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The purpose of Chronicles is to bring hope in the future Messiah who will come from David’s line. While the history of God’s people is marred, it does not lead to despair. Chronicles helps us to look to the King of Kings, trust in His word, seek Him with all our heart, and let Him fight our battles.

In our study today, when Jacob arrives in the Promised Land, we are told that he “dwelt” there. The word “dwelt” means he “settled” or “squatted” there. Unlike his fathers before him, Jacob saw Hebron as his permanent home. As we move on in our study in Genesis, we are going to see how God changed Jacob’s mindset from that of a citizen of this world to that of a stranger living in a foreign land. And the process He […]

Listen to these encouraging studies by Pastor George from the Book of Psalms.

In Joel 2:25‑26 the Lord says to the people of Israel after they had been devastated by a great plague: “I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten. . . .My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God.” God was telling Israel that even though they were being judged, in the near future He was going to give […]

The purpose of Chronicles is to bring hope in the future Messiah who will come from David’s line. While the history of God’s people is marred, it does not lead to despair. Chronicles helps us to look to the King of Kings, trust in His word, seek Him with all our heart, and let Him fight our battles.

Someone once said that the way to avoid backsliding is to stay off the slopes. But the problem is, we can’t avoid the slopes of life—especially if we are walking through this world as Christians. Life is an uphill battle and so we are either going forward or we are backsliding. In today’s story we’ll take a look at the biblical character named Jacob, and we will see how God answers this backslider’s prayer and gets him back on his […]

The purpose of Chronicles is to bring hope in the future Messiah who will come from David’s line. While the history of God’s people is marred, it does not lead to despair. Chronicles helps us to look to the King of Kings, trust in His word, seek Him with all our heart, and let Him fight our battles.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested. 1 Chronicles 4:10

The purpose of Chronicles is to bring hope in the future Messiah who will come from David’s line. While the history of God’s people is marred, it does not lead to despair. Chronicles helps us to look to the King of Kings, trust in His word, seek Him with all our heart, and let Him fight our battles.

Back in the mid 1900’s Albert Bramley penned these words in his famous hymn This World Is Not My Home: This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue The angels beckon me from heaven’s open door And I can’t feel at home in this world anymore! Bramley here gives us a vivid description of how all believers should feel as we live our lives on this earth. We […]