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Bible Passage: 1 Kings 4 There are times when we read certain chapters of the bible and they are mere factual recordings that do not inspire much thought. Case in point would be the chapters concerning sacrificial laws in Leviticus or the reign of the genealogies in Chronicles. Chapter 4 today is similar in some [...]

There are 2 kinds of wisdom; the first kind can be acquired through human learning and constant observations. The second kind is from above, bestowed from the Almighty God, and through constant meditation on His Holy Words. In the Book of Proverbs, also known as the Book of Wisdom, there are a total of about [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Kings 2 The last words of a person when death is eminent, conveys thoughts he holds most dear to him in all his life. When he was about to die, King David left several instructions for his son and successor to his throne – Solomon. At first glance, it would seem that [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Kings 1 The Book of Samuel has many stories that are worthwhile for our scrutiny. Moreover there are many practical lessons that we can learn from. Now we have arrived at the doorstep of the Book of Kings. Similarly, the Book of Kings is a recording of the events that shaped Israel [...]

Bible Passage:  2 Samuel 24 We have come to the end of the 2 books of Samuel. And to be honest, this was a chapter that had me feeling a bit confused for a moment at the get-go. Moved to sin When we read the first couple of verses, you might be wondering, “But how [...]

The last words of David reflected he was still a man after God’s heart. No matter what the circumstance he faced with, he remained a faithful servant to God. God told him, “He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God” (2 Samuel 23:3). A very pleasant scene describes one [...]

Bible Passage:  2 Samuel 22 We have now come to the home stretch in the life of David.  This is the first time I have studied his life so intensely through 1 & 2 Samuel and if there is one phrase I could use to describe his life it would be this…. A Life NOT [...]

Bible Passage:  2 Samuel 21 When there is an unwanted thing that happens in life, the first thing many of us would do is to look at others and count the ways that we think they might have contributed to the situation. Then the blame game starts. Today’s chapter however shows us a very different [...]

Bible Passage: 2 Samuel 20 I chose a gloomy picture for a gloomy chapter. After reading the chapter for today, do you agree with me that like a lot of the chapters we have been reading, it is characteristically violent and depressing? Besides that, chapter 20 is also the close to a series of events that [...]

Bible Passage:  2 Samuel 19 This is a hard chapter to read.  Because even after the death of Absalom, the family and national problems for David just does not seem to go away.  You wonder just how much more can David take?  Wasn’t he the specially anointed one of God?  Didn’t God promised him the [...]