Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel,        for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.                    There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,        and no knowledge of God in the land;              2       there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;        they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.  “I have…

Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will…

   And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?        My hope is in you.              8       Deliver me from all my transgressions.        Do not make me the scorn of the fool!              9       I am mute; I do not open my mouth,        for it is you who have done it.  There are few things worse than…

And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were…

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.  If you have ever attempted to read through the Bible in a year, you know the enormous temptation to skim through…

Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?” 7 And they said to him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them,…