September 8th, 2015
Kevin
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Initiative: When You See Something, Ask God for Help
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Categories: Nehemiah Tags: Artaxerxes, desolation, Ezra, grief, Hanani, initiative, Jerusalem, king, Mordecai, Patience, Persia, prayer, sadness, walls, wisdom
While reading through Ruth I was struck by several things about Ruth’s story and a parallel between her and her best-known great grandson, King David.
Physical Beauty
Firstly, Ruth was not noted for her beauty. That’s not to say she was homely but when Ruth asked Boaz why she’d found favor with him he answered that it was “All that you have done for your mother-in-law ….” Read more... (1335 words, 3 images, estimated 5:20 mins reading time)
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Categories: Bible Study, Humility Tags: 1 Chronicles, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, blessing, Canticles, David, Esther, God, heritage, Jesus, king, legacy, prayer, Ruth, Solomon, Song of Songs
While reading about the split of the kingdom of Israel after Solomon’s death I ran across the description of Jeroboam.
Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings 11:28
I wanted to revisit how God described Saul, Israel’s first king.
[Kish] had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome peson than he among he sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people.
1 Samuel 9:2
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Categories: Bible Study, Know God, Personal ramblings, Worship Tags: David, fear, God, handsome, humble, Jeroboam, king, kingdom, Saul, Solomon, valiant, warrior