Today's Reading | October 18, 2024
Isaiah 11:1-16
Introduction Isaiah 11:1–16: Today’s reading is a prophecy of hope for the Israelites who have been oppressed by the Assyrians. The Assyrian oppression and attack are described in Isaiah 10, and yesterday’s reading, Isaiah 5:26–30, included a warning of this attack. Now Isaiah gives an oracle about a new king who will arise, a descendant of David. This king’s reign…
READ MORE
Latest Daily Bible Readings
October 10, 2022
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…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
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…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
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…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
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…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
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…
READ MOREOctober 10, 2022
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…
READ MORESupport the Bible cause
Help share the Bible with those who have yet to meet Jesus.
