Contemplative Bible Reading

Judges 7:10-11 (New Living Translation) 10 But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah. 11 Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly encouraged. Then you will be eager to attack.” This is one of the little-known verses in the (hi)story of Gideon. […]

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Joshua 24:9-10 (New Living Translation) 9 Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, started a war against Israel. He summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you, 10 but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak. Note how God rescued his people […]

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Deuteronomy 28:10 (New Living Translation) 9 “If you obey the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways, the Lord will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do. 10 Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the Lord, […]

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Deuteronomy 7:5 (New Living Translation) This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols. The “God of the Old Testament” is often criticized as inventing the concept of pillage and burn and such (sort of silly that […]

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Deuteronomy 4:15-16 (New Living Translation) 15 “But be very careful! You did not see the Lord’s form on the day he spoke to you from the heart of the fire at Mount Sinai. 16 So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form… Jehovah God gives a strict warning to His people. […]

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Deuteronomy 1:42 (New Living Translation) “But the Lord told me to tell you, ‘Do not attack, for I am not with you. If you go ahead on your own, you will be crushed by your enemies.’ This was a warning from Jehovah to His people. This is a warning to all of us today. If […]

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Numbers 35:34 (New Living Translation) You must not defile the land where you live, for I live there myself. I am the Lord, who lives among the people of Israel. The LORD God Jehovah had a strict warning to the people He had chosen. He was to live in the land with them. Therefore, they […]

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Numbers 15:37-41 (New Living Translation) 37 Then the Lord said to Moses, 38 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord. 39 When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey […]

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Leviticus 18:2-3 (New Living Translation) 2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. I am the Lord your God. 3 So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life. […]

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Psalm 39:12 (New Living Translation) Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cries for help! Don’t ignore my tears. For I am your guest— a traveler passing through, as my ancestors were before me. This is the life of a Christian. I am a traveler passing through this place. It is not my home. […]

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