Today's Reading | October 14, 2024
Isaiah 2:1–5
Introduction Isaiah 2:1–5: In today’s reading, Isaiah describes how God will draw new people from all the world’s nations to his Temple in Jerusalem. They will come and learn and walk in the ways of the LORD. The reading features a vision of the future Jerusalem and everlasting peace. It concludes with a call to God’s current people of Israel…
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Mark 15:42-47
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionMark 15:42-47: Joseph of Arimathea approaches Pilate and asks to remove the body of Jesus from the cross. He arranges to have Jesus buried in a tomb. Two women watch and see where Jesus’s body is placed.Scripture ReadingThe Burial of Jesus(Matthew 27.57-61; Luke 23.50-56; John 19.38-42)42-43It was toward evening when Joseph of Arimathea arrived. He…
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Psalm 42
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionPsalm 42: This psalm opens Book Two of the Psalter. Book Two, which concludes with Psalm 72, provides words of hope for a community facing exile. In today’s reading, the writer seeks to overcome the feeling of being alienated from God and expresses trust in God as savior.Scripture ReadingBOOK TWO(Psalms 42–72)The Prayer of Someone in Exile1As…
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Mark 15:1-41
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionMark 15:1-41: Jesus is questioned by Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. Jesus is sentenced to death, and he is tortured and mocked and nailed to a cross. At noon the sky turns dark; and three hours later, Jesus calls out to God and dies.Scripture ReadingJesus before Pilate(Matthew 27.1,2,11-14; Luke 23.1-5; John 18.28-38)1Early in the…
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Psalm 33
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionPsalm 33: Today’s reading opens with an exhortation to shout for joy, to praise and thank the LORD, and to sing a new song to him. Assurance of the LORD’s constant love comes from trusting in and obeying the LORD.Scripture ReadingA Song of Praise1All you that are righteous,shout for joy for what the Lord has done;praise…
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Mark 14:32-72
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionMark 14:32-72: Jesus goes to pray in Gethsemane (an area on a lower slope of the Mount of Olives), and the disciples fall asleep. Jesus is arrested and brought before the Council of chief priests, elders, and teachers of the Law, where he is put on trial.Scripture ReadingJesus Prays in Gethsemane(Matthew 26.36-46; Luke 22.39-46)32They came…
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Job 42:1-17
God’s Renewing Word of PrayerIntroductionJob 42:1-17: The Book of Job is the story of a good and righteous man who suffers total disaster—he loses all his children and property and is afflicted with a repulsive disease. Then, in a series of poetic dialogues, Job’s friends and Job himself react to these calamities. Job cannot understand how God could allow such…
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