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Psalm 119:89-176
šš³š³āŗļø Rise & shine, campers. Itās time to go. Lots of road to cover. Here, have a donut. Weāll have breakfast on the way. š© The L-word that starts off this stanza is lolam. Itās often owlam with the L on the front. It is translated āforeverā but the word carries the idea of being…
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Psalm 119:1-88
There should be a sign like this at the beginning of Psalm 119. I hope you have plenty of supplies for the next couple days. šš Iām ready. Longest chapter in the Bible? Bring it on. You may (or may not) have in your Bible before the first verse, the word Aleph. Thatās the first…
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Psalms 37, 71, and 94
This trio of psalms deals with the seeming inequality of life in this world. The wicked seem to get away with their schemes while the righteous often struggle to get a fair shake. The wicked attempt to exploit the elderly and there is a cry for justice and vengeance. I will probably look most closely…
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1st Kings 2
In the margin of my study bible next to this chapter I have written āFor Funerals.ā Iām sure that was the suggestion of a professor. And verses 2-3 would probably be an appropriate text to read at a funeral. But as I look at the rest of the chapter I think I may erase my…
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1st Chronicles 28-29
NOW we can consider 1st Chronicles 28-29. Solomon has already been privately anointed and proclaimed king to put a stop to Adonijahās attempt to make himself king. Now that everyone is straight on who will be the next king, there needs to be a formal coronation for Solomon. I donāt know if you watched the…
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Psalms 116, 117, 118
Psalms is (by FAR) the longest book in the Bible. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible. Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible. Itās also the middle chapter of the Bible. Iāve heard forever that Psalm 118 is the middle chapter but it really isnāt. I counted them. (Youāre welcome.)…
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Psalms 111-115, 127
Six Psalms. Thatās a lot to cover so I donāt intend to go into the minutiae of each one. They were all written by anonymous psalmists. Psalms 111-115 are āPraise the Lordā psalms. Numbers 111-113 each begin with that phrase which, in Hebrew, is hallel u Yah; or hallelujah. In the Septuagint they are titled…
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1st Kings 1
You did not make a mistake in your reading. The schedule had 1st Chronicles 28-29 for today but, chronologically, 1st Kings 1 comes first. So Iām going to cover it today and the Chronicles segment on Saturday. 1st Kings 1 opens with an elderly King David whose circulation is not what it once was. Even…
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1st Chronicles 26-27
I realize that this section of scripture is about as exciting as reading the phone book. š¤ Phone book? Whatās a phone book? Oh yeah. I forget. The young whipper snappers donāt know what that is. Way back in the 1900s telephone companies published everyoneās contact info in a printed book. It was usually updated…
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Psalms 144 & 145
PSALM 144 Have you ever seen a ācrazy quilt?ā Itās a blanket made from a hodgepodge of randomly cut fabric sewn together with no apparent pattern. You might see a piece of grandmaās apron in it and grandpaās worn out suit coat. There might be a bit of tablecloth or those curtains you remember. When…
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Psalms 131, 138, 139, 143
Today we have 4 psalms of David. The first is one of the Ascent Psalms or āPsalms of Degreesā sung by worshipers as they ascended the Temple Mount to worship. The last one is kinda a sad psalm so if youād rather not end on a sad note, I suggest scrolling to the segment on…
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1st Chronicles 23-25
Ha! You only thought we were done reading lists of biblical names! š I have again taken the liberty of making a small adjustment from the reading plan so I can group these 3 chapters of 1st Chronicles together and keep tomorrowās post to just the psalms. This weekās posts have been rather lengthy so…
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