Bible in 365 Days – Day 145
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): 2 Chronicles 8:14 NLT In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He also assigned the Levites to lead the people in praise and to assist the priests in their daily duties. And he assigned the gatekeepers to their gates by their divisions, following […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 144
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): 2 Chronicles 7:11 NLT So Solomon finished the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do in the construction of the Temple and the palace. Observation (s): Application: We go through life in a state of urgency. There always seems to be […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 143
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): 2 Chronicles 5:11 NLT Then the priests left the Holy Place. All the priests who were present had purified themselves, whether or not they were on duty that day. And the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and all their sons and brothers—were dressed in fine linen robes and stood at […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 142
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): 1 Kings 6:37-38, 7:1 NLT The foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid in midspring, in the month of Ziv,during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign. The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn, in the month of Bul, during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 141
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): 2 Chronicles 2:11-12 NLT King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon: “It is because the Lord loves his people that he has made you their king! Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 140
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): 1 Kings 3:4-15 NLT The most important of these places of worship was at Gibeon, so the king went there and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings. That night the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!” Solomon replied, “You showed […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 139
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 81:11-14 NLT “But no, my people wouldn’t listen.Israel did not want me around.So I let them follow their own stubborn desires,living according to their own ideas.Oh, that my people would listen to me!Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!How quickly I would then subdue their enemies!How […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 138
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 78:18-32 NLT They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.They even spoke against God himself, saying, “God can’t give us food in the wilderness.Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, but he can’t give his people bread and meat.”When the Lord heard them, he was furious. The fire […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 137
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 50:7-14 NLT “O my people, listen as I speak.Here are my charges against you, O Israel:I am God, your God!I have no complaint about your sacrificesor the burnt offerings you constantly offer.But I do not need the bulls from your barnsor the goats from your pens.For all the animals of […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 136
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 89:9 NLT You rule the oceans.You subdue their storm-tossed waves. Observation (s): DC Universe’s mythical Aquaman is the Lord of the seas. The true ruler of Atlantis and King of the Seven Seas, Aquaman can control all ocean elements and creatures no matter where in the ocean he […]