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Opening Sentence Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends of the world.  Psalm 19:4 Read | Thursday | 7 January 2016 | Ps. 103; Ps. 114 115; Deut. 8:1–3; Col. 1:1–14; John 6:30–33 48–51 check previous posts for source Reflection | Psalm 103  -  Literary type | Hymn  |  click here Bless the Lord, O my soul; God redeems, give good things, answers prayer, full of mercy and compassion - for me!; Bless the Lord! Deuteronomy 8 - God gave you everything in the wilderness and is with you always; remember that! Colossians 1 - We thank God daily for Jesus Christ and what Jesus has done for you; that is why we pray for you unceasing ... John 6 - Give us a sign? Jesus - Moses gave your ancestors bread but they became hungry again; I am the true bread that came down from heaven; eat and live forever. Source |  Morning Office in Audio |   Click here  |  Biblegateway.com | ...

Read |  Day 77 | Wednesday | March 18 | Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 Date | 1405 or 1239 BC Reading | marrying captives; rights of the firstborn; care for a rebellious child; various rules; be pure; worship righteously; various rules for life - don't take advantage of a worker who is poor, marriage when brother die, be fair in trade. etc. Read | Day 78 | Thursday | March 19| Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:1 +++ The Apostles' Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the ...

Read |  Day 76 | Tuesday | March 17| Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9 Date | 1405 or 1239 BC Reading | create a system of justice for the people; no idols; no defective sacrifice; appoint the King that God chooses to rule over you in  the promised land; priests; holy living; true and false prophets; cities of refuge; be just; when you war - know if it righteous - God is with you; atonement for unsolved murder. Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 |  Click here   Day 77 | Wednesday | March 18 | Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 +++ Jubilate Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. Know this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give thanks to him and call upon his Name. For the Lord is good; his me...

Read |  Day 71 | Thursday | March 12 | Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:30 Dates | 1405 or 1239 BC Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 |  Click here   Background | Center for Biblical Studies | Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Bible, and last book of the Pentateuch. It is a record of Moses’ last words before his death. The title Deuteronomy means “second law,” because here, at the end of Israel’s desert wanderings, Moses gives the law again to a generation not alive forty years earlier (when they were first given on Mt. Sinai). Most of the book consists of a series of speeches given by Moses. The first verses of the book set up Moses’ speeches, and the final chapter (34) records his death. After recounting some of their desert woes (chapters 1-4), Moses drives home the necessity of absolute allegiance to God (chapters 4-11). It is in this section, in 6:4-5, that we find one of the most famous verses in the Old Testament, known...