Today's Reading | October 15, 2024
Isaiah 3:1–15
Introduction Isaiah 3:1–15: Today’s reading begins with a prediction of coming social chaos in Jerusalem and Judah and concludes with the way the LORD will judge the people. Today’s Key Verse: Isaiah 3:10 The righteous will be happy, and things will go well for them. They will get to enjoy what they have worked for. Reading 3 Now the Lord, the…
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October 10, 2022
Hosea 1:1—2:1
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionHosea 1:1—2:1: Today we will begin reading from the book of the prophet Hosea, a book of fourteen chapters. The prophet’s name is a shortened version of the Hebrew “Hoshaiah," which means “the LORD has saved." Hosea preached in the northern kingdom of Israel (c. 740-722 B.C.) and was concerned about the idolatry of the…
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John 9:13-41
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 9:13-41: Today’s reading begins by introducing the controversy over violation of the Sabbath law. The Pharisees and the Jewish authorities question both the healed man and his parents, and they expel the healed man from the synagogue. According to verse 22, the Jewish authorities threatened to expel anyone who became a follower of Jesus. The…
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Psalm 118:15-29
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionPsalm 118:15-29: It is thought that this psalm was adapted from a prayer of thanksgiving by an individual, perhaps a king, who was delivered by God from danger. Therefore, this psalm is sometimes entitled “A Song of Victory." Today’s reading is the conclusion to the psalm which describes a liturgical procession and an affirmation of…
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John 9:1-12
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 9:1-12: Today’s reading begins with a conversation between Jesus and his disciples, prompted by their seeing a man who had been born physically blind. At the time of Jesus, some believed that a person who was blind was being punished by God for sinning, or for the sin of one’s parents. Jesus rejects the connection…
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Mark 16:1-20
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionMark 16:1-20: Mark’s account of Jesus’s resurrection is often referred to as an empty tomb story because of the way it ends at verse 8, with the empty tomb being proof of Jesus’s resurrection. It is believed that the additional ending (verses 9-20) was added in the late second or early third century A.D. In…
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Psalm 43
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionPsalm 43: Today’s reading continues the reading from yesterday (Psalm 42). It begins with the writer’s plea for deliverance from enemies and those who are evil and concludes with an affirmation of trust in God.Scripture ReadingThe Prayer of Someone in Exile(Continuation of Psalm 42)1O God, declare me innocent,and defend my cause against the ungodly;deliver me from…
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