Jeremy Ewing Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Samuel 7-11 Key Verse 2 Samuel 9:7 — “And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table … Read more
Anani is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Anani was a descendant of David, included in the genealogical record of the tribe of Judah. He is named only once in the King James Bible, at the close of a lineage that traces the royal … Read more
Monday, September 1, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Samuel 1-6 Secondary Reading: Psalms 101 Key Verse 2 Samuel 3:21 — “And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over … Read more
Sunday, August 31, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Samuel 29-31 Key Verse 1 Samuel 30:17 — “And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.” Devotional Thought The bottom … Read more
Capernaum — Jesus’ Ministry Base in Galilee What It Is Capernaum (Hebrew: Kfar Naḥum, “Nahum’s village”) was a fishing village on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Archaeological work has uncovered houses, a synagogue, an octagonal church, streets, olive presses, and fishing equipment spanning the Hasmonean through Byzantine periods. Why It Matters The … Read more
Saturday, August 30, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Samuel 27-28 Key Verse 1 Samuel 28:7 — “Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath … Read more
Amplias is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Amplias was a Christian living in Rome in the first century. He is known to us only because the apostle Paul greeted him by name at the end of his letter to the Romans. In Romans … Read more
Friday, August 29, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Samuel 24-26 Secondary Reading: Psalms 100 Key Verse 1 Samuel 25:24 — “And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine … Read more
Bigthana is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Bigthana was one of the eunuchs who conspired against King Ahasuerus. He is identified in the source note as a eunuch, and in the biblical text he is named alongside Teresh as “two of the king’s … Read more
Thursday, August 28, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Samuel 22-23 Key Verse 1 Samuel 23:4 — “Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.” Devotional Thought David hides in the cave of Adullam, … Read more
Hasrah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hasrah was the grandfather of Shallum, the husband of Huldah the prophetess. He is named in the genealogical chain given in 2 Chronicles 34:22, where Shallum is identified as “the son of Tikvath, the son of … Read more
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Samuel 19-21 Secondary Reading: Psalms 99 Key Verse 1 Samuel 20:17 — “And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.” Devotional Thought The closing days of August find David in the wilderness of … Read more