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Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 53, 54, and 55 followed by Mark chapter 13.    Isaiah 53 is arguably one of the most often read, quoted, and referenced chapters in the Bible. It clearly foretells the type of death, torture, and punishment that Jesus would endure on our behalf.  Incredible!  Chapter 54 is a plea from God to return to him and hi...

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 50, 51, & 52 followed by the book of Mark chapter 12.  Isaiah chapters 50-52 definitely have a different feel as they are leading up to what could arguably be the most famous chapter in the bible, Isaiah 53.   In Mark chapter 12 we get another collection of conversations that Jesus is having with different people. Beg...

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 47, 48, and 49. Enjoy!   Please leave any questions, comments, thoughts, or suggestions in the comment section below. God Bless you all.

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 45 & 46 and Mark chapter 11.   Takeaway of the day: From Isaiah 45 & 46 The prophecy of Cyrus: Cyrus was named by God as one who would bring back the children of Israel from captivity. That very man 150 years after that prophecy indeed rose to lead the Medo-Persian empire and conquered the Babylonian empire. Simply ama...

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 43 & 44.    Some takeaways/key verses from this reading:  Key Verses from Isaiah 43 & 44 43:10-11 “…You are my witnesses, declares he LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. 11) I, I am...

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 41 & 42.    In this reading, we are blessed to see more insight into the nature/character of God. His relationship to his chosen people is inspiring, and his unhappiness when men choose to serve themselves or serve idols made of imperfect or perishable materials.   In chapter 42, the mood changes a bit and we hav...

oday's daily bible reading comes from the books of Isaiah chapters 39 & 40, and Mark chapter 10.   Takeaways from Isaiah 39 & 40 39) Ups & downs of Hezekiah… Pride and humility… Babylon was an enemy of Assyria, God had just wiped out 185k Assyrians… buttered up Hezekiah, “the enemy of my enemy…”. BUT why show off all of your wealth? The only rational answer is pride. After hearing...

Today's daily bible reading comes from the books of Isaiah chapters 37, & 38, and Mark chapter 9.   We were left with a bit of a cliffhanger in chapter 36 of Isaiah yesterday. Luckily any negative suspicions were put to rest as the faith of King Hezekiah won the day. His prayers to the LORD for redemption were heard and God protected them from the Assyrian army. In fact, he sent an angel...

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 34, 35, & 36.  Here are some takeaways:   Chapter 34) A judgment on all of the nations especially Edom   Chapter 35) Amazing Messianic prophecy (a foretelling of Jesus the Messiah) that promises hope and salvation.         v4: "...behold your God will come with vengeance with th...

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 32 & 33 followed by the book of Mark chapter 8.

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 30 & 31 as well as Mark chapter 7.   Takeaways from this reading:  1) Don't put your trust in earthly things (such as chariots or horsemen) for protection or comfort. ??Are there things that we put too much trust in, in this world?? ie the government, our jobs, etc. 2) Jesus is awesome! in Mark 7, we see Him cast out...

Today's daily bible reading comes from the book of Isaiah chapters 28 and 29.  In these chapters, we read about the coming destruction of Jerusalem by the Assyrians. We see that they had made a "covenant with death" but that covenant would not last. We also read about some of the practical wisdom that God had provided to farmers.  The memory verse from this reading for me though comes fr...

Day 31 of our Daily Bible Reading. Today's reading comes from Isaiah chapters 26 & 27 followed by Mark chapter 6.

Today's reading is again from the book of Isaiah chapters 23, 24, & 25.   In these chapters we see prophecy about the fall of Tyre, a judgment for the whole earth, and a psalm-like praise for God and all of his greatness.

Today's reading comes again from the book of Isaiah chapters 20, 21, and 22. We continue to hear the proclamation of the prophet Isaiah regarding Assyria as well as the surrounding nations and the plans that God has for them. It's easy without a lot of in-depth study to get either bogged down with the details, or just plain confused. However, one piece of advice that I'll pass on is 1) Just keep r...

In today's reading from Isaiah, the prophet continues to prophesy about neighboring kingdoms including Damascus, Cush, and Egypt.   In Mark chapter 5 we experience more interactions of Jesus as well as miracles. We see how Jesus has mercy and kindness and is always willing to do for others what they cannot do for themselves. By casting out the legion of demons that were possessing that poor m...

Today's reading is from the Book of Isaiah chapters 14, 15 & 16.    This can be a challenging section of the book as Isaiah is going to be mentioning many of the surrounding nations/peoples and speaking about them. In these chapters, the peoples of Babylon and the king of Babylon, Assyria, Philistia, and finally Moab. Chapters 15 & 16 are dedicated to Moab.    Interesti...

Today's reading comes from Isaiah chapters 11, 12, & 13 for the Old Testament and from Mark chapter 4 for the New.   Chapter 11 of Isaiah starts with some more Messianic prophecy pertaining to Jesus as the heir of the family of Jesse (the father of King David). After that, Isaiah returns to speaking about the coming destruction/judgment of Israel followed by the judgment of Assyria. &nbsp...

In today's reading of Isaiah chapters 9 & 10, I had some takeaways...   Takeaways from Isaiah 9 & 10   1) The promise of the Messiah in 9:6,7 "For unto us a child is born..."  2) The promise of judgment through Assyria  3) The promise of judgment OF Assyria  4) The promise of the Remnant being preserved  That promise remains today for all of God's children.

In this video, we read from the book of Isaiah chapters 7 & 8 followed by Mark chapter 3.   In the reading from Isaiah, we learn that God will be sending Assyria to take the people of Israel captive and to make desolate the land. Interspersed within those prophecies is a section of Messianic prophecy that tells of a son coming to the house of David to a virgin, namely Jesus.   In the...

Today's reading comes from Isaiah chapters 5 & 6 followed by Mark chapter 2.   The prophet Isaiah continues to communicate what is going to happen to the people of Israel and Judah because of their sin. The punishment for abandoning His laws by worshipping idols, being caught up in continual debauchery, and a long list of depraved activities is going to be a nearly clean sweep of the land...

Today we continue our reading from the book of Isaiah chapters 3 & 4 and start the book of Mark chapter 1.   Out of the 4 "gospels" which consist of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the book of Mark is the shortest. With only 16 chapters, Mark tends to spend most of his time focussing on how awesome Jesus is and how many miraculous things He did. His focus is on the actions of Jesus and how...

Day 21: The book of Isaiah chapters 1 & 2.   Today begins a new book, the book of Isaiah. Isaiah is a prophet of God who is sent to prophesy to the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Both of these kingdoms have failed to serve God as he commanded and have turned to idolatry and many other sinful acts. God in his holiness is going to punish them by sending the kingdoms of Assyria as well as Bab...

Today we finish both the books of Genesis and Romans!    At the end of Genesis, the story of Jacob and his 12 sons concludes with the death of Jacob and the death of Joseph. They are all together in Egypt and the sons of Jacob and their families will continue to grow and flourish there. What comes next in the story of God's chosen people?   The Apostle Paul concludes the book of Rom...

Today's reading comes from Genesis chapters 46, 47, & 48 for the Old Testament, and Romans chapter 15 for the New.   In Genesis 46-48 we continue the story of Joseph and his family reunion. The big picture here is that God is making his promises come to life by bringing down Jacob (Israel) and his whole household into Egypt. They will settle in the land of Goshen and continue to multiply....