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1 Kings 1:34

9/27/2026

So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoida, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and put Solomon on King David's mule and escorted him to Gihon.

Adonijah, the current son of David that was trying to usurp the throne was interrupted in his victory party by the news that this group of men had beat him to the punch. Pretty much all the bigwigs who had not been invited to Adonijah’s party had rushed through an inauguration plan that rallied the people of Israel behind the one David chose to be king. Suddenly the Adonojah cohort was stymied, and the political turn of events had turned. And God used all this to thwart His enemies and to put His chosen heir upon the throne. The wrath of man is brought to praise the King of Kings. All these things point forward to Jesus.

2 Samuel 2:7

9/26/2026

Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.

Saul is dead and Judah has anointed David as king over them, but it will be seven years before all the political ramifications will be worked out so that David will be recognized as king over all Israel. David responds very quickly to commend and appreciate some who had been respectful of Saul’s body. He is quick to try to find favor with those he will lead as king. His grandson, the son of Solomon, will take for granted his followers and try to rule with harshness. And he will lose influence over the tribes David will have gained. David shows wisdom and appreciation and thoughtfulness even from the beginning of his reign. He was a man after God’s heart, pointing ahead to Jesus.

I Samuel 2:6

9/25/2026

The Lord brings death and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and raises up.

Hannah has opened her soul to worship the God who answered her prayer for a child and to whom she is returning this child, now that he has been weaned. Samuel will live a long life as an adopted priest, serving a transition period between Judges and Kings in the history of Israel. God records for us an astonishing display of the scripture He brings to Hannah’s mind as she prays at the time of dedication for the child she has borne. In today’s verse Hannah worships God as the Lord and Given of Life. May we worship Him so this day! It is He who made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. We join with our sister Hannah to worship Jesus.

Ruth 2;11

9/24/2026

Boaz replied, " I have been told all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband--how you left your father and mother in your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before."

This is not just gossip on the part of Boaz. He has been struck by the magnitude of what Ruth has done in leaving all that was her home to come to a strange land with a poor single widow. Of course, we see the wisdom of what Ruth did because we know the glory of the Person of Israel’s God. We understand what it is to be born-again and have experienced something of the joy and peace of trusting Him. But that Ruth should have believed these things and acted upon them is remarkable indeed. Boaz responded as we respond when we see faith in Jesus.

Judges 1:34

9/23/2026

The Amorites confined the Danites to the hill country, not allowing them to come down to the plain.

The time of the judges was very dark for Israel. There was no king and everyone did what was right in their own eyes. While God had shown Himself able to enable Israel to drive out enemies much stronger than themselves, the people of God were not serving God, but were serving themselves. On their own, without the help of God, they could not lay hold of the inheritance that God had promised to them. They were promised the coastland, but the Amorites’ iron chariots were too much for them. Have we promises of God to which we cannot lay hold because of our sinful compromises with the world? Do we lack God-given power because we have strayed from our Lord? Help us, Lord, to know personal victory in Jesus.

Joshua 2:6

9/22/2026

(She had taken them on to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.)

Rahab had intended to lie to the soldiers looking for the spies, but she knew she may not be believed, so she took the precaution to prepare for them to search her apartment. She hid the spies under some drying flax stalks on the roof of the building. We see in Rahab a decided belief that the God of Israel was the true God and that her own people were doomed to destruction. But she was thoughtful and resourceful, and she was careful to do what she could to help to accomplish what it was God’s purpose to do. Lord, help us be thoughtful, resourceful and careful to do Your will as it opens before us. Better than Rahab, we know we serve Jesus.

Deuteronomy 1:34

9/21/2026

When the Lord heard what you said, He was angry and solemnly swore:

Moses is recounting to a new generation the events that had led to their forty years of wandering in the desert and that now led to their going into the promised land. Moses will not be going with them, so He wants to do what he can to prepare for them to do without him. Most important is that they remember God’s dealings with His people and that they commit themselves to follow Him. God had sworn that the generation that had refused to trust Him would not enter the land; and the last of that generation, except for Joshua and Caleb had by now died. “Remember God’s faithfulness, O Israel! Repent and believe.” Such was the thrust of the message Moses declared. Lord, help us heed the warning and entrust our souls to Jesus.

Numbers 1:34

9/20/2026

From the descendants of Manasseh: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by ame according to the records of their clans and families.

We have websites we can consult when we want to track our family tree. The government, or somebody keeps the record and with modern technology it can be accessed. 3500 years ago, in the time of Moses, such a thing was entirely established, and families kept track for the central government details the government needed to raise an army or to levy a tax. We amaze ourselves with what we can do with modern technology. It is equally amazing what they could accomplish without it. Every individual counts. All are on record. Many individuals are listed in the book of life. Our names can be there through the perfect life and death of Jesus.