Simon reads the Bible

Amos 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Listen to me, you fat cows living in Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, and who are always calling to your husbands, “Bring us another drink!” 2  The Sovereign Lord has sworn this by his holiness: “The time will come when you will be led away with hooks in your noses. Every last one of you will be dragged away...

Amos 3 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel—against the entire family I rescued from Egypt: 2  “From among all the families on the earth, I have been intimate with you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins.” 3  Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction? 4&nbs...

Amos 2 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This is what the Lord says: “The people of Moab have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They desecrated the bones of Edom’s king, burning them to ashes. 2  So I will send down fire on the land of Moab, and all the fortresses in Kerioth will be destroyed. The people will fall in the noise of battle, as the war...

Amos 1 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, was king of Israel. 2  This is what he saw and heard: “The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem! The lu...

Joshua 24 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and presented themselves to God. 2  Joshua said to the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphr...

Joshua 23 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The years passed, and the Lord had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old, 2  called together all the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel. He said to them, “I am now a very old man. 3  You have seen everything the Lord your God has done for you during my lifetime. The Lor...

Joshua 22 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 2  He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you. 3  During all this time you have not deserted the other tribes. You have been careful to obey the commands of t...

Joshua 21 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel. 2  They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our livestock.” 3  So by the command of the Lor...

Joshua 20 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The Lord said to Joshua, 2  “Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses. 3  Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed. 4  “Upon reaching one...

Joshua 19 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their homeland was surrounded by Judah’s territory. 2  Simeon’s homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, 3  Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, 4  Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5  Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, 6  Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen...

Joshua 18 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle. 2  But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land. 3  Then Joshua asked them, “How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the Lord, the...

Joshua 17 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them. 2  So the allotme...

Joshua 16 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan River near Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, through the wilderness and into the hill country of Bethel. 2  From Bethel (that is, Luz) it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites. 3  Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletit...

Joshua 15 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin. 2  The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea, 3  ran south of Scorpion Pass into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, whe...

Joshua 14 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  The remaining tribes of Israel received land in Canaan as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders. 2  These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command through Moses. 3  Moses had already given a grant of land to the two and...

Joshua 13 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  When Joshua was an old man, the Lord said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered. 2  This is the territory that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites, 3  and the larger territory of the Canaanites, extending from the stream of Shihor on the border of Egypt, northward to the b...

Joshua 12 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  These are the kings east of the Jordan River who had been killed by the Israelites and whose land was taken. Their territory extended from the Arnon Gorge to Mount Hermon and included all the land east of the Jordan Valley. 2  King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of t...

Joshua 11 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  When King Jabin of Hazor heard what had happened, he sent messages to the following kings: King Jobab of Madon; the king of Shimron; the king of Acshaph; 2  all the kings of the northern hill country; the kings in the Jordan Valley south of Galilee; the kings in the Galilean foothills; the kings of Naphoth-dor on the west; 3  th...

Joshua 10 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured and completely destroyed Ai and killed its king, just as he had destroyed the town of Jericho and killed its king. He also learned that the Gibeonites had made peace with Israel and were now their allies. 2  He and his people became very afraid when they heard all this be...

Joshua 9 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Now all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened. These were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who lived in the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea as far north as the Lebanon mountains. 2  These kings combined t...

Joshua 8 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take all your fighting men and attack Ai, for I have given you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land. 2  You will destroy them as you destroyed Jericho and its king. But this time you may keep the plunder and the livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind...

Joshua 7 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  But Israel violated the instructions about the things set apart for the Lord. A man named Achan had stolen some of these dedicated things, so the Lord was very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah. 2  Joshua sent some of his men from Jericho to spy out the tow...

Joshua 6 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one was allowed to go out or in. 2  But the Lord said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors. 3  You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. 4  Seven priests...

Joshua 5 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings who lived along the Mediterranean coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, they lost heart and were paralyzed with fear because of them. 2  At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise th...

Joshua 4 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane.  1  When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2  “Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe. 3  Tell them, ‘Take twelve stones from the very place where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan. Carry them out and pile them up at the place where you will camp tonight.’” 4  So Joshua called...