“I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open” (Isaiah 22:22 ESV). God declared through Isaiah that Eliakim would replace Shebna as steward over the house of David under King Hezekiah. To place the “key on
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WHERE RICH AND POOR MEET
“The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.” (Proverbs 22:2 ESV). Solomon observed that in life, the rich and the poor cannot avoid one another. For the Hebrew is simple and direct: “the rich and poor meet.” This “meeting” could describe the marketplace, the streets, or even their
HE HAS DONE IT
“Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation; they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.” (Psalm 22:30–31 ESV). This psalm of David began with a haunting cry of abandonment—“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”—words that
WHERE CAN WE FIND REAL REST?
“Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.” (1 Chronicles 22:9 ESV). When King David desired to build a house
REMEMBERING OUR DUAL CITIZENSHIP
‘So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.”’ (Acts 22:27-28 ESV). Paul’s Roman citizenship was often a help to him as he traveled throughout
PRAYING AGAINST TEMPTATION
“Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation” (Luke 22:46 ESV). Jesus spoke these words to His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, just moments before His betrayal and arrest. Though He was in deep agony over what lay before Him, He turned to His disciples and found them
WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A KINGDOM
“You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel” (Luke 22:28–30 ESV). In the midst of the Last
JUDAS AND THE LOVE OF MONEY
“Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money” (Luke 22:3-5 ESV). The name Judas has become a byword for betrayal.
WAS IT A TASSEL SHE TOUCHED?
“You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself” (Deuteronomy 22:12 ESV). God commanded the Israelites to wear tassels on their garments as a visual reminder of His commandments and their covenant relationship with Him (Num. 15:38-40). These tassels symbolized holiness, obedience, and God’s authority. I was
DO YOU BELIEVE THE LORD WILL PROVIDE?
‘So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”’ (Genesis 22:14 ESV). Abraham named the place where he took Isaac to be sacrificed in obedience to the LORD’s command, “Jehovah-Jireh,” which is Hebrew for the