Today's Reading | December 23, 2024
Luke 1:57–80
Introduction Luke 1:57–80: Today’s reading picks up the storyline from verse 25. John the Baptist is born and Zechariah is once again able to speak. The Holy Spirit enables him to prophesy concerning his son, and he praises God in a song that is also called the Benedictus (from the Latin for “blessed”). Today’s Key Verse: Luke 1:76–77 “You, my…
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December 23, 2024
Luke 1:57–80
Introduction Luke 1:57–80: Today’s reading picks up the storyline from verse 25. John the Baptist is born and Zechariah is once again able to speak. The Holy Spirit enables him to prophesy concerning his son, and he praises God in a song that is also called the Benedictus (from the Latin for “blessed”). Today’s Key Verse: Luke 1:76–77 “You, my…
READ MOREDecember 22, 2024
Luke 1:26–56
Introduction Luke 1:26–56: Now the angel Gabriel is sent by God to Mary of Nazareth to announce that she is favored by God and chosen to be the mother of God’s Son. The angel tells Mary about Elizabeth’s pregnancy, and Mary visits Elizabeth in Judea. The reading concludes with Mary’s song of praise, also called the Magnificat (from the Latin…
READ MOREDecember 21, 2024
Luke 1:1–25
Introduction Luke 1:1–25: Luke’s Gospel opens with a prologue in which he sets forth his aim “to write an orderly account” concerning Jesus. Luke begins by recounting the events surrounding the birth of John the Baptist. The angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah and announces that, even though he and his wife Elizabeth are now elderly, Elizabeth will bear a son…
READ MOREDecember 20, 2024
Isaiah 8:16—9:7
Introduction Isaiah 8:16—9:7: Today’s reading includes Isaiah’s warning of the Assyrian attack and God’s coming judgment against Judah because King Ahaz preferred to seek an alliance with Assyria rather than relying on God (8:1–15). After foretelling a time of trouble, Isaiah speaks words of hope about the coming of a righteous king and his reign of justice and peace. Today’s…
READ MOREDecember 19, 2024
Isaiah 8:1–15
Introduction Isaiah 8:1–15: Isaiah’s wife bears him a son, and the LORD tells the prophet Isaiah to give his newborn son a name that symbolizes that the kings of Israel and Syria will be destroyed quickly by their Assyrian foes (8:3). But because Ahaz still prefers to seek an alliance with Assyria rather than relying on God, Isaiah warns that…
READ MOREDecember 18, 2024
Isaiah 7:1–25
Introduction Isaiah 7:1–25: King Ahaz ruled the southern kingdom of Judah from 735–715 B.C., and King Pekah ruled the northern kingdom of Israel from 752–732 B.C. Between 735 and 732 B.C., Israel and Syria invaded Judah (2 Kings 15:27—16:20; 2 Chronicles 28:1–27). Pekah and King Rezin of Syria tried to force Ahaz to join them in their battles against Assyria. When…
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