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

Prophets of the Lord call the people of Judah to resume the reconstruction of the temple. Tattenai the governor asks King Darius in a letter to determine whether or not Cyrus has decreed that the temple be rebuilt.

BibleGateway: Ezra 5 ESV Text: Ezra 5 Ezra 5 (Listen) Rebuilding Begins Anew 5:1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son…

Through Moses the Lord provides laws concerning atonement for unsolved murders, marrying female captives, inheritance rights of the firstborn, and rebellious sons. A man hanged on a tree is cursed.

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February 10, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 21 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 21 KJV Text: Deuteronomy 21:1-23 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 21: 1 If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess…

Jesus calls Peter, James, and John to be His first disciples. Jesus cleanses a leper and heals a paralytic. Jesus calls Matthew to be His disciple. Jesus explains why His disciples do not fast.

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February 8, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Luke 5 ESV Text: Luke 5 KJV Text: Luke 5:1-39 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 5: 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of…

Through Moses the Lord provides laws concerning warfare.

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February 7, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 20 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 20 KJV Text: Deuteronomy 20:1-20 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 20: 1 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people…

Through Moses the Lord provides laws concerning cities of refuge, property boundaries, and witnesses.

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February 6, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 19 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 19 KJV Text: Deuteronomy 19:1-21 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 19: 1 When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth…

The Lord judges the wicked and defends the faithful. Blessed are they who take refuge in Him.

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February 5, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Psalm 12 ESV Text: Psalm 12 KJV Text: Psalms 12:1-8 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 12: 1 To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth;…

The sovereignty of the Lord is comforting to those who are His children by faith in Christ, because He protects them from all harm and danger. However, the sovereignty of the Lord is terrifying to those who defy Him, because they are under His just wrath.

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February 4, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Psalm 11 ESV Text: Psalm 11 KJV Text: Psalms 11:1-7 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 11: 1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say…

The psalmist wonders why injustice seems to prevail in this world. He calls on the Lord to intervene, trusting that the justice of the Lord will prevail in the end.

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February 3, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Psalm 10 ESV Text: Psalm 10 KJV Text: Psalms 10:1-18 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 10: 1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 2 The…

David praises the Lord for His deliverance and for His just judgment. Mindful of the grace that the Lord has demonstrated toward us, we join David in this psalm of praise.

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February 1, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Psalm 9 ESV Text: Psalm 9 KJV Text: Psalms 9:1-20 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 9: 1 To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise thee, O LORD, with…

Jesus proclaims Himself Lord of the Sabbath and heals a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. Many people follow Jesus, and He heals their diseases. Accused of casting out demons by demonic power, Jesus warns of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Jesus gives the sign of Jonah.

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January 31, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Matthew 12 ESV Text: Matthew 12 KJV Text: Matthew 12:1-50 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 12: 1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an…

The Lord instructs His people to celebrate the Passover. At midnight the Lord strikes down every firstborn of Egypt. The children of Israel leave from Egypt.

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January 30, 2025March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Exodus 12 ESV Text: Exodus 12 KJV Text: Exodus 12:1-51 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 12: 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month…

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