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33 Bible Reading – The Book Of 1 Kings
The time period covered by the book is around 120 years, from 1015 BC to 900 BC. There are 22 chapters, and it takes approximately 2 hours and 5 minutes to read in a single sitting. It is uncertain who it was that wrote the book, but it is traditionally believed Jeremiah was the author. If so, this means Jeremiah was responsible not only for the prophetic book which bears his name, and for the book of Lamentations, but also for this historic book of 1 Kings. We are certain, however, that this book is a divinely inspired piece of literature. That is, God breathed out His words through its author. The words of this book, therefore, are the words of God. They are able…
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A Divided Kingdom (1 Kings)
FOR A COMPLETE ORDER OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING BIBLE READING, HYMNS AND SERMON...
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32 Bible Reading – A Devotional Review
After providing a basic review for the first thirty-one studies on the books of the Bible, Jared launches into a devotional study of the first Psalm (entitled, "The Righteous Robe And Vine"), explaining the difference between the heirs of grace (sheep, ordained to everlasting joy) and the heirs of wrath (goats, ordained to everlasting misery).
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1 Corinthians: Chapter 2, Introduction
The apostle, in this chapter, pursues the same argument as before, that the Gospel needed not the wisdom and art of men: this he illustrates by his own example; and then he extols the Gospel above all the wisdom of men; and observes how it comes to be made known to men, even by the Spirit of God: hence it follows, that it is to be taught in his words, and not in the words of men; and that it can be only known and judged of by the spiritual, and not by the natural man. He instances in himself, and in his own ministry, when at Corinth, where he preached the Gospel in a plain and simple manner, without using the ornaments of speech,…
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1 Corinthians: Chapter 1, Introduction
This chapter contains the general inscription of the epistle, the usual salutation, and a special thanksgiving for blessings received; after which the apostle intimates the occasion of his writing, the divisions about their ministers, which gives him an opportunity of discoursing concerning the nature, end, use, and efficacy of the preaching of the Gospel. The inscription is in (1 Corinthians 1:1,2), in which an account is given of the persons concerned in this epistle; and first of Paul, the only inspired writer of it, who is described by his name, by which he went among the Gentiles; by his office, an apostle of Jesus Christ; and by the manner in which he came into it, being called to it not through any merit of his…
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1 Corinthians: Introduction
This was not the first epistle that was written by the apostle to the Corinthians, for we read in this of his having written an epistle to them before, (1 Corinthians 5:9), but this is the first epistle of his unto them, that is now extant; and has been received by the churches, as of divine authority, being written by the inspiration of God, of which there has been no doubt in any age. The apostle himself was nearly two years at Corinth; where he preached with great success; and was the instrument of converting many persons, who by him were formed into a church state, consisting both of Jews and Gentiles, as is clear from many passages in this epistle, and whom be left…
