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"Tear Your Hearts" June 18 Readings: Joel 1-3

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2026 This year, we will read the Bible chronologically, as it happened, instead of simply reading from Genesis to Revelation. 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 :   Joel 1-3 In Bible Gateway, we will link to the NIV this year, though you can choose any version you prefer.  Background:     Joel is a mystery prophet, with almost no specific historical information to date it. Some put it among the earliest of the prophets, and many place Joel at the end of the kingdom of Judah and as a contemporary of Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Daily Devotional:   Tear Your Hearts Joel tells the entire story of sin and redemption, a microcosm of Israel's history, of God's grace and restoration toward them. In chapter 1, Joel calls Israel to task for their sin and explains the consequences ...
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"Living Water" June 17 Readings: Ezekiel 43-48

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2026 This year, we will read the Bible chronologically, as it happened, instead of simply reading from Genesis to Revelation. 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 :   Ezekiel 43-48 In Bible Gateway, we will link to the NIV this year, though you can choose any version you prefer.  Background:     There are many questions about the millennial temple - the biggest of which is why sacrifices are mentioned after the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ. There is not a single, nor perhaps a satisfactory, answer for that question, but this passage describes that temple that will exist in the times after the Lord has returned to set up his kingdom on earth. Daily Devotional:  Living Water Though we have many questions about this idealized and future temple that will never be exp...
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"Dry Bones Live" June 16 Readings: Ezekiel 37-42

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2026 This year, we will read the Bible chronologically, as it happened, instead of simply reading from Genesis to Revelation. 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 :   Ezekiel 37-42 In Bible Gateway, we will link to the NIV this year, though you can choose any version you prefer.  Background:     Two of Ezekiel's better-known passages are in today's reading. In chapter 37; God makes the dead live - which only he can do. Then, in 38 and 39 we have the prophetic history of the great future battle known as Armageddon. We are also introduced to the millennial temple. Daily Devotional:  Dry Bones Live It is the greatest miracle of all. The Bible records many wondrous works done by God. He parted the Red Sea and stopped the flow of the Jordan. He made the walls of Jericho c...
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"Restored" June 15 Readings: Ezekiel 31-36

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2026 This year, we will read the Bible chronologically, as it happened, instead of simply reading from Genesis to Revelation. 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 :   Ezekiel 31-36 In Bible Gateway, we will link to the NIV this year, though you can choose any version you prefer.  Background:     Today's reading finishes the second major section of Ezekiel, the judgment on the nations, which concludes at the end of chapter 32. The rest of the book, chapters 33-48, focuses primarily on God's restoration of the nation. Daily Devotional:   Restored  One of the most amazing truths of God's word is that there is still a future for the nation Israel. This is a controversial teaching among students of God's word - Amillennialists and certain other eschatological views c...
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"Downfall of Pride" June 14 Readings: Ezekiel 25-30

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2026 This year, we will read the Bible chronologically, as it happened, instead of simply reading from Genesis to Revelation. 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 :     Ezekiel 25-30 In Bible Gateway, we will link to the NIV this year, though you can choose any version you prefer.  Background:     We turn to the second section of Ezekiel today, in which Ezekiel prophesies against the nations. Our focus will be on Ezekiel 28, an important and often controversial passage. Does it refer only to the king of Tyre or does it also refer, symbolically, to the fall of Satan?  Daily Devotional:  Downfall of Pride In Ezekiel 28:1-10, God speaks to the earthly ruler of Tyre, describing his wealth and splendor, but also his vainglory and pride. Because of all he possess...
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"An Ugly Win" June 13 Readings: Ezekiel 19-24

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2026 This year, we will read the Bible chronologically, as it happened, instead of simply reading from Genesis to Revelation. 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 :   Ezekiel 19-24 In Bible Gateway, we will link to the NIV this year, though you can choose any version you prefer.  Background:     More vivid, graphic prophecies against Judah as the first main section of prophecies against God's people comes to an end. Daily Devotional:  An Ugly Look Wow, that's depressing, isn't it? In chapter 22, God spells out the ongoing sin of Israel that caused all this judgment, then lays out one graphic onslaught of retribution after another. A fire. A sword of judgment. Jerusalem as a furnace in which God would burn off the dross of sin from his people. Two wicked sisters. A bo...
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"False Prophets" June 12 Readings: Ezekiel 13-18

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  Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2026 This year, we will read the Bible chronologically, as it happened, instead of simply reading from Genesis to Revelation. 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 :   Ezekiel 13-18 In Bible Gateway, we will link to the NIV this year, though you can choose any version you prefer.  Background:     In today's readings, we see some of Ezekiel's most vivid prophetic words. The description of Israel as the adulterous wife is especially graphic and would have been shocking to the hearers. God takes sin, especially idolatry, seriously. Daily Devotional:   False Prophets There were many prophets in Israel, not just the men of God about whom we read in Scripture. These were the false prophets, the ones who told the people what they wanted to hear. As we read in Ezekiel 13:1-7 ...
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