Sun 8/13 · Luke 3
1) John was very bold and straightforward in his approach to ungodly people. He wasn’t afraid of using strong language in denouncing people’s sins (v.7-9). 2) John rebuked Herod for…
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Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
2026 Bible reading plan
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Sat 8/12 · Luke 2 · Prov 2
A. S were Jews; WM were Gentiles (Matt 2:1). B. S were from Bethlehem (v.8); WM were from the east, possibly Assyria or Persia (Matt 2:1). C. S were laborers,…
Fri 8/11 · Luke 1 · Prov 1
A) Their births were foretold by an angel (v.11-17; 26-33). B) Their births were a miraculous work by God (v.18-19; 34-37). C) Their names were given by God (v.13; 31).…
Thu 8/10 · 2 Chron 36
It is amazing that Isaiah prophesied around 740-700 BC that a king named Cyrus would release the Jews to rebuild their temple (Is 44:28), which happened in 538 BC! This…
Wed 8/9 · 2 Chron 33 · 2 Chron 34
What an amazing story! Manasseh was probably the most evil of Judah’s kings! He built altars to idols in the temple (v.4-5, 7)! He sacrificed his sons to heathen gods…
Tue 8/8 · 2 Chron 31 · 2 Chron 32
When the people gave the tithe, the priests’ needs were all met (v.10)! When we are faithful to tithe, church workers will have enough income to live on!
Mon 8/7 · 2 Chron 29 · 2 Chron 30
In v.25-30, we see the restoration of worship in the temple. God is doing this work right now in the church! There is a world-wide restoration of praise that has…
Sun 8/6 · 2 Chron 27 · 2 Chron 28
Jotham was a very good king! He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord (v.2, 6). He defeated Ammon and became prosperous from their yearly gifts (v.5).…
Sat 8/5 · 2 Chron 25 · 2 Chron 26
Amaziah couldn’t accept advice and he suffered greatly for it. First, he rejected the counsel of a prophet who scolded him for worshiping the idols of Edom whom he had…
Fri 8/4 · 2 Chron 23 · 2 Chron 24
1) High Priest Jehoiada gathered priests, Levites, leaders and the people, gave them weapons and assigned them to protect Joash before presenting him as the son of the previous king,…
Thu 8/3 · 2 Chron 21 · 2 Chron 22
1) Because he killed all his brothers after becoming king (v.3-4), did evil (v.6), and led Judah into idolatry and whoredom (v.13). 2) He got a severe disease in his…
Wed 8/2 · 2 Chron 19 · 2 Chron 20
One important lesson we can learn from Jehoshaphat is how to react when rebuked by contrasting him with King Asa in 2 Chron 16. Because Jehoshaphat went to war with…
Tue 8/1 · 2 Chron 17 · 2 Chron 18
Jehoshaphat serves as an example to us of how our lives can be if we are faithful to God and walk in his commandments (v.4). V.5 says the Lord established…
Mon 7/31 · 2 Chron 15 · 2 Chron 16
1) Asa listened to the prophet Azariah and got rid of the idols in Judah (v.8). 2) Great numbers of Jews in the northern kingdom moved to Judah when they…
Sun 7/30 · 2 Chron 13 · 2 Chron 14
1) Because Judah followed God (v.4-12) and then cried out to him during the battle (v.14-15). 2) I want to imagine a future testimony of the LDC against AC’s persecution!…
Sat 7/29 · 2 Chron 11 · 2 Chron 12
1) The Levites left their homes and lands and moved to Judah because Jeroboam cast them out as priests and appointed his own priests to lead idol worship (v.13-15). And…
Fri 7/28 · 2 Chron 10 · 2 Chron 9
When the people asked Rehoboam to lighten their work load, he listened to his friends’ advice and increased their work load! Not listening to the people caused them to rebel,…
Thu 7/27 · 2 Chron 7 · 2 Chron 8
1) God’s promise was that if we humble ourselves, seek his face and turn from our sins, he would hear from heaven, forgive our sins and heal our land (v.14)!…
Tue 7/25 · 2 Chron 3
The temple was covered with gold, making it the most valuable and beautiful building in history! 100,000 talents of gold was given by David and Israel in 1 Chron 22:14…
Mon 7/24 · 2 Chron 2
I believe Solomon’s Temple symbolizes the Millennial Kingdom. It took many laborers, 153,600 (v.2, 17), to work together to build the temple. In the Millennium, Jesus will use millions of…