Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 66:2 (New Living Translation) “I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word. The Lord God Creator blesses those who step back and do not impose their power on others. God blesses those who are saddened when they realize that they have committed wrong. God blesses the simple […]

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Isaiah 38:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.’” 2 […]

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Isaiah 9:7 (New Living Translation) His government and its peace    will never end.He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David    for all eternity.The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies    will make this happen! This is describing the coming government of the… Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. […]

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Isaiah 37:14-15a (New Living Translation) 14 After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed… The enemy was at the gates. There was no natural way that they would be repelled. Isaiah went into the […]

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Isaiah 9:7 (New Living Translation) His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen! The prophet is relaying from God what the future will hold. He, […]

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Isaiah 64:11-12 (English Standard Version) 11 Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, has been burned by fire, and all our pleasant places have become ruins. 12 Will you restrain yourself at these things, O Lord? Will you keep silent, and afflict us so terribly? The prophet is lamenting the horrible state […]

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Isaiah 59:3 Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. (New Living Translation) your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness. (English Standard Version) Permit me to mix English translation of this verse from the prophet Isaiah. The prophet is relaying from God how life will be when […]

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Isaiah 32:1-2 (English Standard Version) 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. 2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. The […]

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Isaiah 29:13 (New Living Translation) And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote. rote: noun – mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned. God’s […]

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Isaiah 29:10 (New Living Translation) For the Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries. God the Creator is punishing the chosen people for their disobedience. The punishment? Deep sleep. Those who are supposed to see, hear, and envision are…well, their minds […]

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