Bible Book Club

LINK: 1 Kings 19 It is yet another "catch up on your reading day" because my kids just completed preparation for a presentation ...

LINK: 1 Kings 16-17 BACKGROUND Chapter 16 is focused on the next few kings of Israel. Baasha reigned 24 years (909-886 B.C.) and "did...

LINK: 1 Kings 9-10 BACKGROUND God reminded Solomon that he would be blessed as long as he walked "in integrity of heart and uprightnes...

LINK: Psalms 50 BACKGROUND This is the first of twelve Psalms titled, “ A Psalm of Asaph.” It’s unclear whether Asaph is the author of the ...

LINK: Proverbs 12 REFLECTION/APPLICATION One great way to learn from Proverbs is to group verses topically. Today I’d like to look at what ...

LINK: Proverbs 11 BACKGROUND Proverbs uses contrasts to teach us. The contrasts help us understand what the alternatives are and make clear...

LINK: 1 Kings 3-4 BACKGROUND Chapter 3 tells of Solomon's request for wisdom from God and the display of that wisdom when he judged bet...

LINK: Psalm 72 BACKGROUND Psalm 72 ends Book II of Psalms . The title at the beginning of the psalm reads, “A Psalm of Solomon.” The consen...

LINK: 2 Samuel 20-21 BACKGROUND Chapter 20 The schism between Israel and Judah shows up again here when Sheba, a Benjamite (Saul's trib...

LINK: Psalm 48 and Psalm 49 BACKGROUND/ REFLECTION Everytime I read Psalm 48 I want to break into song! The first year we were married ...

LINK: 2 Samuel 12:14 - 13:39 BACKGROUND Because of David's sin, God pronounced two judgments on him. The first was that there would alw...

LINK: Psalm 51 BACKGROUND Sometimes the realization of our sin surges over us and we lie exhausted and drained on the battered shore of o...

LINK: 2 Samuel 2 & 3 BACKGROUND Upon Saul's death, God sent David to Hebron to claim the throne. The people of Judah (in the south)...

LINK: Psalm 78 BACKGROUND Asaph, the poet God inspired to compose this psalm, reminds the parents of Israel to tell their children the stor...

I am reposting many of these posts in 2011, but I am leaving posts that others have written. Katrina and I combined on this particular post...

LINK : Psalm 56 BACKGROUND Commentators aren’t certain exactly when David wrote this, even though the title says, “A Michtam of David when t...

LINK: Psalms 46 - 47 BACKGROUND Psalm 46 is the psalm that inspired Martin Luther to write his wonderful hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is O...

LINK: 1 Samuel 12 BACKGROUND The people of Israel have insisted that they get a king, so this chapter is a farewell address of sorts from S...

SCRIPTURE LINK : Psalm 45 BACKGROUND Composed as a wedding song for a king of Israel, either David or Solomon, Psalm 45 also celebrates the ...

LINK: 1 Samuel 9 BACKGROUND Chapter 9 is a lead-in to Chapter 10, where Samuel anoints Israel's very first king--an unknown (but physica...