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“The Dreaded Consequences of Forbidden Lusts” (2 Samuel 13)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 13 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. We recall that the prophet Nathan admonished David for his adultery with Bathsheba and warned that his hands...
You Can’t Take It With You (Psalm 45; Psalm 49)
Scripture reading - Psalm 45; Psalm 49 Psalm 45 Here Comes the Bride: A Prelude (45:1) Psalm 45 is fascinating and beautiful and, in my opinion, a Messianic psalm. The central subject of the psalm is the king, whom I believe is the LORD Jesus Christ, the Messiah...
Home Sweet Home: A Family Portrait (Psalms 128)
Scripture reading – Psalms 128 Psalm 128 continues our study of the Psalms titled, “A Song of Degrees” (Psalms 120-134), and is a song of rejoicing for the LORD’s blessings. The central focus of the psalm is the promise of the LORD’s blessings on the household of the...
“Speak, For Thy Servant Heareth” (1 Samuel 2; 1 Samuel 3)
Click on this link to translate today's devotion into German, Spanish, Italian, Urdu, Portuguese, and Russian. Scripture reading - 1 Samuel 2-3 Before she conceived, Hannah promised the LORD she would give her firstborn son to Him. Her prayers were answered, and she...
Amazing Grace: Here Comes the Bride! (Ruth 3; Ruth 4)
Click on this link to translate today's devotions into German, Italian, Spanish, Urdu, Portuguese, and Russian. Scripture reading - Ruth 3-4 We continue our brief study of the “Boaz and Ruth Love Story” and are reminded of the circumstances that providentially brought...
Ruth: A Testimony of Sovereignty and Providence (Ruth 1; Ruth 2)
Click on this link to translate today's devotion into French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Urdu, Italian, and Russian. Scripture reading - Ruth 1-2 The Book of Ruth bridges two eras: Its historical context is in the time and “days when the judges ruled Israel” (Ruth...
Moral Degeneracy and Its Effects on A People (Judges 20)
Scripture reading - Judges 20 This devotion comprises the second part of today’s Scripture reading (Judges 19-20). We find that Levite’s brutal actions (cutting his concubine's battered, lifeless body into twelve pieces and sending them to the tribes) had the desired...
Hannah: A Testimony of Faith, Love, and Sacrifice (1 Samuel 1)
Click on this link to translate today's devotion into Spanish, Portuguese, German, Urdu, Italian, and Russian. Scripture reading – 1 Samuel 1 An Introduction to The First Book of Samuel Our chronological Bible reading schedule brings us to The First Book of Samuel,...
Samson: The Man and the Legend (Judges 13)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading - Judges 13 Today’s Scripture brings us to the cycle we have observed throughout our study in the Book of Judges: Sin leading to Servitude, resulting in Sorrow, and then to Salvation...
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“The Dreaded Consequences of Forbidden Lusts” (2 Samuel 13)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 13 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. We recall that the prophet Nathan admonished David for his adultery with Bathsheba and warned that his hands...
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Safe to the Rock that is Higher Than I (Psalm 61)
Scripture reading - Psalm 61 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. The title of Psalm 61 is “To the chief Musician upon Neginah [a stringed instrument], A Psalm of David.” The setting...
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Safe to the Rock that is Higher Than I (Psalm 61)
Scripture reading - Psalm 61 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. The title of Psalm 61 is “To the chief Musician upon Neginah [a stringed instrument], A Psalm of David.” The setting...