2021-08-14 13:33 Matthew 16:21-23. Jesus begins telling his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and "suffer many things... and be killed, and on the third day be raised." Peter takes Jesus aside and says "God forbi...

2021-08-13 18:11 Hosea 5:15-6:3. God says he will "return to [his] place" until his people acknowledge their guilt and seek him in their distress. They will realize they need him and say "Come, let us return to the Lo...

2021-08-12 13:43 Haggai 1:1-15. The prophet Haggai is stirred to go to the governor of Judah and the high priest and proclaim that the Lord wants them to rebuild his house. Through Haggai the Lord says that his people...

2021-08-11 15:49 Judges 20:32-36. The defeat of the Benjaminites. This is the end of the story that started when a man and his concubine/wife sought shelter in the home of an old man as they returned from Bethlehem to...

2021-08-10 13:27 Luke 16:24-31. The end of the story of the rich man and Lazarus. Jesus tells this story to the Pharisees, who were exalting themselves above others: A rich man would walk by a poor beggar, Lazarus, ev...

2021-08-09 12:06 Joel 1:15-18. Joel is lamenting how much suffering there is as the day of the Lord grows closer. Food is cut off, joy and gladness are gone, the seed shrivels, the storehouses are empty, the grain has...

2021-08-08 12:51 Psalm 97:1-5. After a reminder that God reigns and all the earth should rejoice in that, we are treated to a short description of God. The psalmist describes God as surrounded by clouds and thick dark...

2021-08-07 11:41 Deuteronomy 33:12. Moses' blessing of Benjamin. As Moses was dying, he blessed each of the twelve tribes of Israel. "Of Benjamin he said, 'The beloved of the Lord, he dwells in safety by him; ...

2021-08-06 10:40 Numbers 36:5-9. Moses decrees that the daughters of Zelophehad, who have received his inheritance, must marry within the family of the tribe of their father. That way, the inheritance allotted to Zelo...

2021-08-05 16:52 Isaiah 40:1-5. God's words of comfort to Israel, even in the midst of their suffering. Though Isaiah, God says "Comfort, comfort my people," tell them their warfare is ended, their sins are forgiv...