Songs of Songs 2

“He has taken me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.”
– Songs of Songs 2:4

Song of Songs 4

“You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart, with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.”
– Song of Songs 4:9

“Of all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the Tent of Meeting on behalf of all the Israelites, and to make atonements for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”
– Numbers 8:19

2 Samuel 4

“So David gave an order to his men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung the bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-Bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb at Hebron.”
– 2 Samuel 4:12

Mark 6

“because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
– Mark 6:50

Ezekiel 45

“You are to do the same on the seventh day of the month for anyone who sins unintentionally or through ignorance; so that you are to make atonement in the temple.”
– Ezekiel 45:20

Numbers 20

“Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to the rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”
– Numbers 20:8

1 Chronicles 19

“When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench in David’s nostrils, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah and Zobah.”
– 1 Chronicles 19:6

Zephaniah 1

“Be silent before the Sovereign LORD, for the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited.”
– Zephaniah 1:7

Judges 15

“Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, “‘You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
– Judges 15:18

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

Recent Devotionals

Mark 2

“On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick, I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
~ Mark 2:17

Nehemiah 6

“When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.”
~ Nehemiah 6:16

Joshua 5

“Neither,”’ he replied, ‘“but as commander of the army of the LORD I have come.”’ Then Joshua fell face down on the ground in reverence, and asked him. “‘What message does my Lord have for his servant?”
~ Joshua 5:14

2 Samuel 11

“After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.”
~ 2 Samuel 11:27

Genesis 43

“Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.”
~ Genesis 43:30

John 10

“I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.”
~ John 10:16

Romans 7

“So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.”
~ Romans 7:4

Ezekiel 41

“Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance; each was two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were seven cubits wide.”
~ Ezekiel 41:3

Job 10

“If only I had never come into being, or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!”
~ Job 10:19

Proverbs 14

“He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.”
~ Proverbs 14:26

2 Kings 9

“When Joram saw Jehu he asked, “‘Have you come in peace, Jehu?”’ “‘How can there be peace,”’ Jehu replied, “‘as long as all the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”
~ 2 Kings 9:22

1 Chronicles 13

“The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.”
~ 1 Chronicles 13:10

Malachi 3

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’” says the LORD Almighty, ‘“and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”
~ Malachi 3:10

2 Kings 21

“He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, provoking him to anger.”
~ 2 Kings 21:6

Job 11

“Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?”
~ Job 11:7

Jeremiah 25

“At that time those slain by the LORD will be everywhere—from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like refuse lying on the ground.”
~ Jeremiah 25:33

Exodus 21

“then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.”
~ Exodus 21:6

2 Chronicles 5

“The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: ““He is good; his love endures forever.”” Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud.”
~ 2 Chronicles 5:13

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