Esther

The book of Esther’s 10 chapters are specific for Jews. Before someone put it into a written narrative, it was orally passed on from one generation of Jews to the next generation of Jews.

Nehemiah

Nehemiah is composed of memoir exerts. Nehemiah Book began circulation around 430 B.C.

Ezra

The book of Ezra recounts what took place after Cyrus – who was a Persian king, gave Zerubbabel permission in 538 B.C. to lead a group of 42,360 of God’s specially chosen people from the land of Babylonia where they have been living as exiles back to their homes in the city of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles is the second half of Ezra’s daily affairs and annuals tome. Ezra scribed his historical chronicles somewhere around 450 B.C.

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles is the first half of an historical chronicle. Chronicles in Hebrew means ‘the affairs of the days or of the years’. The Chronicles Book’s theological theme is that absolute obedience to God’s life mandates will lead to divine blessings.

2 Kings

2 Kings is the continued dissertation of probably a Levi tribal clan researcher who scribed a thesis on the people who ended up in the king or power position as rulers over the Israelite people groups northern and southern kingdoms’ clans.

1 Kings

1 Kings is an historical document that was compiled between 562 B.C. and 538 B.C. by an Israelite people group historian.

2 Samuel

2 Samuel is David’s bio that was scribed by an unknown man during when David ruled as the second anointed and positioned king over the Israelite people.

1 Samuel

1 Samuel begins Samuel’s story. Samuel’s story was scribed by a man who was familiar with David’s life as well as the lives of Samuel and Saul.

Ruth

The Book of Ruth storyline is an account about a woman who God used to bring hope to all generations.

Short Stories and Devotional Letters to Grandchildren on Every Book and Chapter of the Bible

Recent Devotionals

Ecclesiastes 11

Ecclesiastes 11

“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.”
~ Ecclesiastes 11:5

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Psalm 82

Psalm 82

“My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”
~ Psalm 82:2

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Judges 19

Judges 19

“Everyone who saw it said, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt. Think about it! Consider it! Tell us what to do!”
~ Judges 19:30

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Psalm 103

Psalm 103

“As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.”
~ Psalm 103:13

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Acts 23

Acts 23

“The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “‘Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
~ Acts 23:11

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Matthew 28

Matthew 28

“Then Jesus came to them and said, ““All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
~ Matthew 28:18

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Daniel 10

Daniel 10

“Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.”
~ Daniel 10:12

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Judges 21

Judges 21

“The people went to Bethel, where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly.”
~ Judges 21:2

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Revelations 13

Revelations 13

“All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.”
~ Revelations 13:8

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2 Corinthians 10

2 Corinthians 10

“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.”
~ 2 Corinthians 10:4

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Daniel 4

Daniel 4

“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.”
~ Daniel 4:37

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2 Peter 1

2 Peter 1

“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”
~ 2 Peter 1:3

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Mark 10

Mark 10

“Jesus looked at them and said, ““With man this is impossible, but not with God, all things are possible with God.”
~ Mark 10:27

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Hosea 14

Hosea 14

“Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.”
~ Hosea 14:9

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Deuteronomy 31

Deuteronomy 31

“Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you or forsake you.”
~ Deuteronomy 31:6

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Ezekiel 27

Ezekiel 27

“Your wealth, merchandise and wares, your mariners, seamen and shipwrights, your merchants and all your soldiers, and everyone else on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your shipwreck.
~ Ezekiel 27:27

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Genesis 5

Genesis 5

“This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.”
~ Genesis 5:1

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Ezekiel 31

Ezekiel 31

“Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because it towered on high, lifting its top above the thick foliage, and because it was proud if its height,”
~ Ezekiel 31:10

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