“Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.”…
The Humble Remnant “Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.” (2 Chronicles 30:11) There is a divine sequence in this verse—unmistakable, unalterable,…
“So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.” (2 Chronicles 30:10)…
“So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah… saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of…
“For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.” (2 Chronicles 30:3) There…
“And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep…
“Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in…
“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple…” (Matthew 21:12) “Is it not written, My house shall be…
The Silence Before the Voice
There are moments in Scripture when all human sound is stilled, and the soul stands in the quiet before God. Job 4:16 describes such a moment: a silence not of emptiness, but of awe — the threshold where the creature is hushed and the Word draws near. This site takes its name from that holy stillness: And then there was silence.The purpose of this place is simple: to lift the Word of God without distraction, without embellishment, and without the noise of self. Each devotional is written to bring the heart into that same posture of quiet reverence, where Scripture is allowed to speak with its own weight and Christ is seen in His own glory.Here, the writer is hidden. The voice is not mine. The aim is not expression, but submission; not commentary, but clarity; not noise, but nearness. Silence is not the absence of sound — it is the clearing away of every lesser voice so that the Word may be heard.If the Lord is pleased to use these meditations to still the heart, to draw the reader into the hush before His voice, and to turn the gaze toward Christ, then the purpose of this work is fulfilled.And then there was silence — and the Word was lifted high.