Weekly Bible Reading – Week 37
I should probably begin this week with a warning: these readings are challenging. Trying to swallow the entire book of Daniel in four days is, frankly, a little insane. Daniel […]
I should probably begin this week with a warning: these readings are challenging. Trying to swallow the entire book of Daniel in four days is, frankly, a little insane. Daniel […]
We have spent several weeks watching everything fall apart. Jerusalem has fallen. The temple has been destroyed. The people have been scattered. Ezekiel has announced judgment after judgment, and by […]
Redemption, Covenant, and the Presence of God Genesis ended with the family of Israel living in Egypt and Joseph lying in a coffin, still trusting God’s promise that one day […]
Welcome to Week 35 of our journey through the Bible. We are now deep into Ezekiel, and if last week introduced us to the strange visions and dramatic signs of […]
We have reached one of the darkest stretches of our journey through the Old Testament. For weeks, Jeremiah has warned Judah that judgment was coming. He pleaded with kings, priests, […]
Last week we spent some extra time getting our bearings in Jeremiah. Because the book is arranged more thematically than chronologically, it can sometimes feel like we are jumping backward […]
I need to apologize in advance because this introduction will be longer than usual. Normally, I try to move quickly into the daily readings, but Jeremiah can become confusing if […]
Promise, Covenant, Family, and Providence Genesis 12-50 shows us how God begins answering the promises introduced in Genesis 1-11. After creation, fall, flood, and Babel, God calls one man, Abram, […]
In one sentence: The Bible is painfully honest that God’s covenant people repeatedly fail, proving that humanity needs more than better rules, leaders, sacrifices, or promises. The Bible does not […]
In one sentence: God draws near to particular people by covenant so that His blessing may flow through them to the world. As you read the Bible, you may notice […]