Jeremy Ewing Core is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Core is the Greek form of Korah, the man who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron during Israel’s wilderness journey. Though the name appears only once in the New Testament, the event behind it is … Read more
Thursday, August 7, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 16-18 Key Verse Joshua 18:1 — “And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.” Devotional Thought The book of Joshua turns a corner in these … Read more
Moadiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Moadiah was a priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah, in a passage that records the heads of priestly families and their associates in the days … Read more
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 14-15 Key Verse Joshua 15:25 — “And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,” Devotional Thought The book of Joshua opens its final movement not with trumpet blasts but with a surveyor’s line and a ledger of names. Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about grief and loss. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says Grief in Scripture is not a single experience but a wide family of sorrows, and the Bible names them all without flinching. There is the … Read more
Elishaphat is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Elishaphat was one of the captains of hundreds whom Jehoiada the priest brought into covenant with himself in the seventh year of Athaliah’s usurpation of the throne of Judah. He is identified in Scripture as “Elishaphat … Read more
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 11-13 Secondary Reading: Psalms 90 Key Verse Joshua 12:18 — “The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;” Devotional Thought The northern campaign begins with a coalition of kings gathering at the waters of Merom, “much people, even as the sand that is upon … Read more
Jaziz is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jaziz was an overseer of King David’s flocks, named in the roster of David’s officials recorded in 1 Chronicles. His entry is brief: “And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers … Read more
Monday, August 4, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 9-10 Key Verse Joshua 10:9 — “Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.” Devotional Thought The Gibeonites come to Joshua at Gilgal with a lie strapped to their backs: old sacks, rent wineskins, clouted shoes, and bread gone dry and … Read more
Sunday, August 3, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 6-8 Secondary Reading: Psalms 89 Key Verse Joshua 7:18 — “And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.” Devotional Thought The walls of Jericho stood … Read more
Erastus Inscription at Corinth What It Is A Latin pavement inscription found near the theater at Corinth reads: > ERASTVS PRO AEDILITATE S[VA] P[ECVNIA] STRAVIT > “Erastus, in return for his aedileship, laid [this pavement] at his own expense.” The inscription was discovered in 1928/1929 and is generally dated to the mid-1st century C.E., contemporary … Read more
Saturday, August 2, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 4-5 Key Verse Joshua 4:20 — “And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.” Devotional Thought The people of Israel stand at the threshold of promise. After forty years of wilderness wandering, the Jordan River lies behind them, and … Read more