Contemplative Bible Reading

2 Samuel 14:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 Joab realized how much the king longed to see Absalom. 2 So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don’t put on lotions. Act like a woman who […]

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2 Chronicles 24:15-16 (New Living Translation) 15 Jehoiada lived to a very old age, finally dying at 130. 16 He was buried among the kings in the City of David, because he had done so much good in Israel for God and his Temple. So ends the life of Jehoiada the priest. One of his […]

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1 Kings 15:11,14b (New Living Translation) Asa did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, as his ancestor David had done…Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life. I break with tradition in this blog with how I quote the scriptures in this post. I skip a few sentences and add half […]

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1 Samuel 3:19-20 (New Living Translation) 19 As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable. 20 And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord. All Israel knew that Samuel was […]

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1 Kings 18:45-46 (New Living Translation) 45 And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel. 46 Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the […]

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Deuteronomy 34:10-12 (New Living Translation) 10 There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. 11 The Lord sent him to perform all the miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and his entire land. 12 With mighty power, […]

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1 Chronicles 16:19-22 (New Living Translation) 19 He (God) said this when you were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.20 They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.21 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:22 “Do not touch my chosen people, […]

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Deuteronomy 32:20-21a (New Living Translation) 20 He said, ‘I will abandon them;then see what becomes of them.For they are a twisted generation,children without integrity.21 They have roused my jealousy by worshiping things that are not God; God is speaking to the people through Moses. One condemnation about the people is that they are children without […]

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