The Bible in Time...

Water changed to blood James Tissot [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Opening Sentence Make haste, O God, to deliver us. Make haste to help us, O Lord. Daily Office Readings & Reflections Read Today Wednesday | 16 March 2016 Ps. 119:145–176; Ps. 128 129 130; Exod. 7:8–24; 2 Cor. 2:14—3:6; Mark 10:1–16 Psalm 119 | Literary Type | Free Composition | Click here Hear my pleas - I follow your ways; I am miserable - rescue me; rulers persecute me - I seek your salvation; the whole of my body seeks your salvation - hear me. Exodus 7 | Background |  Click here Moses hands off the staff/rod of God to Aaron so that he can perform miracles and wonders; 1st Plague - Nile turned to blood, fish died and smelled; but Pharaoh was not impressed because his people could do the same thing, so he would not liberate the people. 2 Corinthians 2 | Background |  Click here Like a fragrance, the faith permeates the whole place of believers; Christ has written a new covenant on...

Read |  Day 225 | Thursday | August 13 |  Jeremiah 31: 15-40 Jeremiah 49: 34-39  Jeremiah 50: 1-3, 4-10, 11-16, 17-20, 21– 51: 14  Date | 599 BC Reading | God via Jeremiah: Rachel will weep; I will return you to the promise land; I will create the land new for them; I will have a new covenant; I will be their God; I will break the bow of Edom; Israel and Judah will walk the way of God for Babylon will fall and be destroyed; there is always hope in God's people;  Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9 | kindle edition Next |   Day 226 | Friday | August 14 | Jeremiah 51: 15-19, 20-35, 36-44, 45-53, 54-58  2   Kings 24: 10-17  2   Chronicles 36: 10  1   Chronicles 3: 10-16  2   Chronicles 36: 11-14  Jeremiah 52: 1-3a  2   Kings 24: 18-20a  Jeremiah 37: 1-10  +++ Collect of the Day: Pentecost, proper 14 Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think...