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"A God Who Judges" May 18 Readings: Hosea 8-14

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   Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   Hosea 8-14 Background:    Hosea is largely written against the Israelite Tribe of Ephraim. Today's reading contains a series of oracles - prophetic words - against Israel/Ephraim, ending in a word of hope. Hosea's prophecy is the first to compare marriage to the human relationship with God. Daily Devotional:   A God Who Judges "It isn't my fault." "It was just bad l

"I Am Gomer" May 17 Readings: Hosea 1-7

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   Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   Hosea 1-7 Background:    Many prophets were asked to do strange things to illustrate the message of God. Hosea's entire life became a message of grace. He married and then reclaimed a sinful woman to illustrate the infidelity of God's people. Daily Devotional:  I Am Gomer The prophets did some weird things to demonstrate the anger of God against sin and the love of God for his people.

"Pride before a Fall" May 16 Readings: 2 Kings 18:9-20:21, Psalm 46, 80, 135

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   Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   2 Kings 18:9-20:21, Psalm 46, 80, 135 Background:    We have actually read through the life of Hezekiah three times now - In 2 Chronicles, in Isaiah, and here in 2 Kings. We focus again today on his pride and downfall, from a slightly different perspective. There is a reason to focus on this man's life. He was such a good king that he led Judah to return to God. He was an agent of genuine

"Microwave Revival" May 15 Readings: 2 Kings 18:1-8, 2 Chronicles 29-32, Psalm 48

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   Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   2 Kings 18:1-8, 2 Chronicles 29-32, Psalm 48 Background:    The life of Hezekiah is inspirational and tragic. He was a turning point in Judah's life, leading them in a great revival, but his late-life spiritual failure also sealed their demise. He raised a son named Manasseh who became the most evil of all Judah's rulers - so wicked God determined judgment would fall. Daily Devotional

"Our Sovereign God" May 14 Readings: Isaiah 23-27

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   Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :     Isaiah 23-27 Background:    These readings are cosmic - big issues - God's glorious judgment and his amazing power for his people. Daily Devotional:  Our Sovereign God God is mighty and powerful, sovereign over the world - but not everyone experiences that sovereignty in the same way. In Isaiah 23 and 24 we read God's judgment falls on Tyre and then on the entire world. He strips ba

"Fallen Is Babylon" May 13 Readings: Isaiah 18-22

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   Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :     Isaiah 18-22 Background:    Isaiah turns his attention to Egypt, Cush, and then Babylon - the focus of all false religions in the world, which will one day be destroyed by the coming kingdom of Christ. Daily Devotional:  Fallen Is Babylon Its story begins in Genesis 11, when some men built a Tower that was supposed to reach to heaven. Throughout the Bible, Babylon both literally and figurat

"How You Are Fallen" May 12 Readings: Isaiah 13-17

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   Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2024 This year, instead of reading from Genesis to Revelation, we will read the Bible as the story flows, as it happened and was written. There are several plans out there and I have worked to combine them into a plan that lets the Bible tell its own story "as it happened."  Remember, the Bible is inspired, but not in the order the books appear in our Bibles.   The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New.  Bible Readings :   Isaiah 13-17 Background:    Today's readings carry the pronouncements of God against the pagan nations around Israel. Daily Devotional:   How You Are Fallen One of the great mysteries in life is where sin came from. Why would anyone, created by God and dwelling in glory with him, choose to sin? How did Satan become Satan? Due to some inadequacies in the King James translation, people have