Jeremy Ewing Sergius is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Sergius Paulus was the Roman deputy of the country of Cyprus. In the King James Bible he is called “the deputy of the country,” a title for the Roman governor or proconsul of the island. He … Read more
Monday, September 8, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Kings 16-21 Secondary Reading: Psalms 104 Key Verse 1 Kings 18:41 — “And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.” Devotional Thought The book of Kings reads like a ledger of failure, and these … Read more
Sunday, September 7, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Kings 11-15 Key Verse 1 Kings 13:12 — “And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.” Devotional Thought The morning light of a September Sunday falls on a … Read more
Saturday, September 6, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Kings 5-10 Secondary Reading: Psalms 103 Key Verse 1 Kings 8:9 — “There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of … Read more
Mara is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Mara is not a separate person in the biblical record but the name that Naomi asked to be called upon her return to Bethlehem. Naomi had left Bethlehem with her husband Elimelech and their two sons … Read more
Friday, September 5, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Samuel 24, 1 Kings 1-4 Devotional Thought The books of Samuel end in a field owned by a Jebusite named Araunah, where David builds an altar to stay a plague. Israel had been numbered in pride, and seventy thousand died; David, who insisted on counting his … Read more
Jedidiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jedidiah is a name given to Solomon, the son born to David and Bathsheba. The setting is the aftermath of David’s sin with Bathsheba and the death of the child conceived in that sin. In 2 … Read more
Thursday, September 4, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Samuel 18-23 Key Verse 2 Samuel 21:6 — “Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.” Devotional Thought … Read more
Imrah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Imrah was a descendant of Asher, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and he is named in the tribal genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles. His father was Zophah, and he is listed among Zophah’s sons … Read more
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Samuel 12-17 Secondary Reading: Psalms 102 Key Verse 2 Samuel 14:27 — “And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.” Devotional Thought Nathan’s parable of the poor man’s ewe lamb is … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about unanswered prayer. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Unanswered prayer is one of the most disorienting experiences of the Christian life, and Scripture addresses it with unusual honesty. Jesus Himself makes a sweeping promise: … Read more
Sherezer is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Sherezer was a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, who murdered his father and fled to the land of Ararat. This identification comes from the source note accompanying the name, and it places Sherezer among the … Read more