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The Times and Seasons
2022-12-12 07:03 I have decided to read Acts of the Apostles all the way through, so the readings of my blog will come from there for the foreseeable future.   Acts 1:1-9. After His resurrection, Jesus came back to ...
The Time of the Beasts Is Limited
2022-12-11 10:19 Daniel 7:15-18. After describing his vision of four great beasts doing terrible things to the world and their eventual downfall at the hands of the one who was "ancient of days," Daniel expresses his ...
Just Who Did Jesus Think He Was?
2022-12-10 11:38 John 8:48-53. The Jews ask Jesus if they are right in thinking he is a Samaritan with a demon in him. Jesus says He has no demon, but He honors His father, and these Jews dishonor Him, Jesus. He does ...
In Spite of Everything, Give Thanks to the Lord
2022-12-09 09:01 Judith 8:24-27. Judith exhorts Uzziah and the rulers to stand firm in the face of the blockade of the city. She says they must set an example, for the people's lives are depending on them, as is t...
Jesus Knows When and How to Heal Us
2022-12-08 06:56 Mark 1:29-31. Jesus leaves the synagogue and goes to Simon and Andrew's house, along with James and John. They immediately tell Jesus about Simon's mother-in-law who is sick with a fever, "[a]...
Considering Things in Adversity
2022-12-07 09:39 Ecclesiastes 7:14. "In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that is after him."   T...
God's Judgments are True
2022-12-05 08:41 Daniel 3:23:1-9. The opening lines of the prayer Azariah, also known as Abignego, chants after being thrown in the fiery furnace with Shadrach and Meshach by King Nebuchadnezzar. He blesses God and pr...
The Short Reign of King Jehoahaz
2022-12-04 11:29 2 Kings 23:31-35. Jehoahaz becomes king; does what his evil in the sight of the Lord; is taken prisoner by Pharaoh Neo; and has his replacement, Jehoiakim, appointed by the Pharaoh, all in the span of...
Trusting Our Priests
2022-12-03 12:02 Ezra 8:28-30. Ezra has been given the charge by King Artaxerxes to help rebuild the Lord's house in Jerusalem. First, Ezra collects the gold, silver, and other offerings from the king and from his...
God Knows How to Keep His Army Strong
2022-12-01 09:28 Deuteronomy 23:9-11. Among the rules that God gives to Moses is this one: when the Israelite men go forth against their enemies, they must keep themselves "from every evil thing." If any of them becom...