Dec 27, 2023
Isaiah 9:2-7
2The people who
walked in darkness have seen a great
light;
those who lived in a land of deep
darkness—
on them light has
shined.
3You have
multiplied the nation, you have increased its
joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the
harvest,
as people exult
when...
Dec 20, 2023
Ezra 1:1-4; 3:1-4; 10-13
1In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia so that he sent a herald throughout all his kingdom, and also in a written edict declared:
2Thus says King Cyrus of...
Dec 5, 2023
Isaiah 40:1-11
1Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. 2Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins. 3A voice cries out: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the...
Nov 28, 2023
Jeremiah 33:14-18 (NIV)
eremiah: 14 “‘The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. 15 “‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. 16 In...
Nov 21, 2023
Isaiah 5:1-7; 11:1-5
1Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. 2He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes, but it...