Jeremy Ewing Raphu is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Raphu is named in Scripture only once, in the list of the twelve men whom Moses sent from the wilderness of Paran to spy out the land of Canaan. He was of the tribe of Benjamin, … Read more
Friday, August 1, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Joshua 1-3 Key Verse Joshua 2:12 — “Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:” Devotional Thought Moses is dead, and the … Read more
Magor-missabib is a name found in the King James Bible. Who This Was Magor-missabib is not a personal name in the ordinary sense but a symbolic name given by the prophet Jeremiah to Pashhur, a priest and official in Jerusalem. The source note explains that the name means “terror on every side.” This renaming took … Read more
Thursday, July 31, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Deuteronomy 33-34 Secondary Reading: Psalms 88 Key Verse Deuteronomy 33:21 — “And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and … Read more
Hazaiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hazaiah was a resident of Jerusalem who lived in the city after the return from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned only once in the King James Bible, in a genealogical record found in Nehemiah 11. … Read more
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Deuteronomy 30-32 Key Verse Deuteronomy 32:2 — “My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:” Devotional Thought The plains of Moab lie east of the Jordan, … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about the Bible. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible’s testimony about itself begins with its origin. When Paul wrote to Timothy, he declared that “all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and … Read more
Jehizkiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jehizkiah was a leader of the tribe of Ephraim, identified in 2 Chronicles 28:12 as “the son of Shallum.” He is named among “certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim,” a group of four … Read more
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Deuteronomy 28-29 Secondary Reading: Psalms 87 Key Verse Deuteronomy 28:49 — “The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;” Devotional Thought Moses stands on the … Read more
Zebina is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Zebina was one of the men who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the Book of Ezra, in a list of those who had taken foreign wives and who pledged to … Read more
Monday, July 28, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Deuteronomy 26-27 Key Verse Deuteronomy 27:4 — “Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.” Devotional Thought Israel stands on the east … Read more
Sunday, July 27, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Deuteronomy 24-25 Key Verse Deuteronomy 24:21 — “When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.” Devotional Thought It is the last Sunday of July, and the fields are … Read more