Old Testament Daily Bible Verse

In this daily Bible reading is the continuation of genealogies: those recorded in the days of King Hezekiah and King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel. Of note in these genealogies is a man named Jabez. This account says that Jabez was more honorable that his brothers and that Jabez called on God saying, "Oh that Thou would bless me indeed, and enlarge my borders, and that Thy name might be with me,…

In this daily Bible reading are more Israeli genealogies. King David's offspring are also listed here. David had many wives and many sons. Most of his wives were Israelites. However, one of his wives, Maacah, was from Geshur, a country that bordered Israel. David had fled to Geshur when Saul was pursuing him, and David took refuge and protection under Talmai, King of Geshur. David married Talmai’s daughter Maacah, and they had a son named…

In this daily Bible reading are genealogies of significant people in the Bible. The most significant lineage is the lineage that leads to Jesus Christ.  In this lineage is a brief account of Peleg who was Noah’s great, great, great grandson. The Bible says that ‘in the days of Peleg the Earth was divided.’ The Bible therefore tells of the continents drifting apart. Science supports this. At one time the continents were all massed together…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the fall of Jerusalem and Judah to King Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon. This happened around 587 BC, approximately 135 years after the Northern Kingdom, Israel, fell. Assyria removed Israel from the land.  Babylon removed Judah. Zedekiah was king of Judah when Judah was defeated and exiled. Prior to Zedekiah, his nephew Jehoichin was king for three months. He was taken captive to Babylon, and the King of…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Judah's King Josiah finding the Book of the Law which had been displaced and not followed for many years. Josiah's response was to tear his clothes and weep for Judah.  Josiah knew that God's wrath would be poured out on Judah for turning away from God. Because of Josiah’s response in turning to God,  God told him through the prophetess, Huldah, that God would delay Judah’s…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of King Hezekiah becoming very ill. God, through Isaiah the Prophet, told Hezekiah, "Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live." Hezekiah then cried and pleaded with the Lord to allow him to live. God granted Hezekiah’s request and added 15 years to Hezekiah's life. This seemed like a good thing to Hezekiah, but two very bad things happened during those additional 15…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the King of Assyria marching against Judah and intending to conquer Jerusalem, as he had conquered Israel. His army had successfully defeated other fortified cities in Judah and surrounded Jerusalem, which was vastly outnumbered. Before attacking, the Assyrian officials tried to talk Jerusalem into surrendering.  They said that Israel’s God was not strong enough to save Israel. They pointed out that Assyria had defeated the gods…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of Assyria overrunning Israel whose King was Hosea. In the ninth year of King Hosea (722 BC) Assyria conquered Israel and removed the people. The King of Assyria then took captives from other lands and settled them in the land of Israel, in Samaria. These people became the Samaritans, and there is a population of Samaritans in Israel today. The King of Assyria also placed one of…

In this daily Bible reading is the account of the further progression of kings in both Judah and Israel. Again, all Israel kings were bad, leading the people to worship false gods. Some of Judah’s kings were good, but not perfect. It is apparent that the good kings of Judah tended to rule longer than the bad kings of Israel. This indicates to me that God tends to allow the righteous to live longer than…

In this daily Bible reading is further succession of the kings of both Israel and Judah. All the kings of Israel did ‘evil in the sight of the Lord.’ On the other hand, most of the kings of Judah ‘did good in the sight of the Lord.’ God punished Israel for their unfaithfulness. They were oppressed by their enemies, especially the Aramaeans. However, God was patient with Israel. He had compassion for the people, delivering…