Today’s scripture contains one of the Bible stories every child loves to hear in Sunday School and read in their Bible storybooks: Daniel in the lions’ den. (Daniel 6). This is not just a story for children. There is much wisdom and inspiration for adults as well. Daniel has done well as a Jewish exile. …
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Read-Through-The-Bible [09.18.19]
Today we moved back to the storyline of the history of Israel. Remember, Job was written during the time of the exile, even though he lived much earlier. Jerusalem lies desolate, destroyed. The people are discouraged, wondering how long God will hide His face in punishment for their sins. We pick up with a few …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.14.19]
Today’s read is just three short chapters. In Job 22, Eliphaz speaks one last time, still convinced that Job is hiding wickedness in his heart. He does not believe his friend is as righteous as he claims. In fact, he makes specific allegations against Job, which Job will later address (and deny). Eliphaz maintains his …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.11.19]
Today is the anniversary of one of America’s greatest tragedies, the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, which took the lives of nearly 3,000 people and caused the physical, mental and emotional suffering of thousands more. And even the rest of us who did not personally know someone who died in the attacks or witnessed it personally …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.08.19]
Today we began the book of Job. There are 42 chapters in this book, and it will take us 10 days to read it. The events of this book occurred before or around the time of the patriarchs like Abraham, but the publishers of this chronological Bible place it here because of when they believe …
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