21 SEPTEMBER FLUCTUATING OBEDIENCE “Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him.” (2 Chronicles 12:1, NKJV) After the shaking from losing the ten tribes as a result of taking...
20 SEPTEMBER THE FRAGRANCE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” (2 Corinthians 2:14, NKJV) The Roman triumph was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held...
19 SEPTEMBER INSTANT JUDGEMENT FOR WICKEDNESS “For when they came into the house, he was lying on his bed in his bedroom; then they struck him and killed him, beheaded him and took his head, and were all night escaping through the plain.” (2 Samuel 4:7, NKJV) Baanah and Rechab...
18 SEPTEMBER HE DIED TWICE “When Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost heart, and all Israel was troubled.” (2 Samuel 4:1, NKJV) Saul’s son, Ishbosheth put his confidence in and derived his courage from a man, Abner, the commander–in–chief of the army, under King Saul....
17 SEPTEMBER THE GOLDEN CALF “Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of...
16 SEPTEMBER DARKEST BEFORE DAWN (2) “Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt...
15 SEPTEMBER DARKEST BEFORE DAWN “Then all the children of Israel, that is, all the people, went up and came to the house of God and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.”...
14 SEPTEMBER SHE WON HIS FAVOUR (ESTHER) “Now the young woman pleased Hegai and found favour with him. So he quickly provided her with beauty preparations and her [portion of] food, and he gave her seven choice maids from the king’s palace; then he transferred her and her maids to...
13 SEPTEMBER SHE WON HIS FAVOUR (RUTH) “Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?” (Ruth 2:5, NKJV) Was it Ruth’s external beauty that attracted Boaz? She was different from the Jewish women. Was that the attraction? I imagine that...
12 SEPTEMBER SHE ASKED TO WORK “And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house. (Ruth 2:7, NKJV) Ruth, the Moabitess asked her Jewish mother–in–law, Naomi,...