Tuesday, May 14, 2024
These passages deal with Solomon building God’s Temple and all the specifications and furnishings that went into the final product. (As a former geometry teacher, I was so tempted to check the calculation for the circumference of the Sea.) The important point here is that God gave very specific instructions for his Temple and Solomon… Read more
Monday, May 13, 2024
The other day I was watching the most recent “Mission Impossible” movie. Of course, Tom Cruise is on another secret mission, and on multiple occasions he’s literally chasing the villains, running as fast as he can to catch the bad guys. It got me thinking: who or what are you chasing these days? We might… Read more
Friday, May 10, 2024
The two chapters in 1 Chronicles 26-27 describe lineage and what those people oversaw. You may be thinking, what importance is this to me? Why does this matter or what can I gain from knowing this information? Aside from the historical context, I believe there is a great message here about the work… Read more
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Maybe as you read the Scripture today, you find yourself wondering why it matters what the Levites’ roles are and why it needed to be documented here. I mean the reading begins with David preparing to turn the kingdom over to his son, Solomon. Then, immediately, we get a long list of the duties and… Read more