Contemplative Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 13:10 (New Living Translation) 10 Stone the guilty ones to death because they have tried to draw you away from the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery. Moses is passing the law from God to the people. Earlier, Moses warned of people who would say, […]

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Numbers 16:12-13 (New Living Translation) 12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, “We refuse to come before you! 13 Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat […]

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Leviticus 5:3 (New Living Translation) 3 Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt. Look at this part of the law given in Leviticus. The phrase “you must admit your guilt” is repeated often. Later, people are told to confess […]

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Exodus 34:28 (New Living Translation) 28 Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments—on the stone tablets. Moses is on Mt Sinai with Jehovah God. Jehovah […]

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Ezekiel 34:5-6 (New Living Translation) 5 So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal. 6 They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them. God is talking to […]

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Exodus 32:27-28 (New Living Translation) 27 Moses told them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Each of you, take your swords and go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other. Kill everyone—even your brothers, friends, and neighbors.” 28 The Levites obeyed Moses’ command, and about 3,000 […]

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Exodus 32:20 (New Living Translation) 25 Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies. This is part of the (hi)story of Moses, God, the Ten Commandments and all those things. Moses came down from the mountain where God gave the law. Moses finds […]

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Judges 6:14 (New Living Translation) 14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” God is speaking to Gideon who is about to fight against the oppressive Midianites. This is part of the (hi)story where they have only 300 […]

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Exodus 28:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my priests. 2 Make sacred garments for Aaron that are glorious and beautiful. 3 Instruct all the […]

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Exodus 11:1 (New Living Translation) 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will strike Pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow. After that, Pharaoh will let you leave this country. In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you that he will force you all to leave. God’s […]

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