Commuter Bible
548 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 310 ratingsCommuter Bible is an audio Bible reading plan to match your weekly schedule. Published Monday-Friday, major (U.S.) holidays excluded. In the course of a year, you can listen to the entire Bible. Subscribe today and get more of God's Word in your daily life.
Commuter Bible uses the Christian Standard Bible translation (CSB).
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2 John, 3 John, Jude, Isaiah 29-30
October 23, 2019 04:05 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThe letter known as 2 John is addressed to “the elect lady and her children” which is an odd way to address someone, even in John’s day. It’s most likely a reference to the church body to whom he was writing. In it, he encourages the church to continue in love and to reject false teaching. In 3 John, the apostle commends his friend Gaius, who is likely a pastor, and writes to warn him about Diotrophes who loves attention, power, divisive speech, and who probably already had a twitter account...
Jeremiah 50-52
October 21, 2019 04:05 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThe final prophecy against a particular nation is a doozy, proclaiming total annihilation and ruin and spanning two long chapters, one of which is the fifth longest chapter in Scripture. Who could this prophecy be against? What nation’s actions would merit such a rebuke? If you guessed Babylon, you are right! Though the Lord allowed Babylon to attack His own people and send them into exile, Babylon is still responsible for their own sin and their own actions. By God’s design, his people are ...
Jeremiah 47-49, Isaiah 28
October 18, 2019 04:05 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBWe’re now in the section of Jeremiah that includes prophecies against individual nations. These prophecies have been gathered over the course of Jeremiah’s life and have been collected here at the end of his account. The overarching theme of these chapters is that the Lord sees the injustice and disgrace of the surrounding nations, and they will not escape his wrath and judgment. In some cases, the Lord says that he will restore the nation, but in other cases, the nation will become a perpet...
Jeremiah 43-46, Isaiah 26-27
October 17, 2019 04:05 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn our last episode, the prophecies of Jeremiah came to fruition and the King of Babylon successfully destroyed Jerusalem, slaughtered his opponents, and captured those who surrendered. The Chaldeans held Jeremiah in honor and allowed him to choose to remain with a remnant of people. After an insurrection against Gedaliah, the governor, Johanan rescues those taken captive in an effort to flee to Egypt. The remnant promises to do whatever the Lord says, and ask Jeremiah for a word from God. J...
Jeremiah 39-42, Isaiah 25
October 16, 2019 04:05 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBIn today’s episode, the prophecies of Jeremiah are coming to pass. The Chaldean army lays siege to Jerusalem and Zedekiah meets Nebuchadnezzar face to face. Those who have surrendered to the Chaldeans have been spared, and those who resisted are put to the sword. Through it all that Lord keeps His promises and protects Jeremiah from harm, and what’s more, the leaders of the Chaldean army treat Jeremiah with greater honor and respect than the leaders of Judah did. As Jeremiah continues serve ...
Jeremiah 35-38, Isaiah 24
October 15, 2019 04:05 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBHave you ever been watching a TV show where the plot jumps ahead in the timeline, and you find yourself asking, “Wait, did I miss something?” only to realize as you keep watching that they’re about to explain it? Our last episode opened with Jeremiah in prison, but didn’t explain how he got there. The accounts in today’s episode pre-date the events in our last episode and lead up to that imprisonment, giving us narrative detail that we haven’t yet encountered. The first two stories date back...
Jeremiah 32-34, Isaiah 23
October 14, 2019 04:05 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBThis part of the text may be a little confusing, so let me give a little historical context. The Babylonian siege began after King Zedekiah had been in office for nine years. This siege was lifted for a small window of time when the troops caught word that an Egyptian army was approaching. During this break, Zedekiah arrested Jeremiah because he was encouraging the men of Judah to surrender, but God commanded Jeremiah to tell them to do exactly that. During this time, the Lord sends Jeremiah...
Jeremiah 29-31, Isaiah 22
October 11, 2019 04:05 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThere are some wonderful, well-known promises dispersed throughout today’s reading as the Lord offers the promise of consolation and hope after the 70 years of exile. The Lord will one day judge those nations whom He released upon Israel and Judah, and they will return to the land of promise. While waiting for the promises of God, His exiled people are commanded to pursue the well-being of the city in which they live, for when their city thrives, they will also thrive. The Lord expresses His...
