DAY 118 Read 2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19 and 20; Psalm 20 and 21.
Today's reading: When David sent messengers to congratulate a new king of Ammon, they received insult and disgrace. The resulting war dramatically converted David's small kingdom into a prestigious empire.
Memory gem: "The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee" (Psalm 20:1).
Thought for today:
The city is called Amman today. It is the capital of the kingdom formerly called Trans-Jordan but now the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The interesting thing about this ancient-modern city is that in Bible times it was called Rabbah, the capital of the Ammonites, one of the nations that opposed the Israelites.
This city of Rabbah is about twenty miles east of the Jordan Valley, on the main highway from the east to Jerusalem. We stopped there overnight on our way to the Holy City. The town is situated at the headwater of the Jabbok River, mentioned in the Bible. At this particular place it flows eastward, makes a circle to the north and finally empties into the Jordan to the north of Jericho. A great spring, the source of the Jabbok, breaks forth right here at Rabbah. The valley of the Jabbok is fertile, and every inch of it is farmed, in contrast to the desert hills about us.
Today Amman is a Moslem city; there are few Christians here. However, there are some churches. A good friend of the Voice of Prophecy held Bible studies and won some of the inhabitants--descendants, no doubt, of the ancient Ammonites--to the message of Christ.
This city has been rebuilt and destroyed, rebuilt and destroyed, time and time again in its long history. What does the future hold for it? We do not know, except that all cities and all nations someday will be replaced by the kingdom of Christ when He shall sit, not upon a throne of silver and gold, but upon the throne of God's promised kingdom.
Today's reading: When David sent messengers to congratulate a new king of Ammon, they received insult and disgrace. The resulting war dramatically converted David's small kingdom into a prestigious empire.
Memory gem: "The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee" (Psalm 20:1).
Thought for today:
The city is called Amman today. It is the capital of the kingdom formerly called Trans-Jordan but now the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The interesting thing about this ancient-modern city is that in Bible times it was called Rabbah, the capital of the Ammonites, one of the nations that opposed the Israelites.
This city of Rabbah is about twenty miles east of the Jordan Valley, on the main highway from the east to Jerusalem. We stopped there overnight on our way to the Holy City. The town is situated at the headwater of the Jabbok River, mentioned in the Bible. At this particular place it flows eastward, makes a circle to the north and finally empties into the Jordan to the north of Jericho. A great spring, the source of the Jabbok, breaks forth right here at Rabbah. The valley of the Jabbok is fertile, and every inch of it is farmed, in contrast to the desert hills about us.
Today Amman is a Moslem city; there are few Christians here. However, there are some churches. A good friend of the Voice of Prophecy held Bible studies and won some of the inhabitants--descendants, no doubt, of the ancient Ammonites--to the message of Christ.
This city has been rebuilt and destroyed, rebuilt and destroyed, time and time again in its long history. What does the future hold for it? We do not know, except that all cities and all nations someday will be replaced by the kingdom of Christ when He shall sit, not upon a throne of silver and gold, but upon the throne of God's promised kingdom.
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