Contemplative Bible Reading

Philippians 1:9 (American Standard Version) And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; I delve back into the American Standard Version translation as I find its wording fascinating here. It seems that love is part of discernment. I believe that “discernment” here means the ability […]

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Deuteronomy 15:4-5 (New Living Translation) 4 “There should be no poor among you, for the Lord your God will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you as a special possession. 5 You will receive this blessing if you are careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God that I […]

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Deuteronomy 14:28-29 (New Living Translation) 28 “At the end of every third year, bring the entire tithe of that year’s harvest and store it in the nearest town. 29 Give it to the Levites, who will receive no allotment of land among you, as well as to the foreigners living among you, the orphans, and […]

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Deuteronomy 10:16 (New Living Translation) 14 “Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the Lord your God. 15 Yet the Lord chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today. 16 Therefore, change your […]

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Luke 24:24 (American Standard Version) And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. I am using the American Standard Version of the Bible for today’s verse. It has a certain twist to the words that struck […]

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Deuteronomy 4:19 (New Living Translation) And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth. God’s creation is marvelous, wonderful, still beyond our comprehension (Sorry climatologists as you […]

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Deuteronomy 2:25 (New Living Translation) Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear. This is the LORD speaking to His people as they are about to enter the land He promised them. Those who study warfare and […]

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Leviticus 23:3 (New Living Translation) You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of complete rest, an official day for holy assembly. It is the Lord’s Sabbath day, and it must be observed wherever you live. God commands His people to do something special on […]

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Leviticus 8:14-15 (New Living Translation) 14 Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull’s head, 15 and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He […]

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