Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Samuel 19:23-24 (New Living Translation) 23 But on the way to Naioth in Ramah the Spirit of God came even upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy all the way to Naioth! 24 He tore off his clothes and lay naked on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the presence of Samuel. […]

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1 Samuel 19:4  (New Living Translation) The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The king must not sin against his servant David,” Jonathan said. “He’s never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could. I find this to be […]

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1 Samuel 17:45-47 (New Living Translation) 45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you […]

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Joshua 2:8-11 (New Living Translation) 8 Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. 9 “I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror. 10 For we have heard […]

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Deuteronomy 34:12 (New Living Translation) With mighty power, Moses performed terrifying acts in the sight of all Israel. I like the words used in this translation. Moses terrified the people. Moses had a difficult job. That is an understatement as Moses had a job that, without the help of Jehovah God, was impossible. He was […]

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Judges 13:6 (New Living Translation) The woman ran and told her husband, “A man of God appeared to me! He looked like on of God’s angels, terrifying to see. I didn’t ask where he was from, and he didn’t tell me his name. We seem to think that angels are glorious. We show our children […]

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Deuteronomy 23:1-2 (New English Translation) 23:1 A man with crushed or severed genitals may not enter the assembly of the LORD. 23:2 A person of illegitimate birth may not enter the assembly of the LORD; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so. This is harsh. Certain people with physical differences […]

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Joshua 24:27 (New English Translation) Joshua said to all the people, “Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.” Joshua tells the people that the stone heard what the LORD said. The […]

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Deuteronomy 12:1-3 (New English Translation) 12:1 These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to obey as long as you live in the land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess. 12:2 You must by all means destroy all the places where the nations you are about to […]

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Leviticus 26:36  (New Living Translation) And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies. You will live in such fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though fleeing from a sword, and you will fall […]

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