Contemplative Bible Reading

Obadiah 1:8 (New Living Translation) 8 At that time not a single wise person will be left in the whole land of Edom,” says the Lord. “For on the mountains of EdomI will destroy everyone who has understanding. God is speaking to the people through the prophet Obadiah. Bad things are coming for Edom. This […]

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Amos 7:14-15 (New Living Translation) 14 But Amos replied, “I’m not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one. I’m just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees. 15 But the Lord called me away from my flock and told me, ‘Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.’ Amos […]

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Amos 5:21 (New Living Translation) 21 “I hate all your show and pretense—the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. pretense: verb, the act of behaving in a certain way to make something that is not true appear real. It is a false show, a fabricated claim, or an insincere attempt to hide one’s […]

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Ezekiel 9:9 (New Living Translation) 9 Then he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see it! The Lord has abandoned the land!’ God is speaking to […]

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Jeremiah 30:11 (New Living Translation) 11 For I am with you and will save you,” says the Lord. “I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; I cannot let you go unpunished.” God is talking to the people […]

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Jeremiah 14:11-12 (New Living Translation) 11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for these people anymore. 12 When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.” God […]

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Jeremiah 11:13 (New Living Translation) 13 Look now, people of Judah; you have as many gods as you have towns. You have as many altars of shame—altars for burning incense to your god Baal—as there are streets in Jerusalem. God is speaking to the people through the prophet Jeremiah. It seems there are problems with […]

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Isaiah 45:18 (New Living Translation) 18 For the Lord is God,and he created the heavens and earthand put everything in place.He made the world to be lived in,not to be a place of empty chaos.“I am the Lord,” he says,“and there is no other. Here is the description or definition of Jehovah God (my phrase). […]

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2 Chronicles 26:5 (New Living Translation) 5 Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success. This is part of the (hi)story of the kings of Judah, i.e., God’s people. Here we have King Uzziah—a […]

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2 Chronicles 23:11 (New Living Translation) 11 Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out Joash, the king’s son, placed the crown on his head, and presented him with a copy of God’s laws. They anointed him and proclaimed him king, shouting, “Long live the king!” This is part of the (hi)story of the kings of […]

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