Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Chronicles 21:30 (New Living Translation) 30 But David was not able to go there to inquire of God, because he was terrified by the drawn sword of the angel of the Lord. This is the conclusion of the (hi)story of God sending an angel to destroy Jerusalem as punishment for one of David’s sins. […]

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1 Chronicles 29:19 (New Living Translation) 19 Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations. David is praying. David asks God to give things to his son Solomon. I love this phrase […]

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1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (New Living Translation) 9 There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful. 10 He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my […]

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1 Kings 8:41-43 (New Living Translation) 41 “In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands because of your name, 42 for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward […]

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2 Samuel 14:14 (New Living Translation) 14 All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him. In this (hi)story, […]

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Numbers 1:5-15 (New Living Translation) 5 “These are the tribes and the names of the leaders who will assist you:Reuben Elizur son of Shedeur6 Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai7 Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab8 Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar9 Zebulun Eliab son of Helon10 Ephraim son of Joseph Elishama son of AmmihudManasseh son of Joseph […]

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Exodus 4:20 (New Living Translation) 20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God. This is part of the (hi)story of God sending Moses back to Egypt to bring God’s people out of captivity and […]

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Exodus 4:10-12 (New Living Translation) 10 But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.” 11 Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether […]

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Exodus 5:1 (New Living Translation) 1 After this presentation to Israel’s leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honor in the wilderness.” This is part of the (hi)story […]

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Exodus 4:3 (New Living Translation) 3 “Throw it down on the ground,” the Lord told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back. This is part of the (hi)story of God charging Moses to go to Egypt and be God’s spokesman to bring the people out of Egypt. […]

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