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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.

BibleGateway: Ezra 3 ESV Text: Ezra 3 Ezra 3 (Listen) Rebuilding the Altar 3:1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen,… 

At the Passover, the Lord spared the firstborn of the Israelites. Now the Lord commands that every firstborn, man or animal, be consecrated to Him as a reminder of His gracious deliverance. The Lord leads His people out of Egypt in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 13 ESV Text: Exodus 13 Exodus 13 (Listen) Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the… 

The unfaithful priests and prophets plot to kill Jeremiah for his faithful proclamation of the word of the Lord. Jeremiah realizes that the threat to his life is real; other faithful prophets had been murdered in Judah. Nonetheless, Jeremiah continues preaching, boldly calling the people of Judah to repentance. The Lord moves the people to believe the preaching of Jeremiah and spares his life.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 26 ESV Text: Jeremiah 26 Jeremiah 26 (Listen) Jeremiah Threatened with Death 26:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:… 

The Lord confronts unfaithful shepherds, the false prophets who have led His people astray. In yet another promise to send the Messiah, the Lord names Him “the Lord our righteousness,” (23:6 ESV) a fitting name for our Savior Who is the Lord and Who has accomplished our righteousness with His holy life.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 23:1-32 ESV Text: Jeremiah 23:1-32 Jeremiah 23:1–32 (Listen) The Righteous Branch 23:1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. 2 Therefore thus says the LORD, the…