Jeremy Ewing Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Kings 22, 2 Kings 1-5 Devotional Thought Every one of us lives with the quiet temptation to consult something other than God when the future frightens us. In 1 Kings 22, King Ahaziah falls through a lattice in his upper chamber and sends messengers to Baal-zebub … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about ghosts. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Bible treats ghosts not as a matter of speculation but as a reality with clear boundaries. In 1 Samuel 28, Saul, cut off from God, seeks … Read more
Hege is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hege, also known as Hegai, was a eunuch serving in the court of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Xerxes). He held the office of the king’s chamberlain and was specifically appointed as keeper of the women—that is, … Read more
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Kings 16-21 Secondary Reading: Psalms 104 Key Verse 1 Kings 18:41 — “And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.” Devotional Thought What does it profit a man to gain a kingdom and lose … Read more
Mibhar is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Mibhar was one of David’s mighty warriors, numbered among the elite fighting men who served as the king’s guard. He is mentioned only once in Scripture, in the roster of David’s heroes recorded in 1 Chronicles … Read more
Monday, September 7, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Kings 11-15 Key Verse 1 Kings 13:12 — “And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.” Devotional Thought Solomon had everything—wisdom, wealth, a kingdom at peace—and he lost … Read more
Sunday, September 6, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 1 Kings 5-10 Secondary Reading: Psalms 103 Key Verse 1 Kings 8:9 — “There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of … Read more
Saturday, September 5, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Samuel 24, 1 Kings 1-4 Devotional Thought What does it look like to seek God’s wisdom when you are the one in charge? That question hangs over this stretch of Scripture, which begins with David’s disastrous census and ends with Solomon’s shining request. In 2 Samuel … Read more
Jahdo is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jahdo was a man of the tribe of Gad, named in the genealogical records preserved in 1 Chronicles. He appears only once in the King James Bible, in a passage that traces the ancestry of certain … Read more
Friday, September 4, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Samuel 18-23 Key Verse 2 Samuel 21:6 — “Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.” Devotional Thought … Read more
Alvan is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Alvan was a descendant of Seir the Horite, named among the genealogies of Edom recorded in Genesis 36. He appears in the record of “the children of Shobal,” where he is listed first among Shobal’s sons: … Read more
Thursday, September 3, 2026 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: 2 Samuel 12-17 Secondary Reading: Psalms 102 Key Verse 2 Samuel 14:27 — “And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.” Devotional Thought The story of David and Bathsheba begins with a … Read more