Contemplative Bible Reading

Exodus 35:34-36:1 (New Living Translation) 34 And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others. 35 The Lord has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel […]

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Exodus 32 (New Living Translation) 9 Then the Lord said, “I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are. 10 Now leave me alone so my fierce anger can blaze against them, and I will destroy them. Then I will make you, Moses, into a great nation.” 11 But Moses tried to pacify the Lord his God. […]

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Genesis 41:37-38 (New Living Translation) 37 Joseph’s suggestions were well received by Pharaoh and his officials. 38 So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” Joseph had impressed Pharaoh, so Pharaoh replies in verse 38. Notice what Pharaoh believes: There is a […]

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Exodus 16:4-5 (New Living Translation) 4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow […]

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Psalms 25:7 (New Living Translation) Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O Lord. David wrote this Psalm. He asks God for something quite selfish, but I find myself asking the same thing. David asks God to remember God’s love […]

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Psalm 27:4 (New Living Translation) The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. This is the prayer of a warrior—a man who was not allowed […]

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Nehemiah 13:31b Remember me, O my God, for good. Nehemiah prayed often. Sometimes about big things and sometimes about little things. One of the lessons I learned from Nehemiah is that with God there are probably fewer little and big things than there are with me. One of the prayers Nehemiah says several times is […]

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Genesis 14:22-23 (New English Translation) 22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow 23 that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can […]

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Genesis 4:17 (New English Translation) 4:17 Cain had marital relations with his wife, and she became pregnant43 and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch Okay, here is my (probably silly) theory on where these other people came from: I think the Garden of […]

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Genesis 4:6-7 (New English Translation) 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast? 7 Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires […]

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