In The Word Read 2 Chronicles 6:12-42 Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication Then he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. Now Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of […]
Month: October 2015
HIS PLANS AND HIS PRESENCE
In The Word Read 2 Chronicles 5:2-6:11 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. All the men of Israel assembled themselves to […]
ORDER, DETAIL, AND ACTION
In The Word Read 2 Chronicles 3:1-5:1 The Temple Construction in Jerusalem 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. He began to build on the second day in the second month of the fourth year […]
WHAT WOULD YOU ASK FOR?
In The Word Read 2 Chronicles 1-2 Solomon Worships at Gibeon Now Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him greatly. Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every leader in all Israel, the heads of the […]
I WILL GIVE THANKS
In The Word Read Psalm 137, 138 An Experience of the Captivity. By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion. Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.” How can we sing the Lord’s song In […]
HIS LOVING-KINDNESS IS EVERLASTING!
In The Word Read Psalm 136 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. Give thanks to the God of gods, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. To Him who alone does great wonders, For His lovingkindness is everlasting; To Him who made the heavens with skill, For […]
PRAISE THE LORD!
In The Word Read Psalm 135 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O servants of the Lord, You who stand in the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of our God! Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely. For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession. For I know that the Lord is great […]
BROTHERLY LOVE
In The Word Read Psalm 133, 134 A Song of Ascents, of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! 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 robes. It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down […]
FULFILLING A PROMISE
In The Word Read Psalm 132 A Song of Ascents. Remember, O Lord, on David’s behalf, All his affliction; How he swore to the Lord And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, “Surely I will not enter my house, Nor lie on my bed; I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, Until I find a place for the Lord, […]
FATHER, DO YOU HEAR ME?
In The Word Read Psalm 130, 131 A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared. I wait for the Lord, my soul does […]