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Jan 16, 2026 (Fri)
REHOBOAM, KING OF JUDAH
1 Kings 14:21-31
1. Rehoboam was King David’s grandson and Solomon’s son. He had all the advantages anyone could hope for. He knew David’s heart for God and Solomon’s God-given wisdom. By all accounts he should have b(...)
ReadJan 15, 2026 (Thu)
A PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT
1 Kings 14:1-20
1. The son of King Jeroboam, Abijah, became ill. So, Jeroboam told his wife to disguise herself and seek out the prophet Ahijah to discover what would happen to the boy. Jeroboam trusted Ahijah, as he(...)
ReadJan 14, 2026 (Wed)
GOD’S WORD IS CERTAIN
1 Kings 13:11-34
1. An old prophet heard what the man of God had said and done, and he wanted to meet him. So, he went and met the man of God and invited him to come home with him and have something to eat. The man of(...)
ReadJan 13, 2026 (Tue)
THE LORD REBUKES JEROBOAM
1 Kings 13:1-10
1. Just as quickly as Jeroboam fell into the sin of forming a new religion, God sent his servant to rebuke him. As Jeroboam was standing beside the altar of one of his places of worship, a man of God(...)
ReadJan 12, 2026 (Mon)
GOD DIVIDES ISRAEL
1 Kings 12:16-33
1. The king of Israel, Rehoboam, refused to listen to his people when they asked him to be a merciful king. Instead, he promised a hard, uncompromising rule. This alienated most of the rest of the kin(...)
ReadJan 11, 2026 (Sun)
CALL OF ABRAM
Genesis 12:1-9
1. The last part of chapter 11 gives a brief history of Abram’s family. His father Terah, from Chaldea, set out to go to Canaan with his sons and their wives. They settled mid-way at Harran.2. Chapter(...)
ReadJan 10, 2026 (Sat)
THE LORD SCATTERED THEM
Genesis 11:1-32
1. When people settled eastward in the plain in Shinar (2, 10:10), with the benefit of everyone speaking one language, they conspired to go against God’s will. They wanted to build a city with a tower(...)
ReadJan 9, 2026 (Fri)
DESCENDANTS OF SHEM, HAM, AND JAPHETH
Genesis 10:1-32
1. hapter 10 lists the names of each of Noah’s three sons’ descendants (5) beyond the account of chapter 11. This chapter also explains Genesis 9:19. Many of the sons’ names represent the kingdoms tha(...)
ReadJan 8, 2026 (Thu)
NOAH AND HIS SONS AFTER FLOOD
Genesis 9:18-29
1. Noah went back to his old job and planted a vineyard. Perhaps he had a good harvest, because the Bible records him sleeping naked, drunk from the wine from his vineyard. When Ham saw his father Noa(...)
ReadJan 7, 2026 (Wed)
GOD GAVE MEN A SIGN OF THE COVENANT
Genesis 9:1-17
1. God’s blessing to Noah and his sons appears to be the same one given to Adam in the beginning of creation (Gen 1:28-30). However, there are some changes. After the flood, the environment changed, a(...)
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