Today’s read of Daniel 3 is such a good one! If you grew up in Sunday School, you know this story, where Daniel’s three friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego defy Nebuchadnezzar to remain faithful to God. Nebuchadnezzar built a huge golden image, 90 feet tall and 9 feet wide. We assume it was an image …
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Read-Through-The-Bible [08.31.19]
Today we finish up Jeremiah, ending with passages from chapters 40-44. It’s rather a complicated end. Nebuchadnezzar has placed Gedaliah in charge of the remnant left in Judah. He is assassinated by Ishmael, because the people do not want to listen to his advice to settle down in what’s left of the land. Ishmael doesn’t …
Read-Through-The-Bible [08.28.19]
2 Kings 25, Jeremiah 39, 40 and 52 all describe the fall of Jerusalem at the hand of Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC. For many, many people, it was the worst day ever. After four months of famine and siege, the walls are broken down and the Babylonian armies overrun the beautiful city which should have …
What Can We Learn From An Unrighteous Steward?
Luke 16:1-9 Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions. And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’ The manager said to …
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4 Ways To Be Used By God
During the Christmas season, a lot of attention is focused on Jesus. And rightly so. Christmas belongs to Jesus; it’s the anniversary of His earthly appearance, and it should be all about Him. It would be rude of me to come to your birthday party and ignore you, eat all your party food and play …