Jeremiah 25-28, Isaiah 20-21
October 10, 2019 04:05 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBIn an age before billboards, movies, and cat videos, there were few ways to stand out from the crowd and command the attention of people who simply wanted to ignore you. At the Lord’s command, Jeremiah frequently acts out his prophesies in order to dramatically display the reality of what will soon take place. You wouldn’t soon forget a man wearing chains and a yoke who looks you in the eye and tells you that you will look like him in the near future. Later, in similar fashion, we’ll read fr...
Jeremiah 21-24, Isaiah 19
October 09, 2019 04:05 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBNot long after beating Jeremiah and humiliating him, Passhur the priest is sent back to Jeremiah at the king’s request. When he asks for the Lord’s favor, he instead gets the Lord’s wrath, for the king and his entourage will all be handed over to King Nebuchadnezzar. After pronouncing judgment against Zedekiah, he goes on to condemn Shallum, Jehoiakim, and Coniah. These leaders have led the Lord’s flock away from Him, but God promises to raise up a Righteous Branch for David, a king and a sh...
Jeremiah 17-20, Isaiah 17-18
October 08, 2019 04:05 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBJeremiah continues his pronouncement against the persistent sin of Judah as our text begins today, saying that those who trust in men are cursed and those who trusts in the Lord will be blessed. Not long after this, Jeremiah must put this teaching to use, for in gathering the priests, prophets, and leaders of Judah to declare the judgment of the Lord, he is beaten, put in the stocks, and humiliated by one of the priests. Both before and after this event, Jeremiah pleads with the Lord to do s...
Jeremiah 14-16, Isaiah 15-16
October 07, 2019 04:05 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBJeremiah was a young man serving as a priest when the Lord called him and set him aside as his chosen instrument to prophesy against the nation of Judah. Even though they had seen the fall of Israel after centuries of wickedness and idolatry, they followed the same. They worshipped false gods on hilltops and under trees, as was the custom in the surrounding nations, and rejected the God who had promised to love them, provide for them, and protect them. Like a man who goes to a broken cistern...
Jeremiah 10-13, Isaiah 14
October 04, 2019 04:05 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThe false gods that Israel has served are worthless and lifeless, and God warns that those gods will not save them from His wrath. The nation that the Lord loved and cherished has continuously rejected Him and mocked His authority, so the Lord will finally bring them to the ruin He promised would come. Later, at the Lord’s command, Jeremiah performs a prophetic act, one of several over the course of his life, and we’ll all have to suppress our inner six year old as we read about Jeremiah’s d...
Jeremiah 7-9, Isaiah 13
October 03, 2019 04:05 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBThe people of Judah and Jerusalem have developed a false sense of security, for they suppose that fulfilling the rituals of worship will please God. Assuming they have God’s favor because of their sacrifices, they pursue unrighteousness and selfish gain, worshipping idols and even sacrificing their children to false gods. God’s holy wrath burns against their injustice, for He is not satisfied with meaningless sacrifices, but in obedience. Jeremiah weeps for his brothers, broken by the broken...
Jeremiah 4-6, Isaiah 11-12
October 02, 2019 04:05 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBThe Lord’s love remains on Judah but he cannot allow her rampant evil and adulterous idol worship to continue to go on. Time and again He has called them to repent, but they continue to love their wealth, their sin, and their idols more than the Lord their God. The Lord will send Assyria from the north to conquer Jerusalem and Judah, making it a desolate wasteland. He sends Jeremiah to ensure that everyone has heard, going throughout Israel with this message like a grape gatherer whose hand ...
Jeremiah 1-3, Isaiah 10
October 01, 2019 04:05 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBJeremiah was a young man serving as a priest when the Lord called him and set him aside as his chosen instrument to prophesy against the nation of Judah. Even though they had seen the fall of Israel after centuries of wickedness and idolatry, they followed the same. They worshipped false gods on hilltops and under trees, as was the custom in the surrounding nations, and rejected the God who had promised to love them, provide for them, and protect them. Like a man who goes to a broken cistern...
