Posts with the category “bible-reading”

The Lord Will Rule the Earth1 Watch, for the day of the Lord is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you! 2 I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The ci...  Read More

A Fountain of Cleansing1 “On that day a fountain will be opened for the dynasty of David and for the people of Jerusalem, a fountain to cleanse them from all their sins and impurity.2 “And on that day...  Read More

Future Deliverance for Jerusalem1 This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the Lord: “This message is from the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and f...  Read More

1 Open your doors, Lebanon,    so that fire may devour your cedar forests.2 Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars;    the most majestic ones have fallen. Weep, you oaks of Bashan,  ...  Read More

The Lord Will Restore His People1 Ask the Lord for rain in the spring,    for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain    so every field becomes a lush pasture.2 Household god...  Read More

Judgment against Israel’s Enemies1 This is the message from the Lord against the land of Aram and the city of Damascus, for the eyes of humanity, including all the tribes of Israel, are on the Lord.2 ...  Read More

Promised Blessings for Jerusalem1 Then another message came to me from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies: 2 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Mount Zion is passionate and strong; I...  Read More

A Call to Justice and Mercy1 On December 7 of the fourth year of King Darius’s reign, another message came to Zechariah from the Lord. 2 The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech, along w...  Read More

Four Chariots1 Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains. 2 The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses, 3 the third by white hor...  Read More

A Flying Scroll1 I looked up again and saw a scroll flying through the air.2 “What do you see?” the angel asked.“I see a flying scroll,” I replied. “It appears to be about 30 feet long and 15 feet wid...  Read More

A Lampstand and Two Olive Trees1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep. 2 “What do you see now?” he asked.I answered, “I see a solid gold lampst...  Read More

Future Prosperity of Jerusalem1 When I looked again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 “Where are you going?” I asked.He replied, “I am going to measure Jerusalem, to see how wide and h...  Read More

A Call to Return to the Lord1 In November of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave this message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo:2 “I, the Lord, was very a...  Read More

The New Temple’s Diminished Splendor1 Then on October 17 of that same year, the Lord sent another message through the prophet Haggai. 2 “Say this to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and...  Read More

A Call to Rebuild the Temple1 On August 29 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshu...  Read More

Jerusalem’s Rebellion and Redemption1 What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem,    the city of violence and crime!2 No one can tell it anything;    it refuses all correction.It does not trust...  Read More

A Call to Repentance 1 Gather together—yes, gather together,    you shameless nation.2 Gather before judgment begins,    before your time to repent is blown away like chaff.Act now, before the fierce ...  Read More

1 The Lord gave this message to Zephaniah when Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah. Zephaniah was the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah.Coming Judgment against Judah2 “I ...  Read More

The Tabernacle Completed1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year. 3 Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the A...  Read More

Clothing for the Priests1 The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the Lord had commanded...  Read More

Building the Altar of Burnt Offering1 Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1⁄2 feet wide, 7 1⁄2 feet long, and 4 1⁄2 feet high. 2 He made horns for e...  Read More

Building the Ark of the Covenant1Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 2 He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ...  Read More

“The Lord has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled craftsmen with wisdom and ability to perform any task involved in building the sanctuary. Let them construct and furnish the Tabernacle, ju...  Read More

Instructions for the SabbathThen Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, “These are the instructions the Lord has commanded you to follow. 2 You have six days each week for ...  Read More

A New Copy of the CovenantThen the Lord told Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed. 2 Be ready in the morni...  Read More

The Lord said to Moses, “Get going, you and the people you brought up from the land of Egypt. Go up to the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I told them, ‘I will give this land to you...  Read More

The Gold CalfWhen the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don’t know what h...  Read More

Craftsmen: Bezalel and OholiabThen the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, g...  Read More

Plans for the Incense Altar“Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense. 2 Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as t...  Read More

Dedication of the Priests“This is the ceremony you must follow when you consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams with no defects. 2 Then, using choice wheat...  Read More

Clothing for the Priests “Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my prie...  Read More

Plans for the Altar of Burnt Offering “Using acacia wood, construct a square altar 7 1⁄2 feet wide, 7 1⁄2 feet long, and 4 1⁄2 feet high. 2 Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns an...  Read More

Plans for the Tabernacle1 “Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. 2 These te...  Read More

The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them. 3 Here is a list of sacred offerings yo...  Read More

Then the Lord instructed Moses: “Come up here to me, and bring along Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders. All of you must worship from a distance. 2 Only Moses is allowed to come near ...  Read More

“You must not pass along false rumors. You must not cooperate with evil people by lying on the witness stand.2 “You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to testify in a disput...  Read More

“If someone steals an ox or sheep and then kills or sells it, the thief must pay back five oxen for each ox stolen, and four sheep for each sheep stolen.2 “If a thief is caught in the act of breaking ...  Read More

“These are the regulations you must present to Israel.2 “If you buy a Hebrew slave, he may serve for no more than six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his freed...  Read More

Then God gave the people all these instructions:2 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.3 “You must not have any other god but me.4 “You must not m...  Read More

Exactly two months after the Israelites left Egypt, they arrived in the wilderness of Sinai. 2 After breaking camp at Rephidim, they came to the wilderness of Sinai and set up camp there at the base o...  Read More