God speaks and we respond
God Speaks 28 What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria— the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel.It sits at the head of a fertile valley, but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower.It is the pride of a people brought down… Read moreIsaiah 28-30
God Speaks 5 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: 2 “Israel’s leaders took charge, and the people gladly followed.Praise the Lord! 3 “Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you mighty rulers!For I will sing to the Lord. I will make music to the Lord,… Read moreJudges 5-7
God Speaks 18 Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the… Read moreII Kings 18 and II Chronicles 29-31
God Speaks 23 This message came to me concerning Tyre: Wail, you trading ships of Tarshish, for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone!The rumors you heard in Cyprus are all true.2 Mourn in silence, you people of the coast and you merchants of… Read moreIsaiah 23-27
God Speaks 18 Listen, Ethiopia—land of fluttering sails that lies at the headwaters of the Nile,2 that sends ambassadors in swift boats down the river. Go, swift messengers!Take a message to a tall, smooth-skinned people, who are feared far and widefor their conquests and destruction, and… Read moreIsaiah 18-22
God Speaks 13 Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon: 2 “Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop. Call up an army against Babylon.Wave your hand to encourage them as they march into the palaces of the high… Read moreIsaiah 13-17
God Speaks 16 Ahaz son of Jotham began to rule over Judah in the seventeenth year of King Pekah’s reign in Israel. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do… Read moreII Kings 16-17 and II Chronicles 28
God Speaks 3 These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan. 2 He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle. 3 These are the… Read moreJudges 3-4
God Speaks 27 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. 2 Jotham did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah,… Read moreII Chronicles 27 and Isaiah 9-12
God Speaks 22 Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 2 He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you. 3 During all… Read moreJoshua 22-24