Pastor John Piper comments on Exodus 19-20, our Bible reading passage for today, where God makes a covenant with Israel and gives the 10 commandments. Piper asks, “what are the divine promises and human conditions of this covenant? What does God commit himself to do? And what does he require of his covenant partner?” Here … More Covenant Commitment
February 7 Acts 18:18-28 (ESV) Paul Returns to Antioch 18 After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers [1] and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. 19 And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, … More February 7 Acts 18:18-28
February 7 Matthew 13:1-23 (ESV) The Parable of the Sower 13:1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A … More February 7 Matthew 13:1-23
February 7 Psalm 30 (ESV) Joy Comes with the Morning A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. 30:1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. … More February 7 Psalm 30
February 7 Exodus 19-20 (ESV) Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1 On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai.2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There … More February 7 Exodus 19-20
Bob Deffinbaugh wrote an article on our passage today, Acts 18:1-7 at Bible.org: It took a while to realize this, but it is noteworthy that Paul’s first significant success evangelizing among the Gentiles came at this point in time, a time when Paul was at his lowest. He was fearful, both of his safety, and … More God works through human weakness so that He receives the honor and the praise.
For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at … More Sneering at the Old Testament?
C. H Spurgeon comments on Psalm 29, our passage for today’s Bible reading plan Power was displayed in the hurricane whose course this Psalm so grandly pictures; and now, in the cool calm after the storm, that power is promised to be the strength of the chosen. He who wings the unerring bolt, will give … More God’s Power on Display
In our Bible reading, we come to many instances of figures and shadows and symbols. We need God to give us eyes to see and understand. Remember the disciples who were walking along the road to Emmaus with Jesus? They were delighted as he discussed Bible with them and told them how it was ALL … More Manna, Jesus: The Bread of Life
February 6 Acts 18:1-17 (ESV) Paul in Corinth 18:1 After this Paul [1] left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3 and because he was of the … More February 6 Acts 18:1-17
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