Contemplative Bible Reading

Exodus 23:33 (New International Version) Do not let them live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare to you.” God is speaking to His people as they are freed from Egypt and journeying to the land He promised them. […]

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Exodus 40:12-16 (New International Version) 12 “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water. 13 Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest. 14 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics. 15 Anoint […]

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Exodus 23:2-3 (New International Version) 2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, 3 and do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit. Here it is, The Peer Pressure Law. Simply stated, Don’t follow the […]

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Exodus 19:7-8 (New International Version) 7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the LORD had commanded him to speak. 8 The people all responded together, “We will do everything the LORD has said.” So Moses brought their answer back to the LORD. Here […]

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Genesis 27:41 (New International Version) Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” Jacob and Esau were brothers. Like many brothers, they were not alike. It is obvious […]

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Genesis 37:19-32 19 “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.” 21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. […]

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Genesis 24:62-63 (New English Translation) 62 Now Isaac came from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev. 63 He went out to relax in the field in the early evening. Then he looked up and saw that there were camels approaching. Ah. This is something I should do more often. Relax in […]

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Genesis 39:2-4 (New International Version) 2 The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became […]

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Genesis 24:12 (New International Version) Then he prayed, “O LORD, God of my master Abraham, give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. Such a simple prayer, such a simple request: give me success today. This is easy to abuse. I’ll play the lottery and ask God for success. I’ll try all […]

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Job 30:1 (New International Version) But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. The book of Job is filled with eloquent speeches, and those speeches contain countless wonderful phrases on which to contemplate. I could comment on nothing but such phrases for […]

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