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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,… 

The Lord blesses a daring plan to protect the future leader of God’s people. Too impatient to await God’s timing, grown Moses takes matters into his own murderous hands. He has a ways to go before becoming the Lord’s humble servant. Though fully forgiven, God’s believing people are always a work in progress.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 2 ESV Text: Exodus 2 KJV Text: Exodus 2:1-25 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 2:      1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of… 

Fearful of the increasing numbers of the Israelites, Pharaoh orders the killing of all newborn baby boys. The Lord protects these little ones through the brave actions of two midwives. May God give His people today courage to defend the lives of all those who cannot defend themselves.

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BibleGateway: Exodus 1 ESV Text: Exodus 1 KJV Text: Exodus 1:1-22 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 1:      1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and… 

“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” the Battle Hymn of the Reformation, is based on this Psalm. No matter how tumultuous the circumstances of our lives, no matter how strong the foes arrayed against Christ and His people, no matter how our enemies rage—God is with us, and we will not be overcome. Be still, and know that He is with us and is our refuge.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 46 ESV Text: Psalm 46 KJV Text: Psalms 46:1-11 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 46:      1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge… 

After the death of Moses, God commissioned Joshua to lead His people to the land He had promised them. God told Joshua to be strong and courageous and to faithfully follow all that God had told Moses. Doing that, God promised, would result in the blessings of God and sure success. So also with us. We can be bold and confident of God’s blessings in our lives as we faithfully follow His Word.

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BibleGateway: Joshua 1:1-18 ESV Text: Joshua 1:1-18 KJV Text: Joshua 1:1-18 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:23      1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it… 

Jehovah’s Witnesses claim that the 144,000 of Revelation 14 is the literal number of all those since the time of Jesus who will be in heaven. Revelation 7:5-8 makes it clear that the 144,000 is a figurative number, representing all who are saved. That the number of those saved is not limited to the twelve tribes of Israel mentioned in chapter 7 is made clear in verse 6: the Gospel is for all people.

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BibleGateway: Revelation 14:1-13 ESV Text: Revelation 14:1-13 KJV Text: Revelation 14:1-13 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:37      1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion,… 

Josiah became King of Judah and was one of the few who sought to do what was right in the sight of the Lord. When the re-discovered book of God’s Law was read to him, he diligently sought to restore true worship to Judah. God blessed Judah while Josiah reigned, and punished the nation for its apostasy afterwards. May God graciously grant to us good and faithful leaders.

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BibleGateway: 2 Kings 22:1-20 ESV Text: 2 Kings 22:1-20 KJV Text: 2Kings 22:1-20 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 4:6      1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign,… 

We live in turbulent times, yet we have an unfailing source of stability and calm, if only we take advantage of it. God’s faithfulness is certain and everlasting. No matter how the world around us rages, no matter what afflictions we may face, no matter our circumstances, He is faithful and His promises cannot fail. Let us cling to God’s precepts and testimonies, and we will not be shaken.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 119:89-96 ESV Text: Psalm 119:89-96 KJV Text: Psalms 119:89-96 The section starts at about 8:11 and ends at about 9:2      89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 90… 

Judah had rebelled against God, and their “worship” was merely empty ritual rather than genuine worship and obedience. God told them that He has no pleasure in perfunctory sacrifices, and called them once again to repentance and reformation of their lives. He promised that even though their sins were great, He would forgive. May He also grant a true revival of Christian faith throughout our nation, which has largely fallen away from Him.

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BibleGateway: Isaiah 1:1-18 ESV Text: Isaiah 1:1-18 KJV Text: Isaiah 1:1-18 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:5      1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning… 

Ruth, a Moabitess and thus not a Jew, had married a Jew from the tribe of Judah. After the death of her husband, Ruth returned from Moab with her mother-in-law, Naomi, to Bethlehem, promising that Naomi’s people would be her people, and Naomi’s God her God. The Jews were God’s Old Testament people, but even in the Old Testament, salvation by faith in the one true God was open to all.

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BibleGateway: Ruth 1:1-19 ESV Text: Ruth 1:1-19 KJV Text: Ruth 1:1-19 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:9      1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled,… 

Habakkuk (630 B.C.) could be describing our world today. Wrongdoers prosper. Those in power ignore and violate the law with impunity. Wicked people hold down the righteous. But God’s response then is still the same today: He is in control. He will unfailingly work things according to His good and gracious purpose, and in His time. Have faith in the Word of Him Who cannot lie, and live by that faith.

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BibleGateway: Habakkuk 1:1-2:4 ESV Text: Habakkuk 1:1-2:4 KJV Text: Habakkuk 1:1-17 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:50      1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. 2 O LORD, how…