BibleGateway: Genesis 27 ESV Text: Genesis 27 Genesis 27 (Listen) Isaac Blesses Jacob 27:1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he… Read More »Jacob and Rebekah deceive Isaac so that Isaac blesses Jacob instead of Esau. Esau plans to kill Jacob. Rebekah sends Jacob to Haran to stay with her brother, Laban.
BibleGateway: Genesis 26 ESV Text: Genesis 26 Genesis 26 (Listen) God’s Promise to Isaac 26:1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former… Read More »The Lord repeats to Isaac the messianic promises first given to Abraham. Like his father before him, Isaac lies that his wife is his sister. The Lord blesses Isaac with great wealth. Isaac makes a covenant with Abimelech. Esau marries two Hittite women.
BibleGateway: Amos 7 ESV Text: Amos 7 Amos 7 (Listen) Warning Visions 7:1 This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, he was forming locusts… Read More »The Lord shows Amos a vision of locusts, a vision of fire, and a vision of a wall and a plumb line. Amaziah the priest accuses Amos before King Jeroboam.
BibleGateway: Amos 6 ESV Text: Amos 6 Amos 6 (Listen) Woe to Those at Ease in Zion 6:1 “Woe to those who are at ease in… Read More »The Lord warns those who live in luxury with no concern for their spiritual needs. Punishment will come.
BibleGateway: Amos 4 ESV Text: Amos 4 Amos 4 (Listen) 4:1 “Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the… Read More »The wickedness of Israel will result in military defeat and exile. The Lord afflicts His people in order to lead them back to Him.
BibleGateway: Amos 3 ESV Text: Amos 3 Amos 3 (Listen) Israel’s Guilt and Punishment 3:1 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O… Read More »The Lord exposes the guilt of Israel and threatens just punishment.
BibleGateway: Amos 2 ESV Text: Amos 2 Amos 2 (Listen) 2:1 Thus says the LORD: “For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke… Read More »Through Amos the Lord pronounces judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel. The Lord judges not only the wickedness of the enemies of His people, but also the unfaithfulness of His own people.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 3 ESV Text: Ezekiel 3 Ezekiel 3 (Listen) 3:1 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this… Read More »The Lord commands Ezekiel to eat a scroll before sending him to prophesy to Israel, though Israel will not listen. The Lord charges Ezekiel to warn the wicked. If Ezekiel fails to warn the wicked, he too will be accountable for the destruction of the wicked. If Ezekiel warns the wicked, he will be innocent of the destruction of the wicked.
BibleGateway: Mark 6 ESV Text: Mark 6 Mark 6 (Listen) Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 6:1 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and… Read More »Mark records the rejection of Jesus at Nazareth, the sending of the twelve apostles, the execution of John the Baptist, the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus’ walk on water, and the healing of the sick.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 2 ESV Text: Ezekiel 2 Ezekiel 2 (Listen) Ezekiel’s Call 2:1 And he said to me, “Son of man,1 stand on your feet, and… Read More »The Lord sends Ezekiel to prophesy to the people of Israel. The Lord warns Ezekiel that they are a rebellious people and commands him not to be afraid of them.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 1 ESV Text: Ezekiel 1 Ezekiel 1 (Listen) Ezekiel in Babylon 1:1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day… Read More »Ezekiel prophesies while in exile in Babylon. Ezekiel sees four living creatures and the glory of the Lord.
BibleGateway: Amos 1 ESV Text: Amos 1 Amos 1 (Listen) 1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds1 of Tekoa, which he saw concerning… Read More »Amos prophesies two years before a notable earthquake. Through Amos the Lord pronounces judgment on Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, and the Ammonites.
