Contemplative Bible Reading

Genesis 39:2-4 (New International Version) 2 The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became […]

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Genesis 24:12 (New International Version) Then he prayed, “O LORD, God of my master Abraham, give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. Such a simple prayer, such a simple request: give me success today. This is easy to abuse. I’ll play the lottery and ask God for success. I’ll try all […]

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Job 11:14 (New American Standard Bible) If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents; Romans 6:12 (New American Standard Bible) Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, Genesis 4:7 (New American Standard Bible) “If you […]

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Genesis 9:1-2 (New International Version) 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along […]

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Genesis 11:28 (New International Version) While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. This comes from one of those chapters in the Bible listing genealogies. Other verses from this chapter include: 14 When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of […]

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1 John 2:15-17 (New International Version) 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world — the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has […]

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Genesis 1:14-15 (New International Version) 14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on […]

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Exodus 7:1 (New International Version) Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. Moses didn’t really want to talk to Pharoah. He made lots of excuses. God kept encouraging Moses. He gave Moses the ability to perform miracles that would […]

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Genesis 22:8 (New International Version) Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. This passage is from the story of when God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham obeys, and God intervenes at the right moment after He sees […]

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