Contemplative Bible Reading

Genesis 12:6-7 (New Living Translation) 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites. 7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” And Abram built an […]

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Exodus 12:33 (New Living Translation) 33 All the Egyptians urged the people of Israel to get out of the land as quickly as possible, for they thought, “We will all die!” This is part of the (hi)story of God pulling the people out of Egypt and sending them to a land promised to them through […]

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Genesis 24:7 (New Living Translation) 7 For the Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my […]

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Exodus 15:26 (New Living Translation) 26 He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I […]

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Genesis 12:1, 4b (New Living Translation) 1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. … 4b Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. God is speaking to Abram; God will later rename him Abraham. […]

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Exodus 16:7a (New Living Translation) 7 In the morning you will see the glory of the Lord… This is part of the (hi)story of the people wandering in the wilderness for 40 years before entering the land God had promised. There are about a million hungry mouths to feed every day, so God has a […]

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Genesis 3:8 (New Living Translation) 8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. There is something about hiding that we people do. There are games we play as children where hiding […]

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Exodus 16:29 (New Living Translation) 29 They must realize that the Sabbath is the Lord’s gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day supply on the sixth day, so there will be enough for two days. On the Sabbath day you must each stay in your place. Do not go out to […]

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Exodus 5:2 (New Living Translation) 2 “Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the Lord? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.” Pharaoh, the most powerful man in this part of the world at this time, is talking to […]

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Exodus 18:10-11 (New Living Translation) 10 “Praise the Lord,” Jethro said, “for he has rescued you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh. Yes, he has rescued Israel from the powerful hand of Egypt! 11 I know now that the Lord is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of […]

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