Contemplative Bible Reading

2 Chronicles 19:6-7 (New Living Translation) “Always think carefully before pronouncing judgment. Remember that you do not judge to please people but to please the Lord. He will be with you when you render the verdict in each case. 7 Fear the Lord and judge with integrity, for the Lord our God does not tolerate perverted […]

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2 Chronicles 6:21 (New Living Translation) 21 May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive. King Solomon is praying at the dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem (called “this place” […]

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Exodus 2:19 (New Living Translation)19 “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered. “And then he drew water for us and watered our flocks.” This is part of the (hi)story of Moses. He fled Egypt and found the daughters of Reuel with their flocks. He “rescued” the daughters and their flocks and then watered […]

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Genesis 31:14-15 (New Living Translation) 14 Rachel and Leah responded, “That’s fine with us! We won’t inherit any of our father’s wealth anyway. 15 He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us. Laban was the father of Rachel and […]

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Genesis 1:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. The […]

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Genesis 20:11 (New Living Translation) Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’ This is part of the (hi)story of Abraham and his wife Sarah. For a while, they moved into the territory of King Abimelech of Gerar. Abraham, fearing death, told […]

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

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Genesis 9:5-7 (New Living Translation) 5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. 6 If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. […]

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Exodus 2:18 (New Living Translation) “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered. “And then he drew water for us and watered our flocks.” This is Moses’ future wife talking. Moses had rescued her from some thugs and then watered her flocks for her. Moses must have taken to her deeply and quickly. Moses […]

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1 Samuel 26:5 (New Living Translation) David slipped over to Saul’s camp one night to look around. Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were sleeping inside a ring formed by the slumbering warriors. This is part of the (hi)story of David staying one step ahead of King Saul in Saul’s […]

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