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

Enemies of the Judeans oppose the rebuilding of the temple. They convince King Artaxerxes to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem and of the temple. The rebuilding of the temple ceases.

BibleGateway: Ezra 4 ESV Text: Ezra 4 Ezra 4 (Listen) Adversaries Oppose the Rebuilding 4:1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the LORD, the God of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’ houses and said to them, “Let us build with…

Jesus heals a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. Jesus heals many, and crowds follow Him. Jesus appoints the twelve apostles. In response to the accusation that Jesus casts out demons by the power of the devil, Jesus teaches about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

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June 8, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Mark 3 ESV Text: Mark 3 Mark 3 (Listen) A Man with a Withered Hand 3:1 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they watched Jesus,1 to…

Though the Judeans live in exile, they refuse to believe that the temple in Jerusalem will be destroyed. The Lord sends Ezekiel to warn them that He will fulfill all of His prophecies.

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June 7, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Ezekiel 12 ESV Text: Ezekiel 12 Ezekiel 12 (Listen) Judah’s Captivity Symbolized 12:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have…

Abraham takes another wife, Keturah, who bears him more children. Abraham dies and Isaac and Ishmael bury him in the cave of Machpelah. Rebekah gives birth to twins, Esau and Jacob. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob.

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June 6, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Genesis 25 ESV Text: Genesis 25 Genesis 25 (Listen) Abraham’s Death and His Descendants 25:1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered…

Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac from the family of Abraham. The servant returns with Rebekah. Isaac takes Rebekah as his wife.

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June 5, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Genesis 24 ESV Text: Genesis 24 Genesis 24 (Listen) Isaac and Rebekah 24:1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said to his…

Sarah dies in Canaan. Abraham buys the field of Machpelah from Ephron the Hittite. Abraham buries Sarah in a cave of the field.

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June 4, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Genesis 23 ESV Text: Genesis 23 Genesis 23 (Listen) Sarah’s Death and Burial 23:1 Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron)…

Throughout the Old Testament the Lord gives His people many commandments. The greatest commandment is, “You shall love the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 6:5) Jesus will add that “the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:39)

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June 3, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 6 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 6 Deuteronomy 6 (Listen) The Greatest Commandment 6:1 “Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules1—that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do…

Jesus forgives the sins of a paralytic and heals him. Jesus calls Levi, the tax collector, to follow Him. Jesus explains why His disciples do not fast. The disciples of Jesus pluck heads of grain on the Sabbath and Jesus defends them.

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June 1, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Mark 2 ESV Text: Mark 2 Mark 2 (Listen) Jesus Heals a Paralytic 2:1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered…

Moses reminds the children of Israel of the Ten Commandments and admonishes them to live according to the Ten Commandments.

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May 31, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 5 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 5 Deuteronomy 5 (Listen) The Ten Commandments 5:1 And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your…

Moses commands the children of Israel to obey the commands of the Lord. Moses forbids the children of Israel to worship idols, reminding them that the Lord has shown Himself to be the only true God. Moses establishes three cities of refuge.

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May 30, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 4 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 4 Deuteronomy 4 (Listen) Moses Commands Obedience 4:1 “And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules1 that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may…

Moses reminds the children of Israel of their defeat of King Og, how the Lord forbade Moses to enter Canaan, and how the Lord appointed Joshua to lead them into Canaan.

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May 29, 2024March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 3 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 3 Deuteronomy 3 (Listen) The Defeat of King Og 3:1 “Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against us,…

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