2022-02-11 06:41 Genesis 35:9-15. God appears to Jacob again, this time to tell him that he shall be Jacob no longer, "but Israel shall be your name." He then promises Jacob that a great nation will come from him "kin...

2022-02-10 07:44 Psalm 49:16-20. Be not afraid when another becomes rich and the glory of his house increases. For when he dies none of it will go with him. While alive he will count himself happy, and will receive pr...

2022-02-09 08:29 Ezekiel 40:44-47. Part of Ezekiel's vision in which the angel is showing him the heavenly Temple. Here they enter the inner court where there are two chambers - one to the north which opens south,...

2022-02-08 10:00 1 Corinthians 12:27-30. Paul tells us that we are all the body of Christ and individually members of it. God has appointed first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, healer...

2022-02-07 08:36 Proverbs 22:22-29. Do not rob the poor or crush the afflicted, God will despoil your life if you do. Do not be friends with someone prone to anger or wrath, or you may become like him. Do not pledge o...

2022-02-06 10:06 Baruch 6:8-16. A description of the ultimate worthlessness and powerlessness of idols. God is warning his people that they will be in exile in Babylon for several generations. While there they will se...

2022-02-05 10:14 Amos 4:4-5. God says to the wicked women of Bashan who oppress the poor and crush the needy (who I blogged about in It's Time to Notice the Needs of Others) Come to Bethel and Gilgal, then, with y...

2022-02-04 08:28 Ezekiel 25:15-17. God says that because the Philistines acted revengefully and "took vengeance with malice of heart to destroy in never-ending enmity", therefore he shall stretch out his hand against ...

2022-02-03 10:21 Joshua 18:15-20. Another seemingly boring and inconsequential reading detailing the southern border of the land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. But nothing in the Bible is inconsequential! So why d...

2022-02-02 09:28 1 Maccabees 13:1-6. With a large army assembled against the land of Judah preparing to invade and destroy it, the people are trembling and fearful. Simon, the last living Maccabee brother, goes up to ...