Tag: Benjamin
October 10 – Redistribution of the Population
Reading Neh. 7:1-73; 11:1-36; 12:1-26 Devotional Today’s reading covers some administrative details regarding the remnant of Israelites who returned from captivity. Nehemiah appointed his brother Hanani, the one who had reported Jerusalem’s disrepair to Nehemiah months earlier while he was in Susa, as being in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, the commander of the…
July 25 – Jeremiah Called to Prophesy
Reading Jer. 1:1-3:5 Devotional GOD called Jeremiah to be a prophet at a young age. Jeremiah was from the town of Anathoth, from the tribe of Benjamin, just a few miles northeast of Jerusalem. Jeremiah was called in the 13th year of Josiah’s reign and he continued prophesying through the point when Judah was taken…
June 2 – Idolatry and Strife Continue in Judah, Israel
Reading 1 Kings 13:33-34; 14:1-18 2 Chron. 11:5-12, 18-23 1 Kings 14:22-24; 2 Chron. 12:1, 14 2 Chron. 12:2-12 1 Kings 14:30 2 Chron. 12:13, 15a, 16 1 Kings 15:1-2 2 Chron. 13:2b-21 1 Kings 15:3-5 2 Chron. 13:22; 14:1a Devotional Despite the LORD’s discipline of Jeroboam, he refused to change his evil ways. In…
May 27 – Solomon Turns Away from GOD
Reading 1 Kings 11:1-40 Devotional In one of the saddest tragedies in all of GOD’s word, Solomon rebelled against GOD and went after idols. Solomon loved foreign women, in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter whom he had already married. GOD had told the Israelites not to marry women of the pagan nations, but Solomon did so…
March 14 – Land Promise Fulfilled
Reading Josh. 18:1-21:45 Devotional During these chapters we read how Joshua and Eleazar the high priest divided the remaining land among the tribes of Israel. They determined the order by casting lots, which fell in the following order: Benjamin, Simeon, Zebulun, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan. Joshua was given the city of Timnah Serah which was…
March 25 – Civil War in Israel
Reading Judg. 19:1-21:25 Devotional There was a certain Levite who had a concubine (a woman that is like a wife, but with lesser status in the home) who was unfaithful to him, leaving him and returning to her parents’ home. The Levite went to her parents’ home to persuade her to return home with him.…
January 15 – Dealing with Disappointment
Reading Gen. 34:1-35:29 Devotional In these two chapters GOD tells us three sad events that occurred in Jacob’s family. First, Jacob’s daughter Dinah is severely mistreated by Shechem the Hivite. Second, Jacob’s wife Rachel—whom he loved most—died while giving birth to their son Benjamin. Third, Jacob’s father Isaac dies. These were very difficult days for…