Contemplative Bible Reading

Psalm 106:32-33 (New Living Translation) 32 At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord, causing Moses serious trouble.33 They made Moses angry, and he spoke foolishly. This is part of the (hi)story of the people wandering the desert before entering the land promised to them by God. It mentions the incident at Meribah. The people complained […]

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2 Chronicles 23:1 (New Living Translation) 1 In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest summoned his courage and made a pact with five army commanders: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zicri. This is part of the (hi)story […]

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2 Chronicles 20:17 (New Living Translation) 17 But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you! God is […]

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Psalm 50:23 (New Living Translation) 23 But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God. God is speaking to people through the writer Asaph. These sentences are part of God chastising the wicked. There isn’t much good to say. […]

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Job 42:7-10 (New Living Translation) 7 After the Lord had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has. 8 So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant […]

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Psalm 89:14 (New Living Translation) 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants. There are many things about God recorded in the Bible. We learn that God has limitless strength. God has limitless knowledge. God is everywhere at once for all time. And on […]

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2 Chronicles 16:9a (New Living Translation) 9 The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. This is part of the (hi)story of the kings of Judah. Asa is the king in Judah. He made a treaty with the king of Aram to […]

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Isaiah 2:4a (New Living Translation) 4 The Lord will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. God is talking to the people of Judah and Jerusalem through the prophet Isaiah. This is in “the last days” when the place will be “the most important place on earth.” I thought Washington D.C. was the most […]

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2 Chronicles 2:12 (New Living Translation) 12 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger was turned away, and he did not destroy him completely. There were still some good things in the land of Judah. Rehoboam was a son of King Solomon and the new King of a kingdom that had shrunk to just the […]

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2 Kings 17:26 (New Living Translation) 26 So a message was sent to the king of Assyria: “The people you have resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know the customs of the god of the land. He has sent lions among them to destroy them because they have not worshiped him correctly.” This […]

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