Sleepy Scriptures

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we complete the book of Ezekiel with chapters 42 through 48 from the King James Version. Ezekiel’s vision of the restored temple continues until, in a magnificent moment, the glory of the Lord returns from the east and fills the house. After years of visions marked by judgment, exile, and the departure of God’s glory, the prophet now sees divine pr...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 37 through 41 from the King James Version. Ezekiel is carried by the Spirit into a valley filled with dry bones, where God asks a remarkable question: “Son of man, can these bones live?” As Ezekiel prophesies, the bones come together, breath enters them, and they live—a powerful vision of Israel...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 31 through 36 from the King James Version. Ezekiel speaks of the fall of proud kingdoms, laments over Egypt, and is reminded of his responsibility as a watchman to the house of Israel. The Lord then turns His attention toward the shepherds of Israel who have failed to care for the flock, promisi...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 24 through 30 from the King James Version. The reading begins on the very day the siege of Jerusalem commences. Through the image of a boiling pot, Ezekiel announces that the long-promised judgment has arrived. Then the prophet himself is given a deeply personal sign when his wife dies, and he i...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 19 through 23 from the King James Version. Ezekiel laments the fall of Judah’s princes, recounts Israel’s long history of rebellion, and warns that Jerusalem’s persistent unfaithfulness is bringing judgment near. Through vivid poetry, parables, and prophetic imagery, the Lord exposes the ways Hi...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 14 through 18 from the King James Version. These chapters confront the hidden idols of the heart and the consequences of persistent rebellion. Ezekiel speaks of Jerusalem as a fruitless vine and, through vivid parables and allegories, recalls the Lord’s long history of mercy toward His people ev...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Ezekiel with chapters 6 through 13 from the King James Version. Ezekiel’s visions reveal the depth of Judah’s idolatry and the judgment approaching Jerusalem. The prophet is shown hidden abominations within the temple, the marking of those who grieve over the city’s sins, and the solemn departure of the glory of the...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we conclude the book of Lamentations with chapters 3 through 5 and begin the book of Ezekiel with chapters 1 through 5, read from the King James Version. From the depths of Jerusalem’s sorrow comes one of Scripture’s most beloved declarations of hope: “It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed… they are new every morning: great is th...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we conclude the book of Jeremiah with chapters 51 and 52 and begin Lamentations with chapters 1 and 2, read from the King James Version. Jeremiah’s final prophecy declares the coming judgment of Babylon, the empire that conquered Judah and destroyed Jerusalem. Then chapter 52 looks back upon Jerusalem’s fall: the city is besieged, the temple is bur...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Jeremiah with chapters 45 through 50 from the King James Version. Jeremiah first brings a personal word from the Lord to Baruch, his faithful scribe, before the prophecy turns outward toward the surrounding nations. Egypt, the Philistines, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Elam, and finally Babylon all come beneath...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Jeremiah with chapters 38 through 44 from the King James Version. Jeremiah’s warnings bring him into greater danger. He is lowered into a muddy dungeon and left to die, until Ebed-melech courageously appeals for his rescue. King Zedekiah secretly seeks Jeremiah’s counsel, but fear keeps him from acting upon the proph...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Jeremiah with chapters 32 through 37 from the King James Version. Jerusalem is under siege, Jeremiah is confined, and the fall of Judah seems unavoidable. Yet in the midst of these dark circumstances, God tells Jeremiah to purchase a field—a remarkable act of faith pointing toward a future when homes, fields, and vin...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Jeremiah with chapters 26 through 31 from the King James Version. Jeremiah’s message places him in danger as priests, prophets, and leaders call for his death. Yet he remains faithful to the word God has given him. As false prophets promise a quick end to Babylonian rule, Jeremiah warns that the exile will continue a...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Jeremiah with chapters 18 through 25 from the King James Version. Jeremiah is sent to the potter’s house, where he watches a vessel being shaped and reshaped in the craftsman’s hands. Through this simple image, the Lord reminds Judah that nations and people remain in His hands, and that repentance can still change th...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Jeremiah with chapters 11 through 17 from the King James Version. Jeremiah proclaims that Judah has broken its covenant with the Lord and returned to idolatry. When a conspiracy forms against his life, the prophet brings his fear, grief, and unanswered questions honestly before God. Through drought, famine, false pro...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Jeremiah with chapters 5 through 10 from the King James Version. Jeremiah searches the streets of Jerusalem for those who seek truth, but finds a people who have turned away from the Lord. Through the prophet, God warns Judah of approaching judgment, false worship, injustice, and confidence in outward religion withou...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we conclude the book of Isaiah with chapters 64 through 66 and begin the book of Jeremiah with chapters 1 through 4, read from the King James Version. Isaiah closes with a prayer for God to reveal His power, a humble confession that we are the clay and the Lord is our potter, and a glorious promise of new heavens and a new earth. The Lord speaks of...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Isaiah with chapters 55 through 63 from the King James Version. The reading begins with God’s gracious invitation to everyone who thirsts: “Come ye to the waters.” Isaiah calls us to seek the Lord while He may be found and reminds us that God’s thoughts and ways are higher than our own. His word will not return empty...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Isaiah with chapters 46 through 54 from the King James Version. These chapters proclaim the incomparable greatness of God, who carries His people from birth to old age and faithfully accomplishes all His purposes. Isaiah speaks of deliverance, restoration, and the Lord’s tender remembrance of His people: “Behold, I h...

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Isaiah with chapters 39 through 45 from the King James Version. After Isaiah foretells the coming Babylonian captivity, the tone turns toward comfort, hope, and restoration. “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,” declares the Lord. These chapters proclaim the greatness of the everlasting God, who created the heavens, ca...

*All Sleepy Scriptures episodes are now uninterrupted by ads once the reading begins.* In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Isaiah with chapters 31 through 38 from the King James Version. These chapters call God’s people away from misplaced trust and back to the Lord, who defends, delivers, and saves. Isaiah speaks of righteousness, peace, quietness, an...

*All Sleepy Scriptures episodes are now uninterrupted by ads once the reading begins.* In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Isaiah with chapters 23 through 30 from the King James Version. These chapters move from the burden of Tyre into sweeping visions of judgment, restoration, praise, and hope. Isaiah speaks of the earth brought low, the Lord reigning...

Settle in for a peaceful reading of Matthew chapters 5 through 7 from the King James Version of the Bible. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches with wisdom, tenderness, and authority. These chapters include the Beatitudes, the Lord’s Prayer, the call to be salt and light, the invitation to trust God rather than live in anxiety, and the picture of a life built upon a sure foundation. This read...

*All Sleepy Scriptures episodes are now uninterrupted by ads once the reading begins.* In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Isaiah with chapters 12 through 22 from the King James Version. These chapters begin with a beautiful song of trust and salvation: “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid.” From there, Isaiah speaks a series o...

*All Sleepy Scriptures episodes are now uninterrupted by ads once the reading begins.* In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we continue through the book of Isaiah with chapters 4 through 11 from the King James Version. These chapters move through solemn warnings, prophetic visions, and radiant promises of hope. Isaiah speaks of cleansing, judgment, and the vineyard of the Lord, then g...