Elijah has been hidden for three years. The wicked king Ahab sought the nations for him. The drought was so bad that it was destroying the kingdom. When God sent Elijah to meet with the monarch, the king referred to him as “the troubler of Israel.” It’s…
The belief among the Jews was that evil could find its way into a person through their mouth. They held a deep reverence, feeling apprehensive about consuming food from a plate or sipping from a vessel that had been handled by someone outside their community. Dishes acquired…
Solomon’s prayer at the temple’s dedication deserves to be studied. The end of the prayer is our Scripture for today. He requests that this prayer be brought before the LORD on a regular basis in order to uphold their cause. The reason he feels bold enough to…
When Solomon finished building the temple David had planned, the priests exited the Holy Place (the temple’s inner room). Then a cloud filled the LORD’s temple. The Hebrews equated clouds with the splendor of God. Their forefathers had witnessed the cloud on…
Imagine the care required to ensure that the stones fit exactly when they arrived at the temple site! Three-dimensional accuracy was required in the quarry, as no iron tool pounding was to be heard there. Each block was custom-made to fit exactly with the blocks beside and…
Solomon started his reign with a passion for God. After presenting a thousand sacrifices on Gibeon’s high place, the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream and promised him whatever he asked.
Solomon desired a discerning heart and knowledge to rule God’s people…
David sung this song when the Lord saved him from the hand of Saul, and from the hand of all his foes, and from the hand of all the enemies of Israel: He attributed all of his successes to God. He knew it was all the grace and presence of the LORD in his life. He sang of all…
Daily Devotional
1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him.
Jesus tells us to ask and guarantees…
Jesus had been in places where non-Jews lived, maybe to avoid the large groups of Jews. While He was near Tyre, only the daughter of one woman was said to have been healed. Jesus had to take some time to teach His followers because He was almost done with His mission. He…