Contemplative Bible Reading

Leviticus 17:7 (Christian Standard Bible) 7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons that they have prostituted themselves with. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their generations. And now we have the goat-demons. It appears that God’s people had been offering sacrifices to these goat-demons. The people had done […]

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Exodus 2:11-12 (New Living Translation) 11 Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews. 12 After looking in all directions to make […]

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Leviticus 20:8 (Christian Standard Bible) 8 Keep my statutes and do them; I am the Lord who sets you apart. The people of God are different. They were different in the Old Testament times and, I believe we are different from the rest of the people in the world today. Note, I am not writing […]

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Genesis 21:17 (New Living Translation) 17 But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. This is part of the (hi)story of Hagar fleeing the household of Abraham with her son […]

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Luke 2:38 (New Living Translation) 38 She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem. This is part of the (hi)story of Anna. She was an 84-year-old widow who stayed […]

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Matthew 4:19 (American Standard Version) 19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. This is a famous statement from Jesus to Peter and his brother Andrew. These brothers were commercial fishermen. Jesus told them that they would no longer seek fish from the sea but […]

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Leviticus 7:12 (New English Translation) 12 If he presents it on account of thanksgiving, along with the thank-offering sacrifice he must present unleavened loaves mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers smeared with olive oil, and well-soaked, ring-shaped loaves made of choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil. I was reading the New English Translation when […]

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Exodus 7:22 (New Living Translation) 22 But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned water into blood. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted. This is part of the (hi)story of Moses’ negotiations with Pharaoh and the attempts […]

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