Chapter 8 ⁽²⁰⁾

Passage Read: Zechariah 7-10 Meditation Verses: 8:16-17 Before God sent Israel into exile and now, His desire for them has been the same: that they would speak truthfully to one another and judge all things truthfully and fairly, that no one would plot evil against…

Passage Read: Isaiah 7-10 Meditation Verses: 8:11-14 The Lord spoke to Isaiah with mighty power and told him not to walk in the ways of his own people, who cry, "Conspiracy!" in regard to everything they call conspiracy, everything they fear. But Isaiah is not…

Passage Read: Job 5-8 Meditation Verses: 8:2-6 Job's friends considered themselves very wise and knowledgeable, and they desired to help Job understand that he obviously had sinned in some major way to bring such wrath on himself. But anyone reading this knows that Job did…

Passage Read: 2 Kings 8-11 Meditation Verse: 8:19 The Lord made this promise to David, knowing full well that some of his sons would not walk in David's righteous ways. Solomon himself was the first to fall away; it didn't take long for the sons…

Passage Read: 1 Samuel 5-8 Meditation Verse: 8:18 A formal government, a king and all he requires for ruling the people, judging them and fighting their battles, eventually becomes a heavy burden on the people. And invariably, the king becomes insensitive to the people and…