Today is a beautiful day, because Abijah reminded Israel of God’s covenant as the split kingdoms faced each other in battle; and God gave the victory to Judah. “Ought you not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?” (2 … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because after the consecration and celebration of the temple, God spoke to Solomon, “And as for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, doing according to all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my rules, then I will establish your royal … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Solomon assembled the leaders to bring the ark of the covenant into the Most Holy Place, “Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.” … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God gave King David the detailed plan for the house of God; and King David passed it to Solomon to begin building, “also his plan for the golden chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.” (1 Chronicles 28: … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because King David didn’t go against God’s will and allowed the temple to be built by his son, Solomon, “Then King David rose to his feet and said, ‘Hear me my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because King David commanded all the leaders of Israel, “Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God may be brought into … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because King David recognized the disparity in the dwelling place for the ark of the covenant, “Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan, the prophet, ‘Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is in a tent.’” … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the two books of Chronicles flesh out the accounts of first and second Kings, giving us David’s song of thanksgiving, “Remember the covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, which he confirmed to … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because King Josiah tore down all the idols and high places in and and around Jerusalem, “And the king commanded all the people, ‘Keep the Passover to the LORD your God as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.’” ( 2 Kings 23:21 ESV) Covenant #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “the king went up to the house of the LORD, and with him all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem and their priests and the prophets, all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book … Read more