Chapter 7 ⁽²⁵⁾

Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 6-9 Meditation Verses: 7:13-14 This well-known verse comes on the heels of disastrous conditions that God brings on the people. If the Lord sends pestilence or drought or locusts on the land, it is for discipline, because the people have sinned…

Passage Read: 1 Chronicles 7-10 Meditation Verse: 7:2 This chapter in particular makes mention of the mighty men of valor repeatedly. This generation of this family or this generation of this tribe. Of course it speaks of men of war, who are always considered men…

Passage Read: Joshua 6-9 Meditation Verses: 7:11-12 God's response was immediate, though the people didn't realize it until later. Things went badly at Ai, and then they were afraid that the Lord had given them over to destruction. But the Lord had simply withdrawn His…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 4-7 Meditation Verse: 7:16 The Israelites were to have no pity on anyone or any people which the Lord singled out for destruction. The danger was that the Israelites would learn from those who should have been destroyed to follow other gods…

Passage Read: Leviticus 7-10 Meditation Verses: 7:12-18 Not every offering was a direct reminder of sin, not every offering had to do with seeking forgiveness. The peace offering could be for thanksgiving or in response to a vow or just freely given in delight over…