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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

Having spent seven years building the Temple of the Lord, Solomon spends thirteen years building a house for himself. The inspired author lists the structural features of the Temple and its magnificent furnishings.

BibleGateway: 1 Kings 7 ESV Text: 1 Kings 7 1 Kings 7 (Listen) Solomon Builds His Palace 7:1 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. 2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits1 and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty… Having spent seven years building the Temple of the Lord, Solomon spends thirteen years building a house for himself. The inspired author lists the structural features of the Temple and its magnificent furnishings.

Job’s friends believed his misfortune was a punishment for his evil. Not so, but we could be reminded that the repentant who trust the LORD are secure in Him.

BibleGateway: Job 11:7-20 ESV Text: Job 11:7-20 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:34 and ends at about 2:8      7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto… Job’s friends believed his misfortune was a punishment for his evil. Not so, but we could be reminded that the repentant who trust the LORD are secure in Him.

The LORD provided a substitute (a ram) so that Isaac would not be slain. Jesus is our substitute, also provided by God, so we need not face eternal death.

BibleGateway: Genesis 22:1-18 ESV Text: Genesis 22:1-18 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:10      1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and… The LORD provided a substitute (a ram) so that Isaac would not be slain. Jesus is our substitute, also provided by God, so we need not face eternal death.