Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Chronicles 13:2–3 (New Living Translation) 2 Then he (King David) addressed the entire assembly of Israel as follows: “If you approve and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send messages to all the Israelites throughout the land, including the priests and Levites in their towns and pasturelands. Let […]

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1 Kings 9:8-9 (New Living Translation) 8 “And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled and will gasp in horror. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’ 9 “And the answer will be, ‘Because his people abandoned the […]

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Luke 4:22 (New Living Translation) Everyone spoke well of him (Jesus) and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” Jesus had just begun the time in His life when we went to the local religious schools (synagogues) to teach. That was […]

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Matthew 9:36 (New Living Translation) When he (Jesus) saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Jesus saw the crowds. He felt compassion. Let’s examine the dictionary and try to understand the amazing meaning of this sentence and how it describes our Savior. Compassion […]

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Genesis 2:18–20 (New Living Translation) 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them […]

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Isaiah 2:1-5 (New Living Translation) 1 Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot—yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,the Spirit of counsel and might,the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.3 […]

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Genesis 41:50 (New Living Translation) During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. This is a key part of the (hi)story of Joseph in Egypt. He married Asenath. They had two sons: Manasseh and Ephraim. […]

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Hebrews 2:16-18 (New Living Translation) 16 We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham. 17 Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High […]

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