Daily Devotions on the One Year Bible by Pastor Gary Combs Pastor Gary Combs

So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day (1 Kings 12:19 ESV). The ten tribes of Israel rebelled against the House of David and rejected his grandson, Rehoboam as king. The author of this book commented that Israel was still in a state of rebellion during the time of

“And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules, then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father (1 Kings

Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” (Acts 7:58-59 ESV). I wonder how often Saul thought of Stephen. Certainly, Saul, who

May you see your childrens children! (Psalm 128:6 ESV). One of the many promised blessings for the one who would fear the Lord and walk in His ways is living to see ones grandchildren. Those who have experienced this blessing know its abiding joy. Yet in Christ, this blessing is available to all who would

He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand (Acts 7:25 ESV). Stephens defense before the Jewish council was amazing in its breadth and understanding of Jewish history. He offered a condensed version of the Old Testament story starting with Abraham and steadily

“And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom (1 Kings 4:34 ESV). The God-given wisdom of Solomon attracted people from everywhere to come to Jerusalem to hear him. He was considered the wisest man on earth. Solomon