside his … Read more
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Esther 5-10 Secondary Reading: Psalms 113 Key Verse Esther 8:8 — “Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s … Read more
Sargon is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Sargon was a king of Assyria. He appears in the Book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament, at a time when Assyria was the dominant power in the ancient Near East and a constant threat to … Read more
Monday, September 29, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Nehemiah 13, Esther 1-4 Devotional Thought Nehemiah has been away. After twelve years as governor in Jerusalem, he returns to Persia to report to King Artaxerxes, and when he comes back to the city he finds the house of God neglected, the Levites unpaid and fled to … Read more
Sunday, September 28, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Nehemiah 7-12 Secondary Reading: Psalms 112 Key Verse Nehemiah 9:35 — “For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked … Read more
Caesarea Maritima — Roman Capital of Judea What It Is Caesarea Maritima was a major port city on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, built by Herod the Great between c. 22 and 10/9 B.C.E. and named in honor of Emperor Augustus. It served as the capital of Roman Judea and the residence of governors such … Read more
Saturday, September 27, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Nehemiah 1-6 Key Verse Nehemiah 3:32 — “And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.” Devotional Thought The book of Nehemiah opens not in Jerusalem but in Shushan the palace, where a Jewish cupbearer to the Persian … Read more