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1st Kings 2
In the margin of my study bible next to this chapter I have written “For Funerals.” I’m 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 Adonijah’s 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 don’t 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. It’s also the middle chapter of the Bible. I’ve heard forever that Psalm 118 is the middle chapter but it really isn’t. I counted them. (You’re welcome.)…
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Psalms 111-115, 127
Six Psalms. That’s a lot to cover so I don’t intend to go into the minutiae of each one. They were all written by anonymous psalmists. Psalms 111-115 are “Praise the Lord” 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 I’m 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. 🤔 Phone book? What’s a phone book? Oh yeah. I forget. The young whipper snappers don’t know what that is. Way back in the 1900s telephone companies published everyone’s contact info in a printed book. It was usually updated…
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Psalms 144 & 145
PSALM 144 Have you ever seen a “crazy quilt?” It’s a blanket made from a hodgepodge of randomly cut fabric sewn together with no apparent pattern. You might see a piece of grandma’s apron in it and grandpa’s 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 “Psalms of Degrees” sung by worshipers as they ascended the Temple Mount to worship. The last one is kinda a sad psalm so if you’d 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! 😉 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 tomorrow’s post to just the psalms. This week’s posts have been rather lengthy so…
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Psalms 30, 108, 109, 110
You probably are familiar with the song We Are Standing on Holy Ground by Geron Davis. He wrote that song as a very young man for the dedication of a newly built sanctuary. I happen to know this story because Geron and I had the same piano teacher; although I’d say Geron is the far…
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1st Chronicles 22, Psalm 99
And just like that, we’ve passed beyond the borders of another book, (2nd Samuel), and are journeying through the Chronicles and will soon enter the Kings. We left David yesterday standing on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite at the altar he built. This was no quiet worship experience. David and the elders are…
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2 Samuel 24 & 1 Chron. 21
I decided to do some switching with the reading schedule because 2nd Samuel 24 and 1st Chronicles 21 both record the census of Israel and its aftermath. I will comment on Psalm 99 and 1st Chronicles 22 tomorrow. Be forewarned. This one is long. 😏 Long as in, a 10-minute read? No. Long as in,…
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