“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33
BibleGateway: Ruth 1 ESV Text: Ruth 1 Ruth 1 (Listen) Naomi Widowed 1:1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was… A Judean travels to Moab where his two sons take Moabite wives, Orpah and Ruth. The man and his two sons die. Orpah returns to her people, but Ruth relocates to Bethlehem with her mother-in-law, Naomi.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 6 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 6 1 Samuel 6 (Listen) The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1 The ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2 And the Philistines… The Philistines return the ark to Israel along with a guilt offering.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 5 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 5 1 Samuel 5 (Listen) The Philistines and the Ark 5:1 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the… Strange and terrible things occur wherever the Philistines take the ark. Therefore the leaders of the Philistines resolve to return the ark to Israel.
BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 4 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 4 1 Samuel 4 (Listen) The Philistines Capture the Ark 4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the… It is a tragic time for the children of Israel. The Philistines capture the ark of the covenant. Hophni and Phinehas, the wicked sons of Eli, are killed in the battle. When Eli hears about the ark, he also dies.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 19 ESV Text: Ezekiel 19 Ezekiel 19 (Listen) A Lament for the Princes of Israel 19:1 And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2 and say: What was your mother? A… In words of poetry, Ezekiel laments the religious and moral decline of his people and their resulting defeat.
BibleGateway: Mark 4 ESV Text: Mark 4 Mark 4 (Listen) The Parable of the Sower 4:1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got… Jesus tells the parable of the sower. Jesus explains the parable to His closest followers. Jesus tells the parables of the lamp under a basket, of the growing seed, and of the mustard seed. Jesus calms a storm.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 17 ESV Text: Ezekiel 17 Ezekiel 17 (Listen) Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine 17:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable… Through a parable of two eagles and a vine, the Lord condemns Judah for relying on Egypt for assistance in rebelling against Babylon. At the same time, the Lord promises that He will restore His chosen nation.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 16 ESV Text: Ezekiel 16 Ezekiel 16 (Listen) The Lord’s Faithless Bride 16:1 Again the word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, 3 and say, Thus… The Lord compares His people to an unfaithful bride. Even so, the Lord promises to remember His covenant with the children of Israel.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 15 ESV Text: Ezekiel 15 Ezekiel 15 (Listen) Jerusalem, a Useless Vine 15:1 And the word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any… By their unfaithfulness the Judeans have made themselves worthless. Therefore the Lord compares the residents of Jerusalem to a useless vine, worthy only of being thrown into the fire.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 14 ESV Text: Ezekiel 14 Ezekiel 14 (Listen) Idolatrous Elders Condemned 14:1 Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. 2 And the word of the LORD came to… Through Ezekiel the Lord condemns the worship of idols. Jerusalem will not escape from the coming judgment of the Lord.
BibleGateway: Ezekiel 13 ESV Text: Ezekiel 13 Ezekiel 13 (Listen) False Prophets Condemned 13:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say… In every age, false prophets prophesy what people want to hear. The exiled Judeans want to hear that they will experience no further destruction, but that they will enjoy peace. Therefore this is what false prophets preach to them. Through Ezekiel the Lord condemns false prophets.
