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.

BibleGateway: Hebrews 8 ESV Text: Hebrews 8 Hebrews 8 (Listen) Jesus, High Priest of a Better Covenant 8:1 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who… Not only is Jesus Christ a greater Priest than those of the Old Testament, but His covenant also is greater than theirs.

BibleGateway: Hebrews 7 ESV Text: Hebrews 7 Hebrews 7 (Listen) The Priestly Order of Melchizedek 7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the… The writer compares Jesus to Melchizedek, to whom Abraham gave a tithe. Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchizedek, not of Levi.

BibleGateway: Hebrews 6 ESV Text: Hebrews 6 Hebrews 6 (Listen) 6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and… The writer warns against falling from the faith and grieving the Holy Spirit. The promises of God are sure and certain in Christ, our perfect High Priest.