Daily Bible Reading - July 28th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 28th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Genesis 6:1-22: Today we begin reading excerpts from Genesis, the first book in the Bible. The word “genesis” comes from a Greek word that means “beginning.” And the book of Genesis is about beginnings—the beginning of the world, the beginning of the human race, and the beginning of the people of Israel. The book is also a book of faith, which means that it is concerned with who God is and how God has been involved in the lives of people from the time of creation. Today’s reading is about how God saved Noah and his family from a great flood that destroyed the earth and all its sinful people. The chapter begins with an account of heavenly beings and the children born to the women they took. These offspring, described as “the great heroes and famous men of long ago,” were called Nephilim and most likely are the giants mentioned in Numbers 13:31-33.

Daily Bible Reading - July 21st, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 21st, 2019 | American Bible Society: 2 Samuel 5:1-25: Chapters 3 and 4 recount the deaths of Abner and Ishbosheth. In today’s reading, the leaders of the northern tribes (Israel) accept David as king. David leads a united Israel in capturing Jerusalem from the Jebusites and fighting the Philistines.

Daily Bible Reading - July 21st, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 21st, 2019 | American Bible Society: 2 Samuel 5:1-25: Chapters 3 and 4 recount the deaths of Abner and Ishbosheth. In today’s reading, the leaders of the northern tribes (Israel) accept David as king. David leads a united Israel in capturing Jerusalem from the Jebusites and fighting the Philistines.

Daily Bible Reading - July 21st, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 21st, 2019 | American Bible Society: 2 Samuel 5:1-25: Chapters 3 and 4 recount the deaths of Abner and Ishbosheth. In today’s reading, the leaders of the northern tribes (Israel) accept David as king. David leads a united Israel in capturing Jerusalem from the Jebusites and fighting the Philistines.

Daily Bible Reading - July 14th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 14th, 2019 | American Bible Society: 1 Samuel 15:1-35: Saul is instructed to attack the Amalekites and to destroy everything they have. However, Saul allows his men to keep the best sheep and cattle to offer as a sacrifice to God. Samuel confronts Saul with his sin of disobedience, and the LORD rejects Saul as king.

Daily Bible Reading - July 7th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 7th, 2019 | American Bible Society: 1 Samuel 6:1-19: Chapters 4 and 5 describe a time when the Philistines waged war against Israel, defeated them, and captured the Covenant Box for which they were punished by God with a severe outbreak of tumors. The Philistines are advised by their priests and magicians to return the Covenant Box along with a gift to pay for their sin. When the Covenant Box arrives in Beth Shemesh, the people are overjoyed and offer sacrifices to the lord. But seventy men are killed because they looked inside the Covenant Box. To look inside to see God was disrespectful, and those who did it were struck dead.

Daily Bible Reading - June 30th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - June 30th, 2019 | American Bible Society: John 15:18—16:15: Jesus warns his disciples that they will be hated and suffer persecution because they have chosen to believe in and follow him. Jesus says that he is returning to God the Father but that he will send the Holy Spirit who will lead them and reveal the truth about God.