Archives for April 2015

I Chronicles 28:10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. God chose Solomon to build the temple. David is reminding him that God chose him to do a work. He is to be strong and do what he was chosen to […]

I Chronicles 20:8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. David had killed Goliath, the great giant, when all of Israel cowered in fear. Now there are giants in the land. They are described as being great and ferocious […]

I Chronicles 12:22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. God built David’s army a little at a time. Every day more soldiers arrived. God didn’t just give them all to him at once. That is the […]

I Chronicles 10:13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it; 14 And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned […]

I Chronicles 18:8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to […]

II Kings 23:25 And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him. How will our story read when it is […]

II Kings 17:15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like […]

II Kings 13:18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. I call this message the King of Apathy. He took the arrows and only struck the ground 3 times. The man of God got […]

I Kings 21:20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord. Ahab should have been a man of character. He should have lived out the privilege that God had given […]

I Kings 11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. As Solomon got older he evidently got softer. Getting softer may have been what […]

II Samuel 24:24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. David needs to […]

II Samuel 16:12 It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day. David is being mistreated by one of his subjects. He would normally have the right to defend himself but he doesn’t. He realizes that God is in charge […]

II Samuel 12:8 And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. David had taken Bathsheba. He had gone out to get […]

II Samuel 5:12 And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake. David realizes, perceives, understands that it is God that has make him king over Israel. He realizes that his success was given to him by God for God’s […]

I Samuel 31:9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. Saul has been killed. The enemies have come and cut off his head. They have taken it to […]

I Samuel 23:14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. An enemy was seeking David. Saul was a very strong enemy. There is no way that David could really […]

I Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, He hath also rejected thee from being king. This is a strong statement. Basically Saul did things his way. God calls that rebellion. He says that when I […]

I Samuel 8:3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. Eli’s sons were not saved. They were not men of God. They didn’t follow God. Now the next leader of Israel is Samuel and he is having the same problem. His sons are […]

I Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord. This is a terrible verse. Here are the sons of a man of God. They have been raised in the home of the leading man of God of their time yet they have not believed. They have seen […]

Ruth 4:14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. Ruth got pregnant. When she got pregnant the other women went to Naomi and said to her that God had not left her without a […]

Judges 14:3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. Samson will […]

Judges 7:13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the […]

Judges 2:3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. God had told His people to drive the people out of the land that worshipped false gods. They did not. God would […]

Joshua 24:12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. As God’s people went into battle He wanted them to know that He had been at work. They won the battle but it […]

Joshua 10:25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. In the verse just before this one God had His men put their feet on the necks of the enemy kings. He promised […]

Joshua 2:11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. Rahab believes God. She knows that He is God and the only […]