Today's Reading | October 22, 2024
Isaiah 59:1–21
Introduction Isaiah 59:1–21: Today’s reading begins with the prophet providing a catalog of the people’s sins. The people confess their sin, and the LORD prepares to rescue them. Today’s Key Verse: Isaiah 59:21a [The LORD says]: “I make a covenant with you: I have given you my power and my teachings to be yours forever.” Reading 59 Don't think that the Lord is…
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Psalm 18:1-24
God’s Renewing Word of PromiseIntroductionPsalm 18:1-24: Today we begin reading the first half of Psalm 18. It is the third longest psalm (after 119 and 78) and employs a warrior-deity image for God. The psalm is attributed to David who sang this song to the LORD after the LORD had rescued him from his enemies. This victory song also appears…
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John 19:31-42
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 19:31-42: Joseph from Arimathea asks for and retrieves the body of Jesus. He and Nicodemus wrap Jesus’s body in linen cloths with spices and place it in a newly hewn tomb.Scripture ReadingJesus' Side Is Pierced31Then the Jewish authorities asked Pilate to allow them to break the legs of the men who had been crucified, and…
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Leviticus 16:1-19
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionLeviticus 16:1-19: Today’s reading focuses on rituals associated with the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), an annual occasion for repentance and forgiveness that remains a central feature of the liturgical year in Jewish tradition. Moses’s brother, Aaron, who was ordained to serve as a priest (see Leviticus 8), is given instructions concerning sacrifices to be…
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John 19:16b-30
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 19:16b-30: Jesus carries his cross to “The Place of the Skull" (called “Golgotha" in Hebrew) where he is crucified. Pilate has an inscription placed on the cross, and soldiers gamble for Jesus’s clothing. At the cross, Jesus speaks to his mother and to a beloved disciple. Jesus’s final words from the cross indicate that he…
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Hosea 14:1-9
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionHosea 14:1-9: This final chapter of Hosea begins with the prophet calling the people of Israel to turn away from sin and return to the LORD. The chapter concludes with the LORD’s promise to heal and love Israel followed by an exhortation to understand God’s righteousness.Scripture ReadingHosea's Plea to Israel1Return to the Lord your God,…
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John 19:1-16a
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 19:1-16a: Pilate had found no reason to condemn Jesus to death, but the chief priests (who are supposed to serve God), show their loyalty to the Roman emperor in order to get Pilate to sentence Jesus to death by crucifixion.Scripture Reading1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped. 2The soldiers made a crown out of…
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