BibleGateway: Habakkuk 2 ESV Text: Habakkuk 2 Habakkuk 2 (Listen) 2:1 I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out… Read More »Habakkuk awaits a response from the Lord. The Lord answers that He will judge the wicked in His own good time. Woe to the arrogant and woe to the oppressor.
BibleGateway: Habakkuk 1 ESV Text: Habakkuk 1 Habakkuk 1 (Listen) 1:1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. Habakkuk’s Complaint 2 O LORD, how long shall I… Read More »Habakkuk bemoans the lack of justice in Judah. The Lord reveals His plan for avenging evil. Habakkuk complains again that the Lord appears to be unconcerned while the wicked thrive.
BibleGateway: Amos 9 ESV Text: Amos 9 Amos 9 (Listen) The Destruction of Israel 9:1 I saw the Lord standing beside1 the altar, and he said:… Read More »The judgment of the Lord will be inescapable. However, the Lord will restore Israel.
BibleGateway: Amos 8 ESV Text: Amos 8 Amos 8 (Listen) The Coming Day of Bitter Mourning 8:1 This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold,… Read More »The Lord threatens terrible judgment on those who reject Him and live in wickedness.
BibleGateway: Colossians 4 ESV Text: Colossians 4 Colossians 4 (Listen) 4:1 Masters, treat your bondservants1 justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in… Read More »Paul gives special instructions to masters. Paul gives final instructions for all believers before closing his letter with final greetings.
BibleGateway: Colossians 3 ESV Text: Colossians 3 Colossians 3 (Listen) Put On the New Self 3:1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the… Read More »Paul exhorts the Colossians to set their minds on heavenly things, putting away all sin, and living in holiness. Paul gives special instructions to wives, husbands, children, fathers, and slaves.
BibleGateway: Colossians 2 ESV Text: Colossians 2 Colossians 2 (Listen) 2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and… Read More »Paul encourages the Colossians in the faith that they have received through Baptism. Believers in Christ are free from the ceremonial law of the Old Testament and free from human traditions and commands.
BibleGateway: Colossians 1 ESV Text: Colossians 1 Colossians 1 (Listen) Greeting 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our… Read More »Paul thanks God for the faith of the Colossians and prays for the Colossians. In the words of a hymn, Paul presents Jesus Christ as Creator and Redeemer. We are reconciled to God through the death of Christ. Paul endures suffering for the sake of proclaiming the Gospel.
BibleGateway: Haggai 2 ESV Text: Haggai 2 Haggai 2 (Listen) The Coming Glory of the Temple 2:1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of… Read More »The glory of the rebuilt temple cannot compare to the former glory of the temple of Solomon. The Lord promises to provide a temple that will be more glorious than that of Solomon.
BibleGateway: Haggai 1 ESV Text: Haggai 1 Haggai 1 (Listen) The Command to Rebuild the Temple 1:1 In the second year of Darius the king, in… Read More »The Judean exiles have returned home from Babylon and have rebuilt their houses. Through Haggai the Lord commands them to rebuild the temple. The people obey the Lord and rebuild the temple.
BibleGateway: Exodus 3 ESV Text: Exodus 3 Exodus 3 (Listen) The Burning Bush 3:1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest… Read More »The Lord appears to Moses in a burning bush and appoints him to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt and into the land of Canaan.
BibleGateway: Exodus 2 ESV Text: Exodus 2 Exodus 2 (Listen) The Birth of Moses 2:1 Now a man from the house of Levi went and took… Read More »Moses is born to Hebrew parents, but his life is spared by a shrewd plan. The daughter of Pharaoh raises Moses as her own child. As an adult, Moses kills an Egyptian for beating a Hebrew. Pharaoh plans to kill Moses, and Moses flees for his life to Midian. Moses marries Zipporah, and they have a son.
