BibleGateway: Hebrews 9 ESV Text: Hebrews 9 Hebrews 9 (Listen) The Earthly Holy Place 9:1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. 2 For a tent1 was prepared, the… Jesus Christ is a greater Priest than those of the Old Testament, and His covenant also is greater than theirs. He has redeemed us by His own blood.

BibleGateway: Galatians 3 ESV Text: Galatians 3 Galatians 3 (Listen) By Faith, or by Works of the Law? 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly… Is salvation by faith, or is salvation by works of the Law? Paul argues that already in Genesis, God made it clear through the words of Moses that Abraham was justified by faith. All who believe in Jesus Christ receive justification by faith and are children of Abraham.

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 7 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 7 Deuteronomy 7 (Listen) A Chosen People 7:1 “When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away… The children of Israel are to avoid intermarriage with the people of the surrounding nations. Those nations are to be destroyed completely. The children of Israel are to keep the commands of the Lord. The Lord will give His people victory over their enemies, even as He delivered His people from Egypt.

BibleGateway: Galatians 2 ESV Text: Galatians 2 Galatians 2 (Listen) Paul Accepted by the Apostles 2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 2 I went up… Paul establishes his credentials as an apostle of Christ: the other apostles have accepted him and his ministry. Paul recounts how he opposed Peter when Peter refused to eat with Gentiles. Believers are justified by faith, not by works of the Law.

BibleGateway: Galatians 1 ESV Text: Galatians 1 Galatians 1 (Listen) Greeting 1:1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—2 and all the… Some in the churches of Galatia were teaching that the Levitical laws of the Old Testament, especially regarding circumcision, were binding on all who would follow Christ. Paul opposes this teaching sternly, proclaiming instead salvation by grace alone.

BibleGateway: Nahum 3 ESV Text: Nahum 3 Nahum 3 (Listen) Woe to Nineveh 3:1   Woe to the bloody city,    all full of lies and plunder—    no end to the prey!2   The crack of the whip, and rumble of the… Woe to Nineveh, for she will reap the fruit of her wickedness.

BibleGateway: Nahum 2 ESV Text: Nahum 2 Nahum 2 (Listen) The Destruction of Nineveh 2:1   The scatterer has come up against you.    Man the ramparts;    watch the road;  dress for battle;1    collect all your strength. 2   For the LORD is restoring… The Lord will bring destruction on Nineveh.

BibleGateway: Nahum 1 ESV Text: Nahum 1 Nahum 1 (Listen) 1:1 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. God’s Wrath Against Nineveh 2   The LORD is a jealous and avenging God;    the… Through His prophet Nahum, the Lord pronounces judgment on Nineveh, the wicked capital city of the Assyrian Empire.

BibleGateway: Isaiah 44 ESV Text: Isaiah 44 Isaiah 44 (Listen) Israel the Lord’s Chosen 44:1   “But now hear, O Jacob my servant,    Israel whom I have chosen!2   Thus says the LORD who made you,    who formed you from the… The Lord, the only true God, comforts His chosen people. The worship of manmade idols is utter foolishness. The Lord redeems His people.

BibleGateway: Isaiah 41 ESV Text: Isaiah 41 Isaiah 41 (Listen) Fear Not, for I Am with You 41:1   Listen to me in silence, O coastlands;    let the peoples renew their strength;  let them approach, then let them speak;    let… The Lord is a terror to His enemies, but a comforting refuge to those who trust in Him. False gods are worthless.