BibleGateway: Proverbs 9 ESV Text: Proverbs 9 Proverbs 9 (Listen) The Way of Wisdom 9:1   Wisdom has built her house;    she has hewn her seven pillars.2   She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine;    she has also… Solomon personifies wisdom as a woman and teaches the way of wisdom. In contrast, he personifies folly as a woman and describes the way of folly.

BibleGateway: Psalm 34 ESV Text: Psalm 34 Psalm 34 (Listen) Taste and See That the Lord Is Good 1 Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and… Read 1 Samuel 21:10-15 for the occasion of the writing of Psalm 34. David praises the Lord for delivering him from his enemies.

BibleGateway: Genesis 35 ESV Text: Genesis 35 Genesis 35 (Listen) God Blesses and Renames Jacob 35:1 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who… The Lord changes the name of Jacob to Israel and repeats to him the messianic promise. Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin. Isaac dies; Esau and Jacob bury him.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 12 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 12 1 Samuel 12 (Listen) Samuel’s Farewell Address 12:1 And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to… In his old age, Samuel addresses the people, urging them to obey the Lord. Samuel tells the people that their request for a king was wicked and the people acknowledge it.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 11 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 11 1 Samuel 11 (Listen) Saul Defeats the Ammonites 11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash,… Under the leadership of King Saul, Israel defeats the Ammonites. Samuel renews the kingdom of Saul at Gilgal and the people are loyal to Saul.

BibleGateway: Ephesians 4 ESV Text: Ephesians 4 Ephesians 4 (Listen) Unity in the Body of Christ 4:1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to… All believers are united in the body of Christ, our head. The Lord sends ministers to equip believers for the work of building up the body. Paul exhorts believers to reflect their faith in their actions.

BibleGateway: 1 Kings 19 ESV Text: 1 Kings 19 1 Kings 19 (Listen) Elijah Flees Jezebel 19:1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.… Threatened by Queen Jezebel, Elijah flees for his life. Frustrated and depressed, Elijah asks the Lord to end his life. The Lord commands Elijah to anoint new kings over Syria and over Israel and to anoint Elisha as prophet. The Lord informs Elijah that seven thousand Israelites remain faithful to the Lord.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 10 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 10 1 Samuel 10 (Listen) Saul Anointed King 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has… Samuel anoints Saul as King of Israel. Samuel gathers the tribes of Israel at Mizpah and presents to them their king.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 9 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 9 1 Samuel 9 (Listen) Saul Chosen to Be King 9:1 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror,… In response to the demand of the Israelites for a king, the Lord selects Saul as the first King of Israel.

BibleGateway: Exodus 18 ESV Text: Exodus 18 Exodus 18 (Listen) Jethro’s Advice 18:1 Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the… On the advice of Jethro, Moses appoints chiefs over the children of Israel to judge the people. The chiefs are to decide small matters and Moses must concern himself only with hard cases.