Weekly Bible Reading – Week 39
We have finally made it! For months, we have walked through the story of Israel. We watched God call Abraham out of Ur, rescue his descendants from Egypt, bring them […]
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Weekly Bible Reading – Week 38
We are getting very close to the end of the Old Testament. The exile has ended. Some of God’s people have returned to Jerusalem. The temple is being rebuilt. But […]
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 […]
Weekly Bible Reading – Week 36
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 […]
Weekly Bible Reading – Week 35
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 […]
Weekly Bible Reading – Week 34
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, […]
Weekly Bible Reading – Week 33
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 […]
Weekly Bible Reading – Week 32
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 […]
Weekly Bible Reading – Week 31
Last week, Isaiah lifted our eyes beyond Judah’s immediate troubles and showed us the glory of God’s coming salvation. We heard promises of comfort, the suffering Servant who would bear […]