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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 people of Reuben and the people of Gad, who have a large number of livestock, request permission to settle east of the Jordan in the land of Gilead, which is ideal for livestock.

BibleGateway: Numbers 32 ESV Text: Numbers 32 Numbers 32 (Listen) Reuben and Gad Settle in Gilead 32:1 Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock. 2 So… The people of Reuben and the people of Gad, who have a large number of livestock, request permission to settle east of the Jordan in the land of Gilead, which is ideal for livestock.

Zephaniah warned of the coming destruction of Jerusalem some 40 to 50 years before it happened. For us, we might be reminded of the judgment coming at the Last Day.

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BibleGateway: Zephaniah 1:14-18 ESV Text: Zephaniah 1:14-18 KJV Text: Zephaniah 1:14-18 The section starts at about 2:10 and ends at about 3:12      14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and… Zephaniah warned of the coming destruction of Jerusalem some 40 to 50 years before it happened. For us, we might be reminded of the judgment coming at the Last Day.

Would you turn against the Author of Life? Our sinful natures all would. How we need Jesus who lived, died, and rose again to cover our debt of sin!

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BibleGateway: John 11:45-57 ESV Text: John 11:45-57 KJV Text: John 11:45-57 The section starts at about 5:3 and ends at about 6:55      45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen… Would you turn against the Author of Life? Our sinful natures all would. How we need Jesus who lived, died, and rose again to cover our debt of sin!

Although he knows trouble is coming, Habakkuk is not afraid but rather looks to the Lord for strength and rejoices in the God of his salvation.

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BibleGateway: Habakkuk 3:16-19 ESV Text: Habakkuk 3:16-19 KJV Text: Habakkuk 3:16-19 The section starts at about 2:8 and ends at about 3:9      16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice:… Although he knows trouble is coming, Habakkuk is not afraid but rather looks to the Lord for strength and rejoices in the God of his salvation.

Habakkuk’s song exalts God’s great deeds, especially those by which He saves His people. Here is one that we recall this week: the resurrection of Christ from the dead!

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BibleGateway: Habakkuk 3:1-15 ESV Text: Habakkuk 3:1-15 KJV Text: Habakkuk 3:1-15 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:17      1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. 2 O LORD, I… Habakkuk’s song exalts God’s great deeds, especially those by which He saves His people. Here is one that we recall this week: the resurrection of Christ from the dead!

Nobody had ever heard of anyone miraculously healing the blind, but it was a distinguishing mark of the true Messiah (see Isaiah 61:1-2).

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BibleGateway: John 9:1-33 ESV Text: John 9:1-33 KJV Text: John 9:1-33 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 4:14      1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind… Nobody had ever heard of anyone miraculously healing the blind, but it was a distinguishing mark of the true Messiah (see Isaiah 61:1-2).