Daily Bible Reading

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Habakkuk 2:1-20: The LORD offers Habakkuk a vision of justice, saying that the Babylonians will be punished according to the way they have treated others. This vision is borne out by history: the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and stole the treasures of Israel’s temple. Yet […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Habakkuk 1:1-17: The words of the prophet Habakkuk come from near the end of the seventh century B.C., at a time when the Babylonians were in power. Habakkuk was deeply disturbed by the violence and injustice in the land of Judah, and today’s reading records a prayer-filled […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Nahum 3:1-19: The concluding chapter to this short prophetic book describes the downfall of Nineveh. Those who had been oppressed are joyful at the news of the city’s demise. Scripture Reading 3 Doomed is the lying, murderous city,full of wealth to be looted and plundered!2 Listen! The […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Nahum 1:1-15: The book of Nahum is a poem celebrating the fall of Nineveh, the capital city of Israