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READ: 1 Kings 18 THINK: I think this is one of the coolest stories in the entire Bible. Just a quick refresher on the situation: Ahab and his [...]
April 24, 2013
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READ: 1 Kings 14-15 BACKGROUND: These two chapters feature the antics of Jeroboam and Rehoboam, who basically split Israel in two. It may help [...]
April 18, 2013
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READ: 1 Kings 12-13 THINK: Jeroboam acted on expediency. It did seem reasonable to argue that the constant going up to Jerusalem to worship might [...]
March 30, 2013
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READ: 1 Kings 8-9 THINK: Reread 1 Kings 8:22-30. What is your immediate reaction to Solomon’s candid prayer to God? Think about the statements [...]
March 21, 2013
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READ: 1 Kings 5-7 THINK: When we think about construction projects one of the first things that comes to mind is noise. The bigger the project [...]
March 16, 2013
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READ: 1 Kings 3-4 THINK: Reading 1 Kings 3 always forces me to have a gut-check moment. I read about Solomon and then ask myself the question: [...]
March 12, 2013
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READ: 1 Kings 1-2 BACKGROUND: This section details David’s passing of the Kingdom to Solomon – per God’s wishes – and some of the early [...]
March 11, 2013
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READ: Nehemiah 1-2 THINK: In Nehemiah’s days every major city in the world was surrounded by walls. The walls served as a fortification to [...]
March 4, 2013
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READ: 2 Samuel 22-24 THINK: Reread 24:13-17 carefully. Now set the text aside and imaginatively replay the story, inserting yourself as a [...]
March 1, 2013
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READ: 2 Samuel 20-21 THINK: God’s reputation is either enhanced or maligned by the attitudes and actions of His people. Today’s Bible [...]
February 27, 2013