Jun 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
SUMMARY OF KINGS FROM DAVID TO AHAB; THE PROPHET MICAIAH; PAUL PREACHES THE GOSPEL; A TRUE FRIEND OLD TESTAMENT READING: 1 Kings 22 Today we come to the last chapter of 1 Kings. The Book of First Kings begins with the death of King David and ends with the death of...
Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 1 KINGS 20:1-21:29 Ahab, of the house of Omri, is still on the throne of Israel (the northern kingdom) in the capital city of Samaria. He is still worshiping Baal yet on occasion humbling himself before Yahweh (1 Kings 21:29)...
Jun 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- I KINGS 19:1-21 This episode recorded in I Kings 19 reminds us that Elijah was human and, like the rest of us, at times given to fatigue, discouragement and fear. Elijah exerted a great amount of physical energy when he...
Jun 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
PROPHETIC AUTHORITY – SHOWDOWN ON MOUNT CARMEL – DIVINE APPOINTMENTS IN THE BOOK OF ACTS Jesus fulfills the predicted role of the “prophet like unto Moses”. The Son of God is the Deliverer of His people, accomplishing the Greater Exodus from bondage to sin and...
Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
CONTINUING IN THE SINS OF OUR FATHERS; A POWERFUL PROPHET FOR A CORRUPT AGE- ELIJAH; THE CROSS-CULTURAL MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL Today’s reading focuses on the six apostate kings of Israel that follow Jeroboam and his sins: Nadab (Jeroboam’s son, reigns for two years,...