What Qualities Are Trustworthy?

I Chronicles 12:32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do It is quite clear that there is a certain kind of brotherhood that comes from battle, from people who fight together. They learn to...

Acknowledge Who Is Sovereign

I Chronicles 10:14 And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse Do you like mysteries? In I Chronicles 10 we have a sort of “who done it.” You have someone who has been killed and the question is, “Who did it?”...

What Stands Out?

I Chronicles 3:1 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess Maybe you have looked at old family pictures from generations ago, or maybe you have...

A Picture of Foolish Waste

II Kings 21:1a, 2a, 3a Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign…and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD…for he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed Here is a story, a composite, based on many true stories....

Making a Living or Making a Life

II Kings 25:30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life In the last two chapters of II Kings, we find the tragic result of the rebellion of God’s people. They rebelled against God and...