But he [Rehoboam] abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. 1 Kings 12:8 ESV After Solomon’s death, his son Rehoboam ascended to the throne of Israel. The new king’s wisdom and leadership are immediately put to …
For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. 1 Kings 11:4 ESV Solomon was the living embodiment of the American dream. With God-granted wisdom, he was one of the …
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore, so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. 1 Kings 4:29 ESV On his death bed, David bypassed the traditional succession of kings in …
David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” And Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.” 2 Samuel 12:13 ESV The events of 2 Samuel 11 are nothing short of a tragedy. Deciding one spring not to go to war with his armies, David …
When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 2 Samuel 7:12-13 ESV When …
SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah. (1 Samuel 16:13 ESV) The LORD has sworn and will not change …
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of …
Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the afflictions of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them...” Exodus 3:7-8 ESV The story of Moses and the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt is one …
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. Genesis 49:10 ESV Of Abraham’s twelve great-grandchildren, Joseph’s life is the most well-known. As his father’s favorite son, Joseph was sold into slavery in Egypt …
I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Genesis 12:3 ESV Though sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, God did not forsake humanity; in fact, He promised that the offspring of woman would come …
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