Daily Bible Reading - July 12th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 12th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Exodus 1:1-22: Today we begin reading excerpts from the book of Exodus, the second book in the Bible. The name “Exodus” comes from a Greek word that means “exit” or “departure” and refers to an important event in Israel’s history described in this book – the departure of the people of Israel from Egypt where they had been slaves. Today’s reading describes the suffering of the Israelites as slaves in Egypt and how two midwives defied the Egyptian king’s edict to kill Hebrew baby boys.

Daily Bible Reading - July 7th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 7th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Genesis 18:1-15: The LORD appears to Abraham, and Abraham is told by his three visitors that he and Sarah will have a son.

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Daily Bible Reading - July 5th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 5th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Genesis 16:1-16: Abram’s wife, Sarai, remains childless and offers her slave, Hagar, to Abram so that Abram can have an heir. After Hagar becomes pregnant, she looks with contempt on Sarai. Sarai treats her harshly, and Hagar runs away. Hagar encounters an angel of the LORD who tells her to return to her mistress. Hagar bears Abram a son who is named Ishmael.

Daily Bible Reading - July 5th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - July 5th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Genesis 16:1-16: Abram’s wife, Sarai, remains childless and offers her slave, Hagar, to Abram so that Abram can have an heir. After Hagar becomes pregnant, she looks with contempt on Sarai. Sarai treats her harshly, and Hagar runs away. Hagar encounters an angel of the LORD who tells her to return to her mistress. Hagar bears Abram a son who is named Ishmael.

Daily Bible Reading - June 28th, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - June 28th, 2020 | American Bible Society: Ezekiel 37:15-28: Using two sticks and joining them end to end, Ezekiel is instructed to tell the people that God will unite the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah and that they will be united under one ruler.

Daily Bible Reading - June 21st, 2020 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - June 21st, 2020 | American Bible Society: Ezekiel 1:1—2:1: Today we begin reading excerpts from the book of the prophet Ezekiel. A unique feature of this prophetic book is that it is written in the first person. All of Ezekiel’s visions, prophecies, and actions are described from his point of view. Ezekiel was a priest who lived in exile in Babylon during the period before and after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. In today’s reading, Ezekiel describes a vision of God’s glory.