There were some very interesting and important men and women listed in the chapter today. Israel, Judah, Boaz, Jesse, David…just to name a few. Some are remembered as the first to settle certain towns and regions. But two are going to be remembered throughout time for their sins. We read that “the Lord considered Er,…
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Let’s look for a moment at chapter 2, verses 3-5. Here it is again: 3 Four men came to him carrying a paralyzed man. 4 Since they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where Jesus was. Then they lowered the cot…
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The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles are somewhat of a review of the previous books of history, but not completely. We will find some new information interspersed within. While there is some repetition, God saw fit to give us every word that we find here. These books are therefore just as important as any…
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These two chapters are very familiar to most believers, and even a lot of non-believers. Most of us have heard and/or read about the last day of Jesus’ life on earth many, many times. But have you ever really caught what Matthew 27:52 and 53 said? Have you given these two verses any thought? Here…
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Eight hundred sixty years after Joshua led them into the Promised Land, the Jews lost it because of their failure to follow God’s Law. How many times had He told them, “If you will but turn from your wicked ways, I will restore you.” But time and time again they went back to their sinful…
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Have you ever made a promise to God? Have you ever been so much in love with Him that you just knew you would always be right in the center of His will? Or let’s dial it back a notch or fifty. Have you ever made a promise to your spouse, your significant other, or…
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In chapter 23 we see that the good and righteous king Josiah did everything possible to thoroughly remove every unclean and unholy and idolatrous item from the land. He went to great lengths to be sure there was nothing left or that could ever be recovered that was against the Law of God. Note that…
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In verse 3 of chapter 24, the disciples asked Jesus what they should be looking for that will signal His coming and the end of the age. Jesus spent a lot of time in these two chapters talking about the end times and His return. And then the balance of the chapter is His response….
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In chapter 22, we see that Hilkiah the high priest found the Book of the Law in the Temple. Let’s look at the context of this discovery. The last righteous king before Josiah, who was the king that ordered Hilkiah to begin repairing the now dilapidated Temple, was Hezekiah. Fifty-seven years passed between the end…
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Some parables are easier to understand than others, aren’t they? Today’s reading started with one of the harder ones, so let’s look at it. This is the parable that Jesus told to the chief priests and elders, about the wedding dinner. Here it is again, briefly. Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is like this….
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