Chapter 8 ⁽²⁶⁾

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…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 8-11 Meditation Verse: 8:16 The people of Israel were stubborn and resistant to the Lord's word and will. He planned to give them the land of Canaan, not because they were a righteous people, but because the Canaanites had so sinned against…

Passage Read: Genesis 5-8 Meditation Verse: 8:21 Though God destroyed all men except Noah and his family, He didn't eradicate the wickedness in men's hearts. He acknowledges here that the intent of man's heart remains evil from his youth. So the flood didn't fix man,…

Passage Read: Hebrews 7-8 Meditation Verses: 8:10-12 The New Covenant is that the Lord forgives our sins and remembers our wickedness no more, which allows us to know the Lord because He puts His laws in our minds and writes them on our hearts. He…

Passage Read: 2 Corinthians 8-9 Meditation Verses: 8:2-4 Giving is far better than keeping for myself. Earthly treasure has little value unless it can be converted to heavenly currency, and that happens by giving to believers in need or giving to advance the kingdom of…