Month: September 2023

Ezekiel 6

Read Ezekiel 6 Doom for the Mountains of Israel 6 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them 3 and say: ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and …

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Ezekiel 5

Read Ezekiel 5 God’s Razor of Judgment 5 “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair. 2 When the days of your siege come to an end, burn a third of the …

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Ezekiel 4

Read Ezekiel 4 Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized 4 “Now, son of man, take a block of clay, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it. 2 Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams …

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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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Ezekiel 3

Read Ezekiel 3 3 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat. 3 Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving …

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Ezekiel 2

Read Ezekiel 2 Ezekiel’s Call to Be a Prophet 2 He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” 2 As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3 He said: “Son of man, I am …

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Ezekiel Introduction + 1

Ezekiel Introduction The book of Ezekiel was written during the time of the Babylonian exile in order to encourage exiles of God’s prophetic plan for Israel.  Ezekiel, whose name means “God strengthens,” was living in Jerusalem as a priest before the first wave of Babylonian exile. However, God had something different in mind for Ezekiel …

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John 21

Read John 21 Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish 1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon …

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John 20

Read John 20 The Empty Tomb 1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They …

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John 19

Read John 19 Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified 1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped …

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