1 John, Isaiah 9
September 30, 2019 04:05 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBJohn, the apostle whom Jesus loved and the author of the fourth gospel writes today’s letter to the church with encouragement to flee from sin, to trust in Jesus, to love one another, and to assure them of eternal life. This letter doesn’t have a typical structure, as it doesn’t address a particular church or mention individual people. An overarching theme seems to be the nature of fellowship with one another, particularly that true believers might be strengthened and that false converts mig...
Job 38-42, Isaiah 8
September 27, 2019 04:05 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBJob has justified himself in his own sight, repeating again and again that God has been unjust, bemoaning his fate and complaining that a man should be able to take God to court. In today’s episode, God puts Job in his place by asking him a series of questions. This inquisition is designed to help Job see how finite, weak, and limited he is, while painting a picture of God’s power and authority. Job can’t even direct a wild animal to work for him, let alone oversee the entirety of creation. ...
Job 34-37, Isaiah 6-7
September 26, 2019 04:05 - 26 minutes - 24 MBAs the young man named Elihu continues to present a case against Job and his friends, he confronts the audacious claim that a man gains nothing from friendship with God. Moreover, the God who created all things is accountable to no one; in other words, He doesn’t owe anything to anyone, therefore no can present Him as unfair or unjust. The God who made all things also sees all things, knows all things, and will rightly judge all things. Man, with his limitations, cannot know or understand th...
Job 29-33, Isaiah 5
September 25, 2019 04:05 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBIn today’s episode, Job starts his “I get no respect” routine and tells his friends of the dishonor he now endures from fellow citizens and from the riff-raff that live in the desert around him. He remarks that he has been faithful to the Lord, caring for those in need, and keeping himself from the worship of false gods, or the worship of sun and moon. When Job concludes his words, a young man named Elihu, who has yet to speak, begins to voice his anger against Job since Job’s friends have d...
Job 22-28, Isaiah 3-4
September 24, 2019 04:05 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIt won’t be long before Job receives a proper rebuke from Elihu and then from God Himself, but until that time Job continues to vent and express frustration with the situation he finds himself in. His friends keep telling him to repent of his evil, assuming that his sin is the cause of his state. Meanwhile, Job continues to declare himself as pure, which also a falsehood. Job thinks so highly of himself that he unabashedly accuses God of not executing justice properly, and in so doing, exalt...
Job 18-21, Isaiah 2
September 23, 2019 04:05 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBJob’s friends are insulted that he would reject their wisdom, especially because they are drawing their conclusions from that which was commonly assumed by the culture and by their ancestors. Job wants to find comfort and consolation from his friends, but they continue to make a case against him. In an earlier speech, Job spoke of God’s justice, but as he responds to his friend Zophar, we can see that he struggles, like many of us, to understand why the wicked are allowed to flourish while t...
Job 11-17, Isaiah 1
September 20, 2019 04:05 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThe book of Job is a messy book because it deals with messy realities and messy relationships. In one sense, Job’s friends are right in that God is just and that sinful people do not flourish in the long run. They are wrong, however, to say that the reverse is necessarily true, for disheartening circumstances aren’t always caused by sin; sometimes they are simply the designs of God, for He is our sovereign Maker and Sustainer, and He may do as He pleases. Job is an emotional wreck, and says ...
Job 6-10, Psalm 122
September 19, 2019 04:05 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBJob has lost everything but his wife, his life, and a handful of friends who have gathered around. After sitting together in silence for seven days, Job opens up about the sorrow and agony he feels. His friends, however, greet him calls to repent, suggesting that God would not punish someone like this if he were indeed righteous. Bildad rebukes Job, pointing to God’s justice and argues that God does not reject a person of integrity. Job, in turn, considers God’s power and sovereignty and dec...
Job 1-5, Psalms 120-121
September 18, 2019 04:05 - 24 minutes - 22 MBThe book of Job is thought to be one of the earliest writings of Scripture, given that is likely that wrote down the books of Genesis-Deuteronomy. Set in the period of the patriarchs perhaps even before the time of Abraham, this book gives us the account of a rich man who loses it all. While his suffering was not brought about by sin, Job’s friends try to convince that such desolation only comes upon those who are sinful. Job also gives us a rare glimpse into the spiritual realm, describing ...
