Month: March 2022

Ruth 3

Read Ruth 3 Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor 3 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. 3 Wash, put on …

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Ruth 2

Read Ruth 2 Ruth Meets Boaz in the Grain Field 2 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.” Naomi …

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Ruth 1

Ruth Preview The story of Ruth begins in Moab, a pagan country. A famine forces Elimelech and his wife, Naomi from their Israelite home to Moab. Their sons marry Moabite women who worship other gods. Elimelech dies and so do his sons leaving Naomi and her two daughters in law vulnerable and without means to …

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Hosea 14

Read Hosea 14 Repentance to Bring Blessing 14 Return, Israel, to the Lord your God.     Your sins have been your downfall! 2 Take words with you     and return to the Lord. Say to him:     “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously,     that we may offer the fruit of our lips. 3 Assyria cannot save us;     we will not mount warhorses. We will …

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Hosea 13

Read Hosea 13 The Lord’s Anger Against Israel 13 When Ephraim spoke, people trembled;     he was exalted in Israel.     But he became guilty of Baal worship and died. 2 Now they sin more and more;     they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images,     all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people,     “They offer …

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Rest Day

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of God. Maybe you need to use today to get caught up on the reading plan if you’re behind, maybe you want to journal what you’re learning so you don’t forget …

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Hosea 12

Read Hosea 12 12 1 Ephraim feeds on the wind;     he pursues the east wind all day     and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria     and sends olive oil to Egypt. 2 The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah;     he will punish Jacob according to his ways     and repay him according to his deeds. 3 In the womb …

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Hosea 11

Read Hosea 11 God’s Love for Israel 11 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,     and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 But the more they were called,     the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals     and they burned incense to images. 3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,     taking them …

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Hosea 10

Read Hosea 10 10 Israel was a spreading vine;     he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased,     he built more altars; as his land prospered,     he adorned his sacred stones. 2 Their heart is deceitful,     and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolish their altars     and destroy their sacred stones. 3 Then they will say, …

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Hosea 9

Read Hosea 9 Punishment for Israel 9 Do not rejoice, Israel;    do not be jubilant like the other nations.For you have been unfaithful to your God;    you love the wages of a prostitute    at every threshing floor.2 Threshing floors and winepresses will not feed the people;    the new wine will fail them.3 They will not remain in the Lord’s land;    Ephraim will return to Egypt    and eat unclean food …

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