Contemplative Bible Reading

Psalm 103:14 (New Living Translation) 14 For he knows how weak we are;he remembers we are only dust. Whoa. This isn’t a very flattery description of us folks. The writer is describing the LORD God. God knows us since he created us. We are weak and only dust. Well, I sweep dust and dirt out […]

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Judges 6:13 (New Living Translation) 13 “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The Lord brought us up out of Egypt’? But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over […]

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Joshua 23:7-8 (New Living Translation) 7 Make sure you do not associate with the other people still remaining in the land. Do not even mention the names of their gods, much less swear by them or serve them or worship them. 8 Rather, cling tightly to the Lord your God as you have done until […]

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Judges 10:13-14 (New Living Translation) 13 Yet you have abandoned me and served other gods. So I will not rescue you anymore. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!” Sometimes life is tough. Sometimes we stray from the people who truly love […]

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Deuteronomy 28:47-48 (New Living Translation) 47 If you do not serve the Lord your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received, 48 you will serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The Lord will put an […]

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Judges 9:22-23 (New Living Translation) 22 After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years, 23 God sent a spirit that stirred up trouble between Abimelech and the leading citizens of Shechem, and they revolted. This is part of the (hi)story of the Judges who ruled Israel before the kings. The fellow named Abimelech ruled […]

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Deuteronomy 26:5 (New Living Translation) 5 “You must then say in the presence of the Lord your God, ‘My ancestor Jacob was a wandering Aramean who went to live as a foreigner in Egypt. His family arrived few in number, but in Egypt they became a large and mighty nation. God is speaking to the […]

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Judges 10:11-12 (New Living Translation) 11 The Lord replied, “Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, and I rescued you.” This is a long list of rescues. God is […]

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Deuteronomy 24:5 (New Living Translation) 5 “A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married.” These are the regulations to people were to follow. From time to time, […]

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Deuteronomy 21:18-21 (New Living Translation) 18 “Suppose a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother, even though they discipline him. 19 In such a case, the father and mother must take the son to the elders as they hold court at the town gate. 20 The parents […]

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