Today's Reading | October 24, 2024
Amos 2:1-16
Introduction Amos 2:1–16: Today’s reading continues with pronouncements of God’s judgment. Along with Israel’s neighbors, Judah and Israel also are to be judged for their sins. Today’s Key Verse: Amos 2:10 [The LORD said:] “I brought you out of Egypt, led you through the desert for forty years, and gave you the land of the Amorites to be your own.”…
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John 12:12-36a
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 12:12-36a: Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem is compared to a humble king as described in Zechariah 9:9, which is quoted in verse 15. The crowd greets him with palm branches and with praises. Some Greeks were also in Jerusalem at the time and ask to see Jesus. Today’s reading concludes with Jesus speaking about his death,…
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Hosea 9:1-16
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionHosea 9:1-16: Today’s reading begins with Hosea’s speech in which he foretells of Israel’s punishment. The LORD’s judgment and the consequences of the people’s sinfulness are described.Scripture ReadingHosea Announces Punishment for Israel1People of Israel, stop celebrating your festivals like pagans. You have turned away from your God and have been unfaithful to him. All over…
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John 12:1-11
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 12:1-11: Mary anoints Jesus with expensive perfume for which Judas criticizes her. Jesus affirms Mary’s action and rejects Judas’s interpretation. The reading concludes with the religious leaders making plans to kill Lazarus whom Jesus had raised from death.Scripture ReadingJesus Is Anointed at Bethany(Matthew 26.6-13; Mark 14.3-9)1Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, the…
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Hosea 4:11—5:15
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionHosea 4:11—5:15: The LORD condemns Israel’s pagan worship practices and idolatry, and the people are to be punished for their sinfulness. Today’s reading concludes with a claim that the people will seek the LORD after they have suffered enough.Scripture ReadingThe Lord Condemns Pagan Worship11The Lord says, “Wine, both old and new, is robbing my people…
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John 11:45-57
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 11:45-57: The raising of Lazarus causes division among the Jews, and the religious authorities make plans to arrest and kill Jesus.Scripture ReadingThe Plot against Jesus(Matthew 26.1-5; Mark 14.1,2; Luke 22.1,2)45Many of the people who had come to visit Mary saw what Jesus did, and they believed in him. 46But some of them returned to the…
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Hosea 3:1—4:10
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionHosea 3:1—4:10: Hosea is told to love his unfaithful wife, and his love for her is to demonstrate the LORD’s continuing love for unfaithful Israel. Accusations against Israel and its priests are cited.Scripture ReadingHosea and the Unfaithful Woman1The Lord said to me, “Go again and show your love for a woman who is committing adultery…
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