BibleGateway: Isaiah 26 ESV Text: Isaiah 26 Isaiah 26 (Listen) You Keep Him in Perfect Peace 26:1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:   “We have a strong city;    he sets… Often in this world we see evil grow and we see the wicked thrive. Often in this world the faithful people of God suffer various hardships. The Lord sees all of it. In His own good time He will judge His enemies, and He will deliver His faithful people.

BibleGateway: Genesis 36 ESV Text: Genesis 36 Genesis 36 (Listen) Esau’s Descendants 36:1 These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite,… Moses records the genealogy of the Edomites, the descendants of Esau.

BibleGateway: Ephesians 5 ESV Text: Ephesians 5 Ephesians 5 (Listen) Walk in Love 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us,… Paul exhorts the Ephesian believers to imitate God, to walk in love for one another, and to avoid sin. Wives are to submit to their husbands as the church submits to Christ. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the church.

BibleGateway: Proverbs 9 ESV Text: Proverbs 9 Proverbs 9 (Listen) The Way of Wisdom 9:1   Wisdom has built her house;    she has hewn her seven pillars.2   She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine;    she has also… Solomon personifies wisdom as a woman and teaches the way of wisdom. In contrast, he personifies folly as a woman and describes the way of folly.

BibleGateway: Psalm 34 ESV Text: Psalm 34 Psalm 34 (Listen) Taste and See That the Lord Is Good 1 Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and… Read 1 Samuel 21:10-15 for the occasion of the writing of Psalm 34. David praises the Lord for delivering him from his enemies.

BibleGateway: Genesis 35 ESV Text: Genesis 35 Genesis 35 (Listen) God Blesses and Renames Jacob 35:1 God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who… The Lord changes the name of Jacob to Israel and repeats to him the messianic promise. Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin. Isaac dies; Esau and Jacob bury him.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 12 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 12 1 Samuel 12 (Listen) Samuel’s Farewell Address 12:1 And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to… In his old age, Samuel addresses the people, urging them to obey the Lord. Samuel tells the people that their request for a king was wicked and the people acknowledge it.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 11 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 11 1 Samuel 11 (Listen) Saul Defeats the Ammonites 11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash,… Under the leadership of King Saul, Israel defeats the Ammonites. Samuel renews the kingdom of Saul at Gilgal and the people are loyal to Saul.

BibleGateway: Ephesians 4 ESV Text: Ephesians 4 Ephesians 4 (Listen) Unity in the Body of Christ 4:1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to… All believers are united in the body of Christ, our head. The Lord sends ministers to equip believers for the work of building up the body. Paul exhorts believers to reflect their faith in their actions.

BibleGateway: 1 Kings 19 ESV Text: 1 Kings 19 1 Kings 19 (Listen) Elijah Flees Jezebel 19:1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.… Threatened by Queen Jezebel, Elijah flees for his life. Frustrated and depressed, Elijah asks the Lord to end his life. The Lord commands Elijah to anoint new kings over Syria and over Israel and to anoint Elisha as prophet. The Lord informs Elijah that seven thousand Israelites remain faithful to the Lord.