Contemplative Bible Reading

Ezekiel 22:30a (New Living Translation) I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. There is a wall of righteousness—a wall that separates right from wrong. That wall guards a land and safeguards a people. It appears that the wall of righteousness can be built and maintained; it can […]

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Proverbs 17:9 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. Offenses are committed daily. Some persons seem to offend others all the time. What is a good Christian to do? I can gossip about the offense, i.e., I can sort of tell the truth of about […]

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Ezekiel 22:7 (New Living Translation) Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you. The prophet is describing the collapse of a Godly people. The paragraph surrounding this verse includes many things such as these. Simply put, people are taking advantage […]

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Psalm 19:9a (English Standard Version) the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; This is a different way to express the fear of the Lord. “Clean.” What does that mean? The next phrase states that a clean fear endures forever. Things that endure forever have usually achieved some sort of perfection. There are no […]

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1 Chronicles 21:1 (New Living Translation) Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel. Satan attacks King David of Israel. What does Satan do? How does Satan “get at” David? What is the devious plot? What is the frontal onslaught? Satan spurs David to count his […]

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1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (New Living Translation) 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins […]

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Job 1:1 (New Living Translation) There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. Such begins the Old Testament book that recounts the (hi)story of Job. A simple statement that describes the man. Note the […]

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1 Chronicles 12:32 (New Living Translation) From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take. This verse comes from a long listing of persons who decided to follow David as their […]

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