2 Timothy 1-4, Psalm 119:161-176
September 17, 2019 04:05 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIn this letter to Timothy, Paul encourages the young man whom he calls a son in the faith to preach the gospel boldly, clearly, unabashedly, and without fear. Paul encourages Timothy to know the Scriptures well so that he can preach the Scriptues well. The apostle has entrusted the work of gospel ministry to Timothy and he wants to make sure that Timothy is capable of training other men to do the same. To do the work faithfully, followers of Christ must expect to endure suffering. Paul warns...
Esther 8-10, Psalm 119:129-160
September 16, 2019 04:05 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBHaman’s wrath against Mordecai and the Jewish people has returned on his own head. Though he sought to hang Mordecai from the gallows he had constructed, he was, instead, forced to honor Mordecai publicly. Then, when his plans to execute Mordecai were discovered, Haman was hanged on his own gallows. On today’s episode, Esther continues to represent her people before the king, turning a day of mourning into a day of rejoicing. Today’s reading from Esther is rather short so we’ll be spending a...
Esther 4-7, Psalm 119:113-128
September 13, 2019 04:05 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBHaman, the royal official who hates Mordecai for being disrespectful and insubordinate, has tricked King Ahaseurus into giving him even more power and authority. With the king’s signet ring in hand, he devises a scheme to wipe out the Jewish people, whom he hates because of his hatred for Mordecai. Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall,” and that proverb is on full display here in the life of Haman. A God orchestrates divine justice over P...
Esther 1-3, Psalm 119:97-112
September 12, 2019 04:05 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThe account of Esther, the Jewish orphan who becomes the queen of Persia, is neither a Cinderella story, nor a how-to guide for righteousness. It does, however, give us a picture of the God who graciously uses broken people to achieve His glorious and fulfill His covenant promises. The names that the two Jewish characters operate under, Esther and Mordecai, are names that give honor to Persian gods. The book reflects how they operate under this saturation of Persian culture by mentioning the...
1 Timothy, Psalm 119:81-96
September 11, 2019 04:05 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBToday we’re going to read the entire letter of 1 Timothy together, and as we do I think you see some themes emerge. First, Paul writes to Timothy from a place of humility in order to encourage humility within Timothy and within the church. From that humility comes order within the church, including rightly viewed structures of authority and submission. Paul wants Timothy to be bold in faith and in the work of ministry, but humble in spirit, relying on the Lord in all circumstances. Self-righ...
Nehemiah 11-13, Psalm 119:65-80
September 10, 2019 04:05 - 25 minutes - 23 MBThe temple is finished. The wall is finished. The people have rededicated themselves to the Lord’s house, and on today’s episode, the remnant of Israel rejoices. With the work completed, Nehemiah returns to Persia to serve under King Artaxerxes once again, just as he promised. All is right with the world, and God’s people serve Him faithfully from then on, right? Wrong! In fact, not long after Nehemiah leaves, the work of the temple is all but abandoned and Eliashib, who is in charge of the ...
Nehemiah 8-10, Psalm 119:49-64
September 09, 2019 04:05 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBNow that the work of rebuilding the temple and rebuilding the walls surrounding Jerusalem is complete, the exiles from Israel gather together to hear Ezra read from the book of the Law. The Levites explain the law to the people as it is being read, and when the congregation understands the extent to which they have broken the Law, they mourn over their actions. Nehemiah, Ezra, and the Levites encourage them to rejoice, for the people have not only returned to their land, but they have return...
Nehemiah 4-7, Psalm 119:33-48
September 06, 2019 04:05 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBThe governors who oversee region west of the Euphrates, which includes Judah and Jerusalem, are unhappy that Nehemiah has been sent to help rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Feeling threatened, Sanballat and other officials create false rumors and even bribe others to attempt to deceive Nehemiah. They make every attempt to stop or delay the work, but in just 52 days’ time, Nehemiah and the diligent remnant Israel rebuild the wall and restore the gates. ::: Christian Standard Bible translatio...
