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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The inspired writer lists descendants of Reuben, descendants of Gad, and members of the half-tribe of Manasseh. These are the tribes that settled east of the Jordan.

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 5 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 5 1 Chronicles 5 (Listen) Descendants of Reuben 5:1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be… 

All of the nations of the earth are descended from our father, Adam. All of the people of the earth have inherited a sinful condition from our father, Adam. Through the family of Abraham, the Lord has accomplished righteousness and salvation for all people.

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BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 1 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 1 1 Chronicles 1 (Listen) From Adam to Abraham 1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh; 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5 The sons of Japheth:… 

Psalm 95 is well-known as the source of the Venite (found in “The Order of Matins” in The Lutheran Hymnal). The last several verses of Psalm 95 recount the complaining and rebellion of the people of Israel during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 95 ESV Text: Psalm 95 Psalm 95 (Listen) Let Us Sing Songs of Praise 95:1   Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!2   Let… 

In the final judgment, all who reject the Lord will experience His just wrath. Until then, we pray that the wicked will repent of their wickedness, even as we repent of our wickedness, and receive the grace of the Lord in Christ.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 94 ESV Text: Psalm 94 Psalm 94 (Listen) The Lord Will Not Forsake His People 94:1   O LORD, God of vengeance,    O God of vengeance, shine forth!2   Rise up, O judge of the earth;    repay to the…