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Biblical Principle #165: The Holy Spirit Was Given to Select Individuals
Biblical Principles List Principle Prior to the Messiah, GOD gave His Spirit to select individuals. Explanation We previously established how Israel grumbled because of their circumstances in the wilderness. The very next verses in the historical record of Numbers 11 show that Israel did not learn the lesson, because they complained about not having meat.…
August 6 – First Deportation from Judah
Reading 2 Kings 24:1a 2 Chron. 36:6-7 2 Kings 24:7 Jer. 25:1-38; 35:1-19 Devotional In 605 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the land of Judah and attacked King Jehoiakim. He took the first captives back to Babylon, among which was the young man Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar took articles from the temple and put them in…
August 3 – Josiah Dies in Battle
Reading 2 Chron. 35:20-25 2 Kings 23:30b-34, 36-37, 35 Jer. 22:10-17; 26:1-23 Devotional Neco king of Egypt was passing through the land of Judah on his way to the Euphrates River for a battle, and king Josiah went out against Neco. In a rather uncommon event GOD spoke to Neco and told him to warn…
July 29 – Three Examples of GOD’s Wisdom
Reading Jer. 10:1-12:17 Devotional For today’s devotional I will focus on three examples of GOD’s wisdom and greatness which are contained in this reading. These chapters contain a wealth of information and insight into GOD and His character. It is nearly impossible to capture all of the lessons we could learn within one short devotional,…
April 4 – David’s Further Travels
Reading 1 Sam. 25:1b-27:7 1 Chron. 12:1-7 1 Sam. 27:8-28:2; 29:1-11 1 Chron. 12:19-22 1 Sam. 30:1-31 Devotional After sparing Saul’s life, David moved down into the Desert of Maon. There was a rich man there whose name was Nabal. Nabal had a beautiful and smart wife named Abigail. Nabal was preparing to shear (kill for…