Devotional categories: From Beginning to Forever

Exile and Return

I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them—with judgment! Ezekiel 34:16   Into the Text Imagine being sent away to a new land with a new

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Kings and Prophets

He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed. Isaiah 53:5   Into the Text The united nation of Israel that David had fought to establish and Solomon had solidified fell

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Solomon and the Temple

May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are now doing. 1 Kings 8:61   Into the Text After King David died, his son Solomon took over the throne. Solomon’s reign was marked by great highs and lows.

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David’s Reign and God’s Covenant with David

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent. 2 Samuel 7:16   Into the Text King David’s reign was one of the greatest in Israel. He united the kingdom, expanded the territory, and served as warrior king. More importantly, David was known as

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Saul’s Reign and David’s Anointing

God does not view things the way people do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7b   Into the Text Throughout the period of Joshua and the Judges, God continued to prove Himself as faithful protector and provider. However, the Israelites

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Jericho

Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep. Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do. Joshua 1:7   Into the Text After Moses

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The Old Testament Law

You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5   Into the Text There are two types of people in this world: those who love rules and those who detest rules. For me, I am a rule follower, but

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God’s Miracle at the Red Sea

Moses stretched out his hand toward the sea, and the Lord drove the sea apart by a strong east wind all that night, and he made the sea into dry land, and the water was divided. So the Israelites went through the middle of the sea on dry ground, the

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Plagues and Passover

The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, so that when I see the blood I will pass over you, and this plague will not fall on you to destroy you when I attack the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:13   Into the Text

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Moses’ Birth and Call to Lead

God said to Moses, “I AM that I AM.” And he said, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:14   Into the Text Exodus 1:8 tells us that four hundred years after the death of Joseph, the new king of Egypt

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