Daily DEVOTIONAL

Job 4: Eliphaz

November 4, 2026

Ezekiel 13-15, Job 4, John 8:12-20, 2 Peter 2:10-16 Job 4: “Job’s comforters” now begin to be introduced. They are infamous for their poor counsel, their insensitive treatment of Job in his suffering, and their self-righteous accusation of Job as having deserved what he got. Yet, when you actually read what they say, you can’t help but think…

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Esther 9-10: No Such Thing as Luck

August 25, 2024
Esther 9-10,  Proverbs 17:15-28,  Luke 20:20-26,  Philemon 12-25  Esther 9-10:   Some of this is hard for us to read, for it seems very much as if the Jewish people—now ...
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Esther 7-8: Tears and Joy

August 24, 2024
Esther 7-8,  Proverbs 17:1-14,  Luke 20:9-19,  Philemon 1-11   Esther 7-8:   Poor Haman, how could things get any worse? He who had thought to destroy God’s people on a whim ...
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Esther 5-6: Astonishing Sovereignty 

August 23, 2024
Esther 5-6,  Proverbs 16:17-33,  Luke 20:1-8,  Titus 3:9-15   Esther 5-6:   We are coming closer to the pinnacle of this extraordinary narrative. Esther, canny as ever, puts on her royal ...
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Esther 3-4: For Such a Time as This

August 22, 2024
Esther 3-4, Proverbs 16:1-16, Luke 19:39-48, Titus 3:1-8   Esther 3-4: The plot thickens. Haman is promoted to a position of unparalleled power—right beneath the king (3:1)—and it is the king’s command that all ...
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Esther 2: Esther

August 21, 2024
Esther 2, Proverbs 15:18-33, Luke 19:28-38, Titus 2:11-15 Esther 2: The story continues. The king is looking for a new wife, and he goes about it in a way that only ancient Eastern ...
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Esther 1: A Smiling Face

August 20, 2024
Esther 1, Proverbs 15:1-17, Luke 19:11-27, Titus 2:1-10   Esther 1:   We begin the famed, beautiful, astonishing story of Esther. Chapter 1 sets the stage. The king has a feast for his officials ...
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