Jeremy Ewing Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Samuel 1-3 Secondary Reading: Psalms 96 Key Verse 1 Samuel 2:15 — “Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about debt. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible’s teaching on debt begins with the raw human reality of it. In 1 Samuel 22:2, those who gathered to David at the cave of Adullam … Read more
Jeuz is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jeuz was a descendant of Esau, mentioned in the genealogies of the Edomites in Genesis. He appears in the Old Testament record as one of the sons listed among the families of Edom, the nation that … Read more
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Ruth 2-4 Key Verse Ruth 3:9 — “And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.” Devotional Thought The barley harvest was ripe in Bethlehem, and a widow from … Read more
Shephuphan is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Shephuphan was a descendant of Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob, and he is named in the tribal genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles. His only appearance in the King James Bible is in 1 Chronicles 8:5, … Read more
Monday, August 18, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Judges 21, Ruth 1 Devotional Thought The book of Judges does not end with a victory but with a wound. In chapter 21, the tribe of Benjamin has been nearly annihilated after the horrific crime at Gibeah and the civil war that followed. Israel has sworn not … Read more
Sunday, August 17, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Judges 18-20 Secondary Reading: Psalms 95 Key Verse Judges 19:24 — “Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so … Read more
Machaerus — Fortress of Herod Antipas What It Is Machaerus (Greek: Μαχαιροῦς, “sword”; Arabic: Qala’at Mukawir) was a Hasmonean hilltop fortress east of the Dead Sea, rebuilt and expanded by Herod the Great and later used by his son Herod Antipas as a palace-fortress. Why It Matters The Jewish-Roman historian Josephus identifies Machaerus as the … Read more
Saturday, August 16, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Judges 16-17 Key Verse Judges 16:23 — “Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.” Devotional Thought Samson’s story in … Read more
Jaareoregim is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jaareoregim was the father of Elhanan, a Bethlehemite who numbered among David’s mighty warriors. He appears only once in the King James Bible, in a single verse that records one of the battles between Israel and … Read more
Friday, August 15, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Judges 13-15 Secondary Reading: Psalms 94 Key Verse Judges 14:8 — “And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.” … Read more
Barachias is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Barachias is identified in the King James Bible as the father of Zechariah, the man whom Jesus names as a martyr. He appears only once in all of Scripture, in Matthew 23:35, where Jesus pronounces judgment … Read more