Day 215

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Today's Reading:Zephaniah 1Zephaniah 2Zephaniah 3 In the middle of Zephaniah’s warnings of the coming Day of the Lord, darkness, judgment, and God’s jealousy, there was a glimmer of hope. God always preserves a remnant. “I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly...

Day 214

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Today's Reading:Nahum 1Nahum 2Nahum 3 Even in the midst of terrifying judgment, God’s mercy shines through. Nahum does not hide the horror of Assyria’s evil. He said God will put Nineveh to shame: they will lift their skirts in shame, and enemies will pelt them with degrading filth...

Day 213

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Today's Reading:2 Kings 212 Chronicles 33 You may have wondered why we jumped ahead and read Isaiah chapters 40-66 right after Kings Hezekiah’s illness. In 2 Kings, it covered Hezekiah’s illness, recovery, and his prideful showing off his treasures to Babylon. The book of Isaiah...

Day 212

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Today's Reading:Isaiah 64Isaiah 65Isaiah 66 Additional Resources: Peter Stoner, a MIT professor, helps us understand the probability of Jesus fulfilling just 8 of the 360 Old Testament prophecies about Him. View Video Here Wonderful job finishing the book of Isaiah! As noted previously...

Day 211

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Today's Reading:Isaiah 59Isaiah 60Isaiah 61Isaiah 62Isaiah 63 In the “New Jerusalem”, which Isaiah prophesied in chapter 60, God said the city gates would be open “day and night”; they would never close (Isaiah 60:11). They stay wide open to symbolize that God’s...

Day 210

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Today's Reading: There is no reading today, but you can use this time to catch up on any days that you may have missed this week. Click here to access prior days.  Today's Reading: There is no reading today, but you can use this time to catch up on any days that you may have missed...

Day 209

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Today's Reading:Isaiah 54Isaiah 55Isaiah 56Isaiah 57Isaiah 58 God makes promises to His people. He does not say He will not be angry with sin. He just won’t get that angry to flood the earth and wipe out humanity again. God rarely “swears” in the Bible, but when He does, it is...

Day 208

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Today's Reading:Isaiah 50Isaiah 51Isaiah 52Isaiah 53 When Israel comes home from exile, God will lead His people. He made them a promise:  “You shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear...

Day 207

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Today's Reading:Isaiah 46Isaiah 47Isaiah 48Isaiah 49Psalm 135 God used Babylon as a tool to discipline Israel, but he never gave them unlimited power. He used Babylon as a tool, but they used excessive cruelty and were brutal to Israel. So, He revoked Babylon’s title of a dominating...

Day 206

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Today's Reading:Isaiah 43Isaiah 44Isaiah 45Psalm 80He is Lord, Chet Valley Hymns and Songs “I have redeemed you, I have called you by name” (43:1). God is not going to just help you; He is there to claim you. “You are mine” was God personally stamping His name on them...