Tag: providence
Biblical Principle #308: Israel to Help Widows and Orphans
Biblical Principles List Principle God commanded Israel to help the widows and orphans among them. Explanation We have previously established that GOD provided specifically for widows and orphans by allowing them to gather specific portions of crops from their fellow Israelites. GOD also sternly warned the Israelites not to take advantage of the widows and…
June 4 – Elijah’s Roller Coaster
Reading 1 Kings 17:1-24; 18:1-46; 19:1-21 Devotional Today’s reading begins our look at the prophet Elijah. A lot happened in this reading so our devotional is more lengthy than usual, but this is among my favorite stories in GOD’s word. The recorded account of Elijah begins with GOD sending him to Ahab, king of Israel,…
April 25 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 7)
Reading Psalm 120; 121; 140; 143; 144 Devotional As we journey through the Psalms we are focusing on those things we learn of GOD’s nature, character and actions. Psalm 120 is a prayer for deliverance from lying Gentiles who want to go to war. In this Psalm we learn that GOD: Answers me when I…
January 22 – So GOD Heard
Reading Ex. 1:1-4:31 Ex. 6:14-27 Devotional After Joseph died a new king came to power in Egypt who had not known Joseph. The Hebrews prospered and they multiplied and grew mighty in the land. The new Pharaoh feared that the Hebrews were becoming more powerful than the Egyptians, so he decided to make slaves of…