Bread of Life - - A Daily Devotion from The Lutheran Spokesman.

“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 commands His people to make restitution to those whom they have wronged, in addition to giving guilt offerings. The Lord instructs His priests on how they are to handle the various offerings.

BibleGateway: Leviticus 6 ESV Text: Leviticus 6 Leviticus 6 (Listen) 6:1 1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or if he has oppressed his neighbor 3 or has found something lost…

David organizes the temple musicians.

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May 28, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 25 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 25 1 Chronicles 25 (Listen) David Organizes the Musicians 25:1 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and…

David organizes the priests, the descendants of Aaron, so that the worship activities of the temple may be carried out in an orderly fashion.

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May 27, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 24 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 24 1 Chronicles 24 (Listen) David Organizes the Priests 24:1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.…

David organizes the Levites so that the worship activities of the temple may be carried out in an orderly fashion.

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May 26, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 23 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 23 1 Chronicles 23 (Listen) David Organizes the Levites 23:1 When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. 2 David1 assembled…

David begins making preparations for the construction of the temple and charges his son, Solomon, to build the temple.

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May 25, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 22 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 22 1 Chronicles 22 (Listen) 22:1 Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” David…

Foolishly and sinfully, David orders a census of Israel. The Lord sends a terrible pestilence on Israel. David builds an altar and offers sacrifices to the Lord, and the Lord ends the pestilence.

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May 23, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 21 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 21 1 Chronicles 21 (Listen) David’s Census Brings Pestilence 21:1 Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and the…

Joab continues waging war against the Ammonites, besieging Rabbah. Israel defeats the Philistines and their giants.

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May 22, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 20 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 20 1 Chronicles 20 (Listen) The Capture of Rabbah 20:1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the…

King Hanun and the Ammonites disgrace the messengers of David. Israel defeats the Ammonites and the Syrians.

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May 21, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 19 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 19 1 Chronicles 19 (Listen) The Ammonites Disgrace David’s Men 19:1 Now after this Nahash the king of the Ammonites died, and his son reigned in his place.…

The Lord blesses David with the defeat of the Philistines, the Moabites, King Hadadezer, and the Edomites. The Lord blesses David with loyal administration.

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May 20, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 18 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 18 1 Chronicles 18 (Listen) David Defeats His Enemies 18:1 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of…

David wishes to build a house for the Lord. The Lord, however, has not asked David to build Him a house. The Lord promises that the offspring of David will build Him a house and establish a kingdom.

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May 19, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 17 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 17 1 Chronicles 17 (Listen) The Lord’s Covenant with David 17:1 Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in…

David keeps the ark of the Lord in a tent and appoints Levites to minister before the ark. Asaph and his brothers sing psalms of thanksgiving to the Lord.

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May 18, 2026April 18, 2026

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 16 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 16 1 Chronicles 16 (Listen) The Ark Placed in a Tent 16:1 And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David…

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