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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

Eliphaz continues to insist, wrongly, that Job’s suffering is the of result of some secret sin that Job has committed. On the other hand, he argues, the Lord will reward faithfulness.

BibleGateway: Job 5 ESV Text: Job 5 Job 5 (Listen) 5:1   “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?    To which of the holy ones will you turn?2   Surely vexation kills the fool,    and jealousy slays the simple.3   I have seen the fool taking root,    but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.4   His children are far from safety;    they are crushed in the… 

In a misguided attempt to comfort Job, Eliphaz reminds Job of his faithfulness in the past. He argues that righteous people do not experience suffering. Therefore, Job must have sinned in some way to have merited his present suffering.

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BibleGateway: Job 4 ESV Text: Job 4 Job 4 (Listen) Eliphaz Speaks: The Innocent Prosper 4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 2   “If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?    Yet who can… 

In his misery, Job curses the day of his birth.

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BibleGateway: Job 3 ESV Text: Job 3 Job 3 (Listen) Job Laments His Birth 3:1 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said: 3   “Let the day perish on… 

Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, becomes King of Judah. The king of Egypt deposes Jehoahaz from the throne and replaces him with Jehoiakim. Nebuchadnezzar captures Jehoiakim and carries him to Babylon, along with some of the vessels of the temple. Jehoiachin, son of Jehoiakim, becomes King of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar carries him to Babylon along with the vessels of the temple. Zedekiah becomes King of Judah. Babylon captures and burns Jerusalem. The Lord raises up Cyrus, King of Persia, to rebuild His temple.

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BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 36 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 36 2 Chronicles 36 (Listen) Judah’s Decline 36:1 The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in… 

Josiah, son of Amon, becomes King of Judah. Josiah is faithful to the Lord. Hilkiah the priest discovers the Book of the Law and sends it to Josiah. Huldah the prophetess prophesies disaster on Judah. Josiah reads the Book of the Law to all the people and reforms Judah according to the Word of the Lord.

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BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 34 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 34 2 Chronicles 34 (Listen) Josiah Reigns in Judah 34:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 And… 

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, becomes King of Judah. Unlike his father before him, Manasseh leads the people into idolatry. Manasseh repents of his idolatry and commands the people to serve the Lord only. Manasseh dies and Amon, his son, becomes King of Judah. Amon is unfaithful to the Lord. His servants assassinate him.

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BibleGateway: 2 Chronicles 33 ESV Text: 2 Chronicles 33 2 Chronicles 33 (Listen) Manasseh Reigns in Judah 33:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 And…