Contemplative Bible Reading

Zechariah 7:8-10 (New Living Translation) 8 Then this message came to Zechariah from the Lord: 9 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another. 10 Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other. God tells the […]

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Zechariah 3:3-4 (New Living Translation) 3 Jeshua’s clothing was filthy as he stood there before the angel. 4 So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said, “See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.” […]

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Zechariah 8:19 (New Living Translation) “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The traditional fasts and times of mourning you have kept in early summer, midsummer, autumn, and winter are now ended. They will become festivals of joy and celebration for the people of Judah. So love truth and peace. God is speaking […]

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Zechariah 8:23 (New Living Translation) “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” This […]

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Zechariah 8:16 (New Living Translation) But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. Speaking through the prophet, God is telling the people how to live in a way to will be good for them. Step Number 1: […]

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Zechariah 8:16-17 (New Living Translation) 16 But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace. 17 Don’t scheme against each other. Stop your love of telling lies that you swear are the truth. I hate all these things, […]

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Zechariah 7:10 (New Living Translation) Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other. Notice the “do not” items mentioned in the first sentence. They are horrible—oppressing the helpless. These are obviously bad. How did the second sentence come right after the first. “Scheming against one another.” First, […]

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Zechariah 9:9-10 (New Living Translation) 9 Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt. 10 I will remove the battle chariots from Israel and the warhorses from Jerusalem. […]

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Zechariah 14:12 (New Living Translation) And the Lord will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. As I read this, it hit me—this is a […]

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Zechariah 8: (New International Version 2011) 3 This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, and the mountain of the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.” 4 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Once again men and […]

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