Pinnacle
Today’s Reading: Isaiah 51:1-54:3 Isaiah 53 is often considered the climax of Isaiah’s message. The innocent, suffering Servant, in willing submission to injustice, is put to death for the sake
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Today’s Reading: 2 Kings 18:13-37; 19:1-36; 20; 2 Chronicles 32:1-16,18-19,21-23,25-33; Isaiah 38:9-20 Ever heard the modern equivalent to the Assyrian commanders’ taunt “On what are you basing this confidence of
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Today’s Reading: Isaiah 13-14; 21:1-10 “The LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land…” (Isaiah 14:1). This is
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Today’s Reading: Isaiah 7-9 Immanuel is a name most often associated with Christmas. If you read the note at the bottom of the page in your Bible, you’ll see that
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Today’s Reading: 2 Kings 15:29-31,36-38; 16:1-2; 17:1-2; 1 Chronicles 5:23-26; 2 Chronicles 28:1-4 On January 5th, we read about the promises made to Abram. By our readings on March 13,
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Today’s Reading: Micah 6-7 I have twice followed a Jewish custom inspired by Micah 7:19b, called “Tashlikh” (“casting off”). On Rosh Hashanah, Jews empty their pockets—usually filled with pieces of
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Today’s Reading: Micah 3-5 I love the prophecies about the future Messianic State. I find them very encouraging, especially when times are tough. Today, however, I realized that they often
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Today’s Reading: Micah 1-2 One important verb in the Hebrew Old Testament is לשמע (leShema), which means “to hear (or, to listen).” The word is used many times to get both
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Today’s Reading: Amos 7:10-17; 2 Kings 14:28-29; 15:8-18; 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 Pride is dangerous. Uzziah’s pride robbed him of his royal position and all his relationships. I wonder if he
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Today’s Reading: Amos 5:1-7:9; 8-9 Our portion from Amos today ends on a very positive note. I love it! Though punished under the wrath of God, Israel will once again
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