Song of Songs

Song of Songs is an ode about a guy and a gal who are madly in love with each other. Solomon is who scribed the Song of Songs sonnet.

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes is the recorded words that were spoken by an old guy in front of an assembly – as the meaning of Ecclesiastes is ‘the speaker to the assembly’.

Proverbs

Proverbs is a collated collection of contrasting couplets. The majority of Proverbs Book’s axioms are quotes from Solomon’s notes on living a pragmatic life.

Psalms

Psalms is an assemblage of five books of 150 poems, songs and chants.

Job

Job is an example of what may happen when God allows a person to be caught in Satan’s crosshairs.

Esther

The book of Esther’s 10 chapters are specific for Jews. Before someone put it into a written narrative, it was orally passed on from one generation of Jews to the next generation of Jews.

Nehemiah

Nehemiah is composed of memoir exerts. Nehemiah Book began circulation around 430 B.C.

The book of Ezra recounts what took place after Cyrus – who was a Persian king, gave Zerubbabel permission in 538 B.C. to lead a group of 42,360 of God’s specially chosen people from the land of Babylonia where they have been living as exiles back to their homes in the city of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles is the second half of Ezra’s daily affairs and annuals tome. Ezra scribed his historical chronicles somewhere around 450 B.C.

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles is the first half of an historical chronicle. Chronicles in Hebrew means ‘the affairs of the days or of the years’. The Chronicles Book’s theological theme is that absolute obedience to God’s life mandates will lead to divine blessings.

Short Stories and Devotional Letters to Grandchildren on Every Book and Chapter of the Bible

Recent Devotionals

Isaiah 60

“The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.”
– Isaiah 60:19

Psalm 81

“but my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.”
– Psalm 81:11

2 Kings 24

“Surely these things happened to Judah according with the word of the LORD’s command, in order to remove them from his presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done,”
– 2 Kings 24:3

Psalm 46

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
– Psalm 46:10

Nehemiah 2

“I sent out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no mounts with me except for the one I was riding on.”
– Nehemiah 2:12

Exodus 20

“Do not be afraid, God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”
– Exodus 20:20

Psalm 106

“Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”
– Psalm 106:1

2 Chronicles 26

“But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.”
– 2 Chronicles 26:16

Ezekiel 12

“But I the LORD will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, you rebellious house, I will fulfill whatever I say, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
– Ezekiel 12:25

1 Timothy 5

“I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.”
– 1 Timothy 5:21

Ezekiel 30

“I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of the Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt.”
– Ezekiel 30:25

Ezekiel 33

“My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to listen to your words, but they do not put them into practice, With their mouths they express devotion, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.”
– Ezekiel 33:31

2 Kings 7

“The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, ‘“Look, even if the LORD should open the floodgate of the heavens could this happen?’” “‘You will see with your own eyes,’” answered Elisha, “‘but you will not eat any of it!”
~ 2 Kings 7:2