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Daily Devotional for Thursday, March 27 The Refusal by Rehoboam “So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day. And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,” 2 Chronicles 10:12,

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, March 26 Wicked Words of the Young Men    “And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying…thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins. For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, March 25 Wise Words of the Old Men “And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?” 2 Chronicles 10:6.   To his credit, King Rehoboam sought the

Daily Devotional for Monday, March 24 Jeroboam’s Complaint “And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned

Daily Devotional for Sunday, March 23 Forbidden Marriages    “Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son,” Deuteronomy 7:3.   All over the world, children are forbidden from marrying certain people. The reasons are due to age, ethnic,

Daily Devotional for Saturday, March 22 Solomon’s Reputation “And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart,” (2 Chronicles 9:23).   In the day and age of instant news from across the globe, it is easy for people to become famous

Daily Devotional for Friday, March 21 Solomon’s Resourcefulness “And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord , and his own house, that the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built  them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there,” 2

Daily Devotional for Thursday, March 20 Solomon’s Death    “And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead,” 1 Kings 11:43.   In September 2016, our family was in Israel when former Israeli president, Shimon Peres, passed away. His memorial