Context: Today is Christmas Day, and we are reading Job 19–20. It might not feel like a “typical” Christmas passage, but it delivers a Christmas-sized truth: hope is not a mood. Hope is a Person. Today’s Episode Job is worn down by loss, misunderstanding, and pain. The people who should have comforted him have become…
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When God Closes a Door Today’s Reading Isaiah 18–22. You can read these chapters atBibleGateway. Overview In these chapters Isaiah delivers strong words for several nations that surround God’s people.He speaks to Ethiopia, Egypt, Assyria and Babylon. He also turns his attention to Jerusalemitself. The message is clear. The Lord is not only the God…
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Transcript Today’s Bible Translation Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 23-24 NIRV Podcast Introduction It’s Poetry Thursday, and we’ll read Proverbs 23-24. I’m calling this episode “Hope in a Troubled World.“ Summary Proverbs 24:11-12 sound prophetic. My belief is that we are in the last days. As Christians, we must be prepared to take…
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Amidst the prophecies of judgment in much of the book of Isaiah, chapter 12 brings a ray of hope. The prophet tells us that a righteous king is coming. And as we have seen in many previous books in the Bible, when a righteous king is on the throne, God not only blesses the land…
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S3E025-Job 7-8: When Suffering Does Not Make Sense
When Suffering Does Not Make Sense Today’s Reading Job 7–8. You can read these chapters at BibleGateway. Overview Job continues speaking from a place of deep suffering. His life feels like hard service with no rest. He questions his purpose, and he cries out to God with honest words. Many people have felt this kind…
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