Paloma's Ink – Page 15 – Writings and Rants

I Kings 12 and II Chronicles 10: The Divided Epoch Begins

palomaDecember 8, 2020Leave a comment

So, when I started through the Old Testament this time I decided I wanted to read it chronologically. So when we got to the end of Solomon's life and epoch is about to end, I thought about stopping to read some other books by David and Solomon. However, I got seriously bogged down in the psalms. Part of that was an extremely busy season at work and the recent holiday travel, but they seem a bit random at times, making them a bit of a grind right now.

I pray there's a season when they bring as much to me as God has revealed in the narrative storyline; but for now, I'm worried about losing the thread of the primary story and I'm heading back to I Kings and II Chronicles.

Wisdom Psalms: Psalm 119 Deeper Dive

palomaDecember 1, 2020Leave a comment

I have two posts in which I comment on each stanza as I read Psalm 119, now I'll take a second look via the NIV Chronological Bible side notes and my Wiersbe Commentary.

Wisdom Psalms: Psalm 119: 73+

palomaOctober 30, 2020Leave a comment

This is a continuation of my daily reading journaling on Psalm 119.

Wisdom Psalms: Psalm 119: 1-72

palomaOctober 26, 2020Leave a comment

Next up in the wisdom psalms is Psalm 119, the longest Pslam, by far. This post will cover the first 72 verses, the first 9 stanzas.

Wisdom Psalms: Psalm 91

palomaOctober 13, 2020October 13, 2020Leave a comment

At the end of the united monarchy of Israel, I am detouring the story to read some of David and Solomon's other books. I am reading the psalms by theme ion order to be able to place them in context and add more meaning. First up are the wisdom psalms and today is Psalm 91.

Intro to Psalms, Wisdom Psalms, and Psalm 1

palomaOctober 8, 2020October 8, 2020Leave a comment

As the united monarchy of Israel is ending, following the lives of David and Solomon, I am taking a detour to look at their other books in the Bible, starting with the Psalms.

In an attempt to try and keep some sort of context, and hopefully be able to draw more meaning and application, I will be looking at them in batches, organized in my chronological bible, then cross referenced with my NASB translation and supplemented by my Wiersbe commentary.

First up, Psalm 1 and the Wisdom Psalms.

The End of an Epoch

palomaOctober 6, 2020Leave a comment

So, apparently, the Bible is commonly divided in eras known as epochs. Oddly enough, we're at the end of one of these epochs right in the middle of our books, I Kings and II. We're leaving the united monarchies of David and Solomon and moving to the divided nations of Judah and Israel.

But before we go...I'm going stop and spend some time with the remaining books of David and Solomon, while I still have their lives fresh in my mind. I don't know how it will look exactly, but I will be working on some more Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. And probably Song of Solomon.

Then I will return to life after these monarchy falls to division.

I Kings 11

palomaOctober 2, 2020December 2, 2020Leave a comment

Solomon accomplished what he was assigned to do and then, seemingly, spent the rest of his life attending to himself. I don't get the feeling this is going to end well for him.

I Kings 10 and II Chronicles 9

palomaSeptember 22, 2020Leave a comment

Solomon has completed the Temple and his palace and now we're learning more about what he did afterward. In these passages we'll learn about his interactions with the infamous Queen of Sheba.

I Kings 9 and II Chronicles 7-8

palomaSeptember 15, 2020Leave a comment

Solomon is done with all-things-Temple and his palace and God appeared to Solomon and speaks to him for a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.