In this Psalm Asaph speaks of the nations who were trying to destroy Israel. The Arab nations surrounding Israel have been trying to destroy Israel for centuries. This conflict began around 2000 BC when Abraham…
This Proverb says, “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is made fat.”
A sluggard or very lazy person desires the good things in life but is unwilling…
In these passages is the account of Joshua leading Israel in further conquest of the promised land. With God’s help Israel destroyed all the inhabitants that they fought, except the inhabitants of Gibeon.
The inhabitants…
In this daily Bible reading Jesus tells the disciples the story of the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus. The rich man ‘gaily lived in splendor every day.’ Lazarus had poor health, was poor…
In this Psalm Asaph again speaks from God’s perspective. God characterized Israel’s judicial system as distorting justice. God said, “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Vindicate the weak and…
This Proverb says, “From the fruit of a man's mouth he enjoys good, but the desire of the treacherous is violence. The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; the one who opens wide…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Joshua leading Israel in the conquest of Ai. Prior this conquest God commanded Joshua to completely kill all the people, just as he did in Jericho.…
In this daily Bible reading Jesus tells the people that before John the Baptist came, the Law and the Prophets were proclaimed. However, since John the Gospel or good news of the Kingdom of God…
In this Psalm the writer Asaph speaks from both his perspective and from God’s perspective. God speaks of Israel turning away from Him. God said, “But my people did not listen to my voice and…
This Proverb says, “A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.” What is a scoffer? A scoffer is a person who is likely to mock his father's advice…