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Day 189 & Day 190 - Hezekiah and His Foreign Affairs

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King Hezekiah and Isaiah https://www.thetrumpet.com/17413-how-the-seals-of-isaiah-and-hezekiah-speak My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Read the Bible in a Year | Come join us at any time! | Using The NRSV Daily Bible and other sources. Today’s Reading 7/8/2019     Day 189 Isaiah 32:1 – 35:10 7/9/2019     Day 190 Isaiah 36:1 – 39:8 Reflection | Today -   Chapter 32 - Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field. The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. Chapter 33 -  God will arise and save us and give us a great King.  Chapter 34 - God will judge the nations. Watch out! Chapter 35 - Even nature will rejoice when God saves the people! Chapter 36 - Assyria comes to Jerusalem and threatens the king: Chapter 37  - The king repented and consulted with Isaiah - don’t worry for you will be victorious becau...

Day 185 - Assyria and Babylon

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https://www.royaldoors.net/2015/05/the-prophet-isaiah-more-an-evangelist-than-a-prophet/ My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 | Read the Bible in a Year | Come join us at any time! | Using The NRSV Daily Bible and other sources. Today’s Reading 7/4/2019     Day 185 Isaiah 12:1 – 16:14 Reflection | Today -   Chapter 12 - Concluding song of thanksgiving from Song of the Sea from Exodus 15. Surely God is my salvation; I will not be afraid. Chapter 13 & Chapter 14 - Oracle concerning Babylon - Points to the Exile, Assyrian rise and fall, Babylon rise and fall. Chapter 15  & Chapter 16 - Moab is going to be in a bad way, it will rise and fall. (NOAB 5, 2018 a.d.)  Background |  Background by Center of Biblical Studies.   More background by Chabad.org Lived in the later part of the 8th century B.C.E. during the time of the Assyrian invasion of Israel and Judah. He lived before Jeremiah and Ezekiel. +++ Me...

Day 113 - Story of Esther

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Edwin Long - Queen Esther - Google Art Project Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year | Come join us at anytime! Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 4/23/2019     Day 113 Esther 1:1 – 4:17 Reflection | Today Chapter 1 - The short story of Esther is located during the Exile Into Babylon where she is part of the harem of the King; his queen Refuses to appear before him during the 180 of feasting; she is Banished for disobeying the king - she did not want to be on display. Chapter 2 - Esther is chosen queen and the process is listed here Chapter 3 - Haman enters into the story - a Jew shows disrespect; Haman vows to destroy all Jews because of the slight; Chapter 4 - The Jews begin a fast in contradiction to the feasting; Esther now queen also joins in the fast. (Collins, Introduction to Hebrew Bible, Fortress Press) Background Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by ...

Sunday - Pentecost - Proper 19

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A frightened and an angry face left and right respectively. Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun; Wiki Commons Images My Quick Bible Study & Prayers Based on Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Readings in the Pentecost Season Opening Sentence | Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 | BCP p. 78 | Amazing Grace Daily Office Prayers | Pray this way or this way or this way or this way or this way . Alternatives worship Readings | Biblegateway.com | Sunday Psalm 24, 29 & 8, 84 Job 38:1, 18-41 Rev. 18:1-8 Matt. 5:21-26 Psalm 24 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfgTI1lsMQ Revelation 18 | Image of last judgment or fall of Rome | Babylon has fallen! Come out of her, my people, so that you do not take part in her sins, and so that you do not share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven,    and God ha...