Today's Reading | February 20, 2025
Hosea 9:1–14
Introduction Hosea 9:1–14: Hosea warns the people of Israel that their unfaithfulness to God will now unleash harsh punishment, including deportation to Egypt, and he warns the people about other consequences for their sin. Today’s Key Verse: Hosea 9:8a [Hosea says:] God has sent me as a prophet to warn his people Israel. Reading 9 People of Israel, stop celebrating your…
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Isaiah 7:1-25
God’s Word of JoyIntroductionIsaiah 7:1-25: King Ahaz ruled Judah (southern kingdom) from 735-715 B.C., and King Pekah ruled the northern kingdom of Israel from 752-732 B.C. Between 735 and 732 B.C., Israel and Syria invaded Judah (2 Kings 15:27—16:20; 2 Chronicles 28:1-27). At first Pekah and King Rezin of Syria tried to force Ahaz to join them in their battles…
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Job 42:1-17
God’s Word of JoyIntroductionJob 42:1-17: The book of Job is the story of a good man who suffers the loss of his children and property and is afflicted with a repulsive disease. Today’s reading is the concluding chapter to the book which records how Job is restored to his former state with even greater prosperity than before. God reprimands Job’s…
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Esther 9:20—10:3
God’s Word of JoyIntroductionEsther 9:20—10:3: The events in the Book of Esther take place among the Jewish diaspora community in the Persian Empire during the reign of the Persian emperor Xerxes (486 – 465 B.C.). The story centers around Esther who, by her great courage and devotion to her people, saved them from being exterminated by their enemies. Today’s reading…
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Nehemiah 8:1-18
God’s Word of JoyIntroductionNehemiah 8:1-18: The Book of Nehemiah was written to continue the history of the Israelites after their return to Jerusalem from exile in Babylonia (538 B.C.). The period 538 to 430 B.C. saw the formation of the Jewish religious community following the Babylonian exile. Emperor Artaxerxes of Persia permitted Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem (445 B.C.). Nehemiah…
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Daniel 9:1-27
God’s Word of JoyIntroductionDaniel 9:1-27: The Book of Daniel was written during a time when the Jewish people were suffering greatly under the persecution and oppression of a pagan king. Upon reading Jeremiah’s writings foreseeing Jerusalem’s 70-year ruin (Jeremiah 25:11; 29:10), Daniel prays and asks for God’s forgiveness of the people’s sins. His prayer follows two of his visions (described…
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Matthew 25:31-46
God’s Word of Praise and ThanksgivingIntroductionMatthew 25:31-46: Today’s reading concludes Jesus’s apocalyptic/judgment discourse with a parable to describe the judgment that will take place at his return. Up to this point, warnings have been given about being watchful and ready for Jesus’s return, but today we hear about the judgment that will take place “when the Son of Man comes."Scripture…
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