Contemplative Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 1:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all the people of Israel while they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were camped in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between Paran on one side and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab on the other. 2 Normally it […]

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Deuteronomy 31:12 New International Version – Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. New Living Translation – Call them all together—men, women, children, and the foreigners living in your towns—so they […]

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Deuteronomy 8:19-20 (New Living Translation) 19 “But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed. 20 Just as the LORD has destroyed other nations in your path, you also will be destroyed if you refuse to […]

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Numbers 31:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 Then the LORD said to Moses, 2 “On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.” I was once associated with a contract in which many employees were told, “Work faster to finish […]

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Numbers 5:6 (New Living Translation) “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people—men or women—betray the LORD by doing wrong to another person, they are guilty. Have I done something wrong to another person? Yes. Do I sometimes do something wrong to another person? Well, yes, but not as […]

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Genesis 2:15-17 (New Living Translation) 15 The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. 16 But the LORD God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— 17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its […]

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Genesis 4:7 (New Living Translation) You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.” What a picture drawn by these words: Sin is […]

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Exodus 25:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them. This is the second time that I write a post on these two verses. This time, I have to ask […]

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Job 19:4 (New Living Translation) Even if I have sinned, that is my concern, not yours. This is Job talking a long time ago in a place far, far away. Suppose a Christian near me said this. Would I agree with him? Yes: It is none of my business how he lives. No: He is […]

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Isaiah 53:3 (New Living Translation) He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. This is a prophecy from Isaiah. The “He” discussed is Jesus (some believe otherwise, but I read this […]

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