Nehemiah 1-3, Psalm 119:17-32
September 05, 2019 04:05 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBNehemiah, an exile who lived in Persia’s capital and served King Artaxerxes as his royal cupbearer, hears news that Jerusalem has been laid waste. The wall surrounding the city had been greatly compromised and the gates that would have maintained a secure entrance had been burned down. In great dismay, Nehemiah ask the king if he can return to help restore the city. With the king’s approval and with papers in hand, Nehemiah goes back to Jerusalem, but the local governors are not happy that h...
Ezra 8-10, Psalm 119:1-16
September 04, 2019 04:05 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBIn our last episode, we were introduced to Ezra, a scribe in exile who had been trained in the law of Moses and who had “determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach it’s statutes and ordinances in Israel.” King Artaxerxes expressly commands Ezra to do just that. After we review some of the family heads who accompanied Ezra for the journey back to Jerusalem, we discover that even the leaders of those who had returned from exile had disobeyed the commands of the Lo...
Ezra 5-7, Psalm 118
September 03, 2019 04:05 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBIf you have siblings, then there was likely a time when you tried to get them in trouble for doing something you didn’t like only to find out they were told to do it by your parents. In similar fashion, the governor and rulers that oversee the region west of the Euphrates alert King Darius that the Jews are rebuilding the temple. The king’s reply? Leave them alone! If anyone tries to stop them, they will be impaled on a beam from their own house! The temple is completed with great joy and af...
Ezra 1-4, Psalms 116-117
August 30, 2019 04:05 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBThe books of Ezra and Nehemiah were original part of one book but they got separated along the way as the book was translated. The author of this book and the author of 1 & 2 Chronicles are one and the same, and Ezra continues where 2 Chronicles left off. Once we make it through some of the population tallies at the beginning, we get to see what happens when God’s people are allowed to return the land of Judah. Before they even begin to rebuild the walls of the city, they prioritize rebuildi...
2 Corinthians 9-13, Psalm 115
August 29, 2019 04:05 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBPaul begins today’s passage by clarifying the reasons why he has sent an advance party to secure the offering the Corinthians had promised to give. After this, he begins to defend the authority he has over the Corinthian church as a true apostle. Other men, whom Paul calls “Super-apostles”, had come into town, and it seems that the church was supporting them and listening to their teaching. These men were boastful and requested payment for their teaching, whereas Paul was humble, loyal, and ...
2 Corinthians 5-8, Psalm 114
August 28, 2019 04:05 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBHaving encouraged the Corinthian church to pursue godliness in the midst of difficulty and hardship, Paul continues in today’s passage to remind them that this life and this body are temporary like a tent, but our established home is in heaven with Christ. As those who represent our heavenly home, we should be ambassadors, or representatives of the kingdom we call home. Our earthly travels and our tasks may be full of dichotomies, for in this life we can afford little, but in the next life w...
2 Corinthians 1-4, Psalms 112-113
August 27, 2019 04:20 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBPaul loves the church in Corinth, but at the writing of this letter, the feeling wasn’t entirely mutual. The Corinthian church had received a severe letter from Paul that contained instructions about disciplining a church member. This could be the man mentioned in 1 Corinthians 5 or it could be some other person within the church. In either case, it pained the church. Paul writes this opening section to bring comfort to the church, to reaffirm his love for them, and to encourage the Corinthi...
Obadiah, Titus, Psalm 111
August 26, 2019 04:05 - 18 minutes - 17 MBObadiah is the shortest book in Old Testament, and it’s a prophecy directed against one nation: the nation of Edom. Though the time or century of this proclamation is not fully known, it is clear from the text that Edom is guilty of mocking Judah in their distress and taking advantage of their dire situation. In the end, however, the Lord will bring His people back and Edom will be devastated. Titus is a short epistle from Paul that includes qualifications for elders and a call to live toget...
2 Chronicles 34-36 . Psalm 110
August 23, 2019 04:05 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBKing Josiah takes the throne at age 8, begins to seek the Lord at age 16, and begins to cleanse the land of idols and high places at age 20. At 24, he commands his servants to clean and repair the temple of God, and when they do so, they discover the book of the law of God taken down by the hand of Moses. After consulting a prophet, he learns that God’s wrath will soon be poured out on Israel. He calls the people to carry out the covenant of God with him, and they observe the Passover. After...
2 Chronicles 31-33 . Psalm 109
August 22, 2019 04:05 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBNow that Hezekiah has reestablished worship at the Lord’s temple, he wants to provide for the Levites who have gathered together to serve the Lord in the work of the temple. Thankfully, the people of Judah show kindness and faithfulness by giving a tenth of all that they harvested and produced. Later, King Sennacherib threatens Hezekiah and all Judah by laying siege to their fortified cities and then denounces the Lord God of Israel. Hezekiah maintains faithfulness, putting his trust in the ...
2 Chronicles 28-30, Psalm 108
August 21, 2019 04:05 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBKing Ahaz is one of the most evil and unfaithful kings in Judah’s history. His unfaithfulness goes to extremes, for he not only worships other gods, but sacrifices his children to them in order to seek their favor. In a time of war and distress, Ahaz turns to Assyria for aid, rather than turning to the Lord, and loses vast quantities of wealth trying to buy their help. When his son Hezekiah comes to power, the new king removes the altars and the Asherah poles set up during his father’s reign...
2 Chronicles 25-27. Psalm 107
August 20, 2019 04:05 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBIn our last episode, we considered the life of King Joash, the baby who was rescued from the wrath of a wicked queen and later brought to power by Jehoiada, one of the Lord’s faithful priests. After Jehoiada’s death, King Joash abandons the temple of the Lord, and is later assassinated. The next three kings come from his lineage. Amaziah begins well, but inexplicable turns to worship the idols of those he has defeated, and soon thereafter becomes overconfident. Amaziah’s son, Uzziah, also be...
2 Chronicles 21-24, Psalm 106
August 19, 2019 04:05 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIn our last episode we covered the life of King Jehoshaphat who was faithful to the Lord, but in today’s episode we witness the beginning of the end for the kings of Judah. Jehoshaphat’s son, King Jehoram is straight-up Je-horrible and when he dies from a horrific intestinal disease, Scripture records that he “died to no one’s regret.” How would you like that on your tombstone? His son, Jehoahaz, whom we should note is mainly called Ahaziah, takes the throne after him for only one year befor...
2 Chronicles 17-20, Psalm 105
August 16, 2019 04:05 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBKing Asa has died, and his son Jehoshaphat takes the throne, continuing a legacy of faithfulness to the Lord. Uniquely, Jehoshaphat institutes a plan to educate Judah in the ways of the Lord, sending officials and priests out with the book of the Lord’s instruction. Where Asa failed to call upon the name of the Lord when there was threat of war, Jehoshaphat succeeds and calls upon the Lord several times throughout this narrative. Each time Jehoshaphat humbles himself and prays or calls a pro...
2 Chronicles 13-16 . Psalm 104
August 15, 2019 04:05 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBOur reading today examines the lives of two descendants of David who each reigned as king over Israel. First: Abijah, who reigned for only 3 years, but who made an impassioned speech against Israel’s king Jeroboam, warning him to not wage war against the Lord and those who serve Him. Abijah’s son Asa takes the throne after him, and Asa devotes himself to the Lord for most of his life. The Lord rewards Asa’s faithfulness by blessing the nation of Judah with a long period of peace. When the th...
2 Chronicles 9-12, Psalm 103
August 14, 2019 04:05 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBWorship at the new temple has been established and the people of Israel begin to worship the Lord with renewed vigor and zeal. The Lord honors their worship and continues to love His people by providing for them and protecting them. King Solomon’s wisdom and wealth become known across the ancient world, and royalty from nearby nations come to seek his counsel and insight. Sadly, Solomon’s wisdom is not passed on to his son, Rehoboam, as one of his first decrees runs in direct contradiction t...
2 Chronicles 5-8, Psalm 102
August 13, 2019 04:05 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBToday, Solomon finishes the work of building the temple and brings the ark of the covenant into the newly constructed room known as the holy of holies. The priests consecrate themselves and worship the Lord through music. The temple fills with a cloud and with the Lord’s glory to such a degree that the priests are not able to continue ministering. Solomon prays to the Lord before the nation of Israel, asking God to hear their prayers, reminding the people through his prayer that God resides ...