Tag: famine
August 31 – A Remnant of Judah Flees to Egypt
Reading Jer. 40:7-16; 41:1-18; 42:1-22; 43:1-13; 44:1-30; 51:64b Devotional Only two months after Jerusalem’s fall conflict arises within the remnant of Judah. Recall that Nebuchadnezzar had setup Gedaliah as governor of Judah. Only the poorest Israelites had been left in Judah, the rest were carried to Babylon. Some of these men, led by a man…
August 29 – Lamentations (Part 1)
Reading Lam. 1:1-2:22 Devotional Today’s reading is part 1 of 2 regarding the book of Lamentations. Although the writer is never identified, it is generally accepted that Jeremiah wrote the book. The name, Lamentations, is a composition of several sad songs, called laments, regarding the fall of Jerusalem and the pitiful state of the destroyed…
August 28 – Jerusalem Falls
Reading 2 Kings 25:2-4a Jer. 39:2-5a; 52:9-11 2 Chron. 36:17 Jer. 52:12-14, 24-27a, 17-23; 39:9-10; 52:15-16, 27b-30 2 Chron. 36:20-21 2 Kings 25:22 Jer. 39:15-18, 11-14; 40:1-6 Devotional In 586 B.C., Babylon broke through the wall of Jerusalem and captured the city. The famine was so bad that there was literally nothing to eat. Apparently…
June 21 – Judgment is Coming; Turn and Live
Reading Amos 5:1-7:9; 8:1-9:15 Devotional In today’s reading, GOD continues His strong message of repentance through the prophet Amos. His rebukes are for the entire house of Jacob, but there is special focus upon the northern tribes of Israel. Israel is proud and trusting in idols and in their own strength. The central message can…
April 16 – The Discipline of GOD
Reading 2 Sam. 21:1-14; 24:1-9 1 Chron. 21:1-30; 22:1-19 Psalm 30 Devotional In today’s reading GOD punished Israel for some specific sins which were committed. The first occurred during King Saul’s lifetime when he attempted to kill all the Gibeonites whom Joshua had made a covenant to protect hundreds of years earlier. As a result GOD sent…
March 22 – The Loyalty of Ruth
Reading Ruth 1:1-4:22 Devotional During the time of the judges there was an Israelite named Elimelech. Elimelech had a wife named Naomi and two sons. There was a famine in the land of Israel and Elimelech moved his family to the land of Moab to find food. While in Moab, Elimelech died. Elimelech’s sons married…
January 20 – True Forgiveness and Seventeen Years
Reading Gen. 45:16-47:28 Devotional Joseph was 17 years old when he was thrown into the pit and sold to the Ishmaelites as a slave. It is pretty safe to assume that at some point during his suffering Joseph felt a sense of anger toward his brothers for their mistreatment. But by the time Joseph revealed…
January 19 – The Weight of a Guilty Conscience
Reading Gen. 42:5-45:15 Devotional As GOD had revealed to Joseph by a dream, the seven years of severe famine had begun in Egypt and the surrounding region. Back in Canaan, Jacob and his family had run out of food, so he sent the 10 oldest sons to Egypt to buy food. They had no idea…
January 17 – Be Careful What You Say
Reading Gen. 37:1-38:30 Devotional Jacob had twelve sons, but he loved Joseph more than the others. The other sons saw that their father loved Joseph more than them and they hated Joseph. It was so bad that they couldn’t even speak peaceably with Joseph. The Bible doesn’t say whether Joseph knew that his brothers hated…