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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 Lord promises to protect Baruch and to preserve his life during the continuing war.

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 45 ESV Text: Jeremiah 45 Jeremiah 45 (Listen) Message to Baruch 45:1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 “Thus says the… The Lord promises to protect Baruch and to preserve his life during the continuing war.

King Hezekiah asks the prophet Isaiah for help. Isaiah proclaims that the Lord will deliver Jerusalem. Hezekiah prays to the Lord. Isaiah prophesies that Sennacherib will fall.

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BibleGateway: Isaiah 37 ESV Text: Isaiah 37 Isaiah 37 (Listen) Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah’s Help 37:1 As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house… King Hezekiah asks the prophet Isaiah for help. Isaiah proclaims that the Lord will deliver Jerusalem. Hezekiah prays to the Lord. Isaiah prophesies that Sennacherib will fall.

Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invades Judah. The Rabshakeh threatens the people of Jerusalem with suffering unless they surrender. The people of Jerusalem resist.

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BibleGateway: Isaiah 36 ESV Text: Isaiah 36 Isaiah 36 (Listen) Sennacherib Invades Judah 36:1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took… Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invades Judah. The Rabshakeh threatens the people of Jerusalem with suffering unless they surrender. The people of Jerusalem resist.

The Lord desires from His people not merely outward worship, but true inner repentance. The Lord longs to comfort His people through His Word.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 81 ESV Text: Psalm 81 Psalm 81 (Listen) Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.1 Of Asaph. 81:1   Sing aloud to God our strength;    shout for joy… The Lord desires from His people not merely outward worship, but true inner repentance. The Lord longs to comfort His people through His Word.

Asaph (or perhaps a descendant of Asaph) laments the destruction of Israel by Babylon. We, too, cry to the Lord for His help when we suffer persecution.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 79 ESV Text: Psalm 79 Psalm 79 (Listen) How Long, O Lord? A Psalm of Asaph. 79:1   O God, the nations have come into your inheritance;    they have defiled your holy temple;    they have laid Jerusalem… Asaph (or perhaps a descendant of Asaph) laments the destruction of Israel by Babylon. We, too, cry to the Lord for His help when we suffer persecution.

The Lord reveals to Daniel a future conflict between Persia and Greece, a future conflict between Egypt and Syria, and the rising of wicked King Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

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BibleGateway: Daniel 11 ESV Text: Daniel 11 Daniel 11 (Listen) The Kings of the South and the North 11:1 “And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm… The Lord reveals to Daniel a future conflict between Persia and Greece, a future conflict between Egypt and Syria, and the rising of wicked King Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Daniel intercedes to the Lord on behalf of his fellow Judeans who are living in exile in Babylon. Gabriel brings to Daniel an answer from the Lord, Who holds the future in His hands.

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BibleGateway: Daniel 9 ESV Text: Daniel 9 Daniel 9 (Listen) Daniel’s Prayer for His People 9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the… Daniel intercedes to the Lord on behalf of his fellow Judeans who are living in exile in Babylon. Gabriel brings to Daniel an answer from the Lord, Who holds the future in His hands.

Daniel records visions of four beasts, of the Ancient of Days seated on His throne, and of the Son of Man receiving dominion. Daniel records the interpretation of his visions.

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BibleGateway: Daniel 8 ESV Text: Daniel 8 Daniel 8 (Listen) Daniel’s Vision of the Ram and the Goat 8:1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after… Daniel records visions of four beasts, of the Ancient of Days seated on His throne, and of the Son of Man receiving dominion. Daniel records the interpretation of his visions.

Enemies of Daniel manipulate King Darius into casting Daniel into a den of lions. The Lord delivers Daniel, and Darius praises the Lord.

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BibleGateway: Daniel 6 ESV Text: Daniel 6 Daniel 6 (Listen) Daniel and the Lions’ Den 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three… Enemies of Daniel manipulate King Darius into casting Daniel into a den of lions. The Lord delivers Daniel, and Darius praises the Lord.