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

Nehemiah 11

“The people commended all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.”
~ Nehemiah 11:2

Romans 1

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first the Jew, then for the Gentile.”
~ Romans 1:16

Job 40

“Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”
~ Job 40:2

Numbers 35

“They will be places of refuge from the avenger, so that a person accused of murder may not die before he stands trial before the assembly.”
~ Numbers 35:12

Revelation 2

“I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.”
~ Revelation 2:19

Colossians 2

“rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
~ Colossians 2:7

Mark 9

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
~ Mark 9:37

Hebrews 1

“Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?”
~ Hebrews 1:14

2 Kings 17

“They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their fathers and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the LORD had ordered them, “‘Do not do as they do,”’ and they did the things the LORD had forbidden them to do.”
~ 2 Kings 17:15

Jeremiah 52

“It was because of the LORD’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust them from his presence. Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.”
~ Jeremiah 52:3

Romans 16

“Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.”
~ Romans 16:19

Psalm 37

“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
~ Psalm 37:4

Lamentations 4

“The LORD himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are shown no honor, the elders no favor.”
~ Lamentations 4:16

Luke 23

“Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit,”’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.”
~ Luke 23:46

1 Samuel 7

“And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, ‘“If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
~ 1 Samuel 7:3

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