Jeremy Ewing Ulla is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Ulla was a man of the tribe of Asher, listed in the genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles. He is identified in the source note as a descendant of Asher, one of the sons of Jacob, and … Read more
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 17 Key Verse Revelation 17:10 — “And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.” Devotional Thought John is carried in the Spirit into a wilderness, and … Read more
The Bible has a great deal to say about the Sabbath. This study gathers passages from across Scripture and sets them out for reading and reflection. What Scripture Says The Sabbath is first presented in Scripture as God’s own provision of rest for His people. In Exodus 16:23, Moses relays the LORD’s instruction concerning the … Read more
Jerubbesheth is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jerubbesheth is another name for Gideon, the judge of Israel who defeated the Midianites. He appears in the King James Bible only once, in 2 Samuel 11:21, and not as an active figure in that passage … Read more
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 16 Secondary Reading: Psalms 47 Key Verse Revelation 16:11 — “And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.” Devotional Thought The temple in heaven falls silent no longer. A great voice issues from between the … Read more
Chenani is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Chenani was a Levite who lived during the period after the Babylonian exile, when the returned remnant of Judah was rebuilding its life and worship in Jerusalem under the leadership of Nehemiah and Ezra. He is … Read more
Monday, April 21, 2025 Scripture Readings Devotional Thought The reading plan rests today, and so do we — but the Bible does not. On this Monday after Easter, when the chocolate is half gone and the lilies are just beginning to droop, the lectionary gives us no assigned passage, no psalm portion, no chapter to … Read more
Sunday, April 20, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 15 Secondary Reading: Psalms 46 Key Verse Revelation 15:5 — “And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:” Devotional Thought John’s vision now brings us to a threshold. The seven angels emerge from the temple … Read more
Saturday, April 19, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 14 Key Verse Revelation 14:11 — “And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.” Devotional Thought John’s vision in … Read more
Cleopas is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Cleopas was one of the two disciples who walked with the resurrected Jesus on the road to Emmaus, as recorded in Luke 24. On the same day that Jesus rose from the dead, these two travelers … Read more
Friday, April 18, 2025 Scripture Readings Primary Reading: Revelation 13 Secondary Reading: Psalms 45 Key Verse Revelation 13:10 — “He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.” Devotional Thought John stands on … Read more
Tiberius is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Tiberius was the Roman emperor during the time of John the Baptist and the early ministry of Jesus. He is mentioned by name in the Gospel of Luke, where the evangelist anchors the beginning of John … Read more