Fire & Altar reading: 1 Kings 18:20-40 Elijah calls a contest between Israel’s God and Baal. God gives His people a SURE sign of His power and superiority. Baal waited it out in silence. This is one of my favorite stories! I increased the reading so that the whole story was included. Elijah proposes a […]
Temple reading: 1 Kings 5:5, 6:11-14 God gave instructions to Moses for building a home for Him that was portable. Now Solomon will build one that is a permanent structure. But it comes with conditions. When Israel first left Egypt God desired to be among them. He tried speaking directly to them but they were […]
Crown reading: 2 Samuel 5:2-3 David has been anointed king over Judah at Hebron. Now he will be made king of all Israel, just as God promised. Just because Saul dies doesn’t mean David automatically becomes king. The nation was torn. The people of Judah believed in David. He had kept them safe and fought […]
Sheep & Staff reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 God sends Samuel to anoint a new king. Saul, who was Israel’s first king, has been rejected. David will be the new king. David will be the first link of royalty of Jesus’ lineage. When Israel first demanded a king God gave them one that would please their […]
Grain reading: Ruth 3:1-5 I LOVE the story of Ruth. God uses her in Jesus’ family tree in the generation right after Rahab. She was ‘grafted in’ to the family of God. Ruth was from the country of Moab. She met and married into the family of Naomi. Naomi’s family was running away from a […]
