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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

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 feeds the four thousand. The Pharisees demand a sign from Jesus, but He gives them no sign. Jesus warns His disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees. Jesus heals a blind man. Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ. Jesus predicts His death and resurrection.

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BibleGateway: Mark 8 ESV Text: Mark 8 Mark 8 (Listen) Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 8:1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples… 

The Lord appears to Abraham and tells him that Sarah will bear a son in about a year. The Lord reveals to Abraham His plan to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham intercedes for the city of Sodom for the sake of his nephew, Lot. The Lord agrees not to destroy Sodom if ten residents are found to be righteous.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 18 ESV Text: Genesis 18 Genesis 18 (Listen) 18:1 And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks1 of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the…