Daniel 3:1, 8-18 All who have attended Sunday School from an early age know the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Children know that the[Read More…]

Daniel 1: 8-21 Daniel was removed from his home and family in Jerusalem and transplanted into a foreign land and placed in a three-year training[Read More…]

II Kings 5:1-6, 9-15a The narrative before us took place more than 100 years following David’s reign over Israel. It was a time in which[Read More…]

I Samuel 16:1-4b, 6-13 “. . . fill thine horn with oil, and go” (v. 1). The Lord instructed Samuel to fill his horn with[Read More…]

Acts 9:36-43 The book of Acts is the history of the early church that spans approximately 35 years. The human author, Luke, was moved by[Read More…]

Luke 7:36-50 When we look upon Jesus, we see God (John 14:9). The account before us is a window through which we may see how[Read More…]

Esther 8:3-8; 9:18-23 “And Esther spake yet again . . .” (v. 3). Esther’s first appearance before Ahasuerus is recorded in Esther 5:1. On that[Read More…]

Esther 3:2-3, 5-6a; 4:7-16 The book of Esther is history because it is a record of that which transpired in Esther’s day. The book is[Read More…]

I Samuel 1:20, 26-28; 2:1-10 The text before us captures the actions and words of Hannah. Hannah dedicated her firstborn son to serve God. This[Read More…]

Ruth 4:1-10 When Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, departed from Bethlehem to go to Moab, he sold his land. In Israel of that day land sales were[Read More…]