In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 6:12-42 Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication 12 Then he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. 13 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had set it in […]
Month: October 2018
His Plans And His Presence
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 5:2-6:11 2 Then Solomon assembled to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’ households of the sons of Israel, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. 3 All the […]
Order, Detail, And Action
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 3:1-5:1 The Temple Construction in Jerusalem 3 Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 He began to build on […]
What Would You Ask For?
In The Word Read: 2 Chronicles 1-2 Solomon Worships at Gibeon 1 Now Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him greatly. 2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every leader […]
I Will Give Thanks
In The Word Read: Psalm 137-138 An Experience of the Captivity. 137 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion. 2 Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. 3 For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the […]
How Loving-Kindness Is Everlasting!
In The Word Read: Psalm 136 Thanks for the Lord’s Goodness to Israel. 136 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 4 To Him who alone does […]
Praise The Lord!
In The Word Read: Psalm 135 Praise the Lord’s Wonderful Works. Vanity of Idols. 135 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O servants of the Lord, 2 You who stand in the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of our God! 3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; […]
Brotherly Love
In The Word Read: Psalm 133-134 The Excellency of Brotherly Unity. A Song of Ascents, of David. 133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Even Aaron’s beard, Coming down upon the edge of his […]
Fulfilling A Promise
In The Word Read: Psalm 132 Prayer for the Lord’s Blessing upon the Sanctuary. A Song of Ascents. 132 Remember, O Lord, on David’s behalf, All his affliction; 2 How he swore to the Lord And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 3 “Surely I will not enter my house, Nor lie on my bed; 4 I will not […]
Father, Do You Hear Me?
In The Word Read: Psalm 130 – 131 Hope in the Lord’s Forgiving Love. A Song of Ascents. 130 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. 3 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But […]