Jeremy Ewing Monday, May 19, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Job 4-6 Secondary Reading: Psalms 58 Key Verse Job 5:19 — “He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.” Devotional Thought Three friends arrive to comfort Job, and by chapter four the comfort has turned to cross-examination. Eliphaz the … Read more
Sunday, May 18, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Job 1-3 Key Verse Job 2:9 — “Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.” Devotional Thought There is a man in the land of Uz, and his name is Job. He is not a legend or a parable … Read more
Saturday, May 17, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Genesis 48-50 Secondary Reading: Psalms 57 Key Verse Genesis 49:19 — “Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.” Devotional Thought Jacob is dying in Egypt, and the old shepherd of Israel gathers his strength for one last act of fatherhood. He … Read more
Ishod is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Ishod was a descendant of Manasseh, mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Manasseh recorded in 1 Chronicles. He appears in a brief genealogical notice that names him as a son of Hammoleketh, the sister … Read more
Friday, May 16, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Genesis 46-47 Key Verse Genesis 46:33 — “And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?” Devotional Thought Jacob is an old man when he finally leaves Canaan. He has buried a wife, grieved a favorite son, and … Read more
Temeni is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Temeni was a descendant of Asher, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is named in the genealogical records of the tribe of Asher found in 1 Chronicles 4. These chapters preserve the family lines … Read more
Thursday, May 15, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Genesis 43-45 Key Verse Genesis 44:15 — “And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?” Devotional Thought The famine had bitten deep into Canaan, and Jacob’s sons had eaten the … Read more
Hallohesh is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hallohesh was one of the leaders of Israel who sealed the covenant during the days of Nehemiah, after the Jews had returned from Babylonian exile to rebuild Jerusalem and its walls. The setting is the great … Read more
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Genesis 40-42 Secondary Reading: Psalms 56 Key Verse Genesis 41:37 — “And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.” Devotional Thought Joseph had every reason to believe he had been forgotten. Two full years passed between the … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about rest. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The word “rest” appears across Scripture in ways that range from the physical to the spiritual, from the fleeting to the lasting. In Genesis 8:9, after the … Read more
Telharsa is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Telharsa was one of the places from which the exiles returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity, mentioned in the Book of Ezra. The source note identifies it as a location rather than an individual, though … Read more
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Genesis 37-39 Key Verse Genesis 38:9 — “And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.” Devotional … Read more