Tag: Philistines
August 4 – Destruction Coming for Egypt, Philistines
Reading Jer. 46:1-28; 47:1-7 Devotional Judah had been oppressed by two enemies—Egypt and the Philistines. GOD gave a prophecy to Jeremiah concerning the coming destruction upon both of those lands at the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. 1 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations. 2 Against…
July 9 – Isaiah Warns Judah Against Trusting in Egypt, Ethiopia
Reading Isa. 18:1-7; 19:1-25; 20:1-6; 30:1-33; 31:1-9 Devotional Now that Israel has been taken to Assyria, GOD continues His warnings to the nation of Judah through the prophet Isaiah. GOD tells Judah not to put their trust in the people of Egypt or Cush (Ethiopia) to save them because those plans will fail. In fact,…
July 8 – Israel Falls
Reading 2 Kings 17:3-5; 18:9-11; 17:7-41; 18:7b-8 Devotional Today we read of the end of the northern tribes of Israel in 723 B.C. GOD had given the people numerous opportunities to return to Him and save themselves, but they refused to repent. As a result, Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked king Hoshea and all of…
June 20 – Amos: Prepare to Meet Your GOD, O Israel
Reading Amos 1:1-4:13 Devotional In the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and Jeroboam II, king of Israel, GOD called a shepherd named Amos from Tekoah, near Bethlehem, to prophesy. Not surprisingly, GOD is very displeased at the situation among the nations with all of the idolatry and violence, and He begins His message through…
June 8 – GOD Defeats Moab with Water
Reading 2 Kings 8:16-17 2 Chron. 21:2-4 2 Kings 3:6-27 2 Chron. 20:34; 21:1, 20a, 6, 7, 11-17, 8-10 Devotional Ahab’s son Joram reigned in Israel during the latter part of Jehoshaphat’s reign in Judah. The king of Moab rebelled against Joram, so he asked Jehoshaphat to go to battle with him, as well as…
May 15 – Solomon’s Prosperity
Reading 1 Kings 7:1-12 2 Chron. 7:11-22 1 Kings 9:10-14 2 Chron. 8:1-6 1 Kings 9:20-23, 15 2 Chron. 8:11 1 Kings 9:26-28; 10:22; 4:29-34; 10:14-21, 27, 23-25; 4:26; 10:26, 28-29; 4:21, 24, 20, 25, 1-19, 22-28; 10:1-13 Psalm 72 Devotional Solomon’s Prosperity When GOD gave Solomon the opportunity to ask for one thing from…
March 23 – Be Careful Who You Trust
Reading Judg. 13:1-16:31 Devotional Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of GOD, so He gave them over to be ruled by the Philistines forty years. Then GOD raised up Samson, the strong man, to oppress the Philistines in return. Samson was a Nazarite, which meant that he could not shave his head…
March 27 – Signs of GOD Working
Reading 1 Sam. 3:1-7:17 Devotional A number of key events are recorded in the text of today’s reading. One common theme in these events is how GOD is continually active in the lives of His people as well as all men. GOD Calls Samuel When Samuel was a young boy he served under Eli in…
March 31 – A Cause Worth Fighting For
Reading 1 Sam. 16:1-17:58 Devotional GOD told Samuel to stop crying over Saul because GOD had chosen a new king for Israel. GOD sent Samuel to anoint David as king over Israel. David was a handsome young shepherd who was watching over his father Jesse’s sheep. When Samuel anointed David, the Holy Spirit came upon…