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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

During his forty-year reign, Joash (Jehoash) repairs the temple of the Lord. Joash is assassinated by his own servants.

BibleGateway: 2 Kings 12 ESV Text: 2 Kings 12 2 Kings 12 (Listen) 12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash1 began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days, because Jehoiada the… During his forty-year reign, Joash (Jehoash) repairs the temple of the Lord. Joash is assassinated by his own servants.

David petitions the Lord for protection from enemies, expressing also a firm confidence that the Lord will deliver him.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 86 ESV Text: Psalm 86 Psalm 86 (Listen) Great Is Your Steadfast Love A Prayer of David. 86:1   Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me,    for I am poor and needy.2   Preserve my life, for… David petitions the Lord for protection from enemies, expressing also a firm confidence that the Lord will deliver him.

Jeremiah records the defeat and destruction of Jerusalem, the burning of the temple, the exile of the Judeans, and the later release of King Jehoiachin from prison.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 52 ESV Text: Jeremiah 52 Jeremiah 52 (Listen) The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted 52:1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was… Jeremiah records the defeat and destruction of Jerusalem, the burning of the temple, the exile of the Judeans, and the later release of King Jehoiachin from prison.

The Lord condemns Babylon for having destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, sentencing Babylon to utter destruction.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 51 ESV Text: Jeremiah 51 Jeremiah 51 (Listen) The Utter Destruction of Babylon 51:1   Thus says the LORD:  “Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer    against Babylon,    against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai,12   and I will… The Lord condemns Babylon for having destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, sentencing Babylon to utter destruction.

The Lord pronounces judgment on the Ammonites, on Edom, on Damascus, on Kedar and Hazor, and on Elam.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 49 ESV Text: Jeremiah 49 Jeremiah 49 (Listen) Judgment on Ammon 49:1 Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD:   “Has Israel no sons?    Has he no heir?  Why then has Milcom1 dispossessed Gad,    and his people settled… The Lord pronounces judgment on the Ammonites, on Edom, on Damascus, on Kedar and Hazor, and on Elam.

The Lord declares that Babylon will defeat Egypt, but that Egypt will survive. Similarly, the Lord will discipline, but not completely destroy, the Judeans.

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BibleGateway: Jeremiah 46 ESV Text: Jeremiah 46 Jeremiah 46 (Listen) Judgment on Egypt 46:1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. 2 About Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco,… The Lord declares that Babylon will defeat Egypt, but that Egypt will survive. Similarly, the Lord will discipline, but not completely destroy, the Judeans.