Jeremy Ewing Saturday, September 20, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Chronicles 8-13 Secondary Reading: Psalms 109 Key Verse 2 Chronicles 10:16 — “And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of … Read more
Shethar is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Shethar was one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who served under King Ahasuerus, the ruler whose vast empire and lavish court form the backdrop of the Book of Esther. These seven men are … Read more
Friday, September 19, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Chronicles 2-7 Key Verse 2 Chronicles 5:11 — “And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:” Devotional Thought Solomon has inherited a kingdom … Read more
Olympas is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Olympas was a Christian living in Rome in the first century, mentioned by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans. Paul names him in Romans 16:15, within a long list of greetings sent to … Read more
Thursday, September 18, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Chronicles 26-29, 2 Chronicles 1 Secondary Reading: Psalms 108 Devotional Thought The closing chapters of 1 Chronicles gather up the long life of David like a man setting his house in order before a journey. The old king, who once danced before the ark and later … Read more
Taphath is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Taphath was a daughter of King Solomon. She is named only once in the King James Bible, in the register of Solomon’s officials and provisions officers in 1 Kings 4. The setting is the height of … Read more
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Chronicles 20-25 Key Verse 1 Chronicles 23:19 — “Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.” Devotional Thought The chronicler turns from David’s triumphs to his deepest failure. In 1 Chronicles 20, Israel’s armies under Joab … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about death. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Death appears in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation as an uninvited intruder and a settled fact of life. In Genesis 21:16, Hagar sits “as it were a … Read more
Hasenuah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hasenuah was a leader of the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe in 1 Chronicles. He appears in a single verse of the King James Bible, 1 Chronicles 9:7, which records: “And … Read more
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Chronicles 14-19 Key Verse 1 Chronicles 16:31 — “Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.” Devotional Thought The chronicler gives us David at the height of his powers, and yet the story keeps … Read more
Zacher is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Zacher was a man of the tribe of Benjamin, named in the genealogical records preserved in 1 Chronicles. He appears in the section of that book devoted to the descendants of Benjamin, Israel’s youngest son, and … Read more
Monday, September 15, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Chronicles 9-13 Secondary Reading: Psalms 107 Key Verse 1 Chronicles 11:22 — “Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in … Read more