Today's Reading | March 17, 2026
Numbers 21:4–20
Introduction Numbers 21:4–20: The Israelites continue their journey to Canaan, the land God had promised them. Once again, they complain about conditions in the desert, and God sends poisonous snakes to bite them. The people acknowledge their sin, and Moses prays for them. The people continue their journey, and God provides water to sustain them. Today’s Key Verse: Numbers 21:9…
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March 17, 2026
Numbers 21:4–20
Introduction Numbers 21:4–20: The Israelites continue their journey to Canaan, the land God had promised them. Once again, they complain about conditions in the desert, and God sends poisonous snakes to bite them. The people acknowledge their sin, and Moses prays for them. The people continue their journey, and God provides water to sustain them. Today’s Key Verse: Numbers 21:9…
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Numbers 14:11–25
Introduction Numbers 14:11–25: The people’s lack of trust in God angers him. The Lord threatens to punish them, but Moses pleads with God to save them. Today’s Key Verse: Numbers 14:19 GNT [Moses prayed:] “And now, LORD, according to the greatness of your unchanging love, forgive, I pray, the sin of these people, just as you have forgiven them ever…
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Numbers 14:1–10
Introduction Numbers 14:1–10: The book of Numbers tells the story of the Israelites during the nearly forty years from the time they left Mount Sinai (Exodus 33:1) until they reached the eastern border of Canaan—the land God had promised them. In today’s reading, the Israelites fear God will betray them, leading them into a land of destruction rather than flourishing.…
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Habakkuk 3:1–19
Introduction Habakkuk 3:1–19: Habakkuk’s prayer in this concluding chapter begins with a request for the Lord to be merciful to the people of Judah. His prayer then continues with a description of the Almighty’s presence and power in the world. Habakkuk is overwhelmed by God’s awesome power, which fills him with confidence and joy because the Lord is his savior.…
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Habakkuk 2:1–20
Introduction Habakkuk 2:1–20: The Lord offers Habakkuk a vision of justice, saying that the Babylonians will be punished according to the way they have treated others. This vision is borne out by history: the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and stole the treasures of Israel’s temple. Yet by 539 B.C., the Babylonian leaders had become so weak that King…
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Habakkuk 1:1–17
Introduction Habakkuk 1:1–17: The prophet Habakkuk ministered around the end of the seventh century B.C., during the reign of the Babylonian Empire. Habakkuk was deeply disturbed by the violence and injustice in the land of Judah, and today’s reading records a prayer-filled conversation between the prophet and the Lord. He questions why God is so slow to deal with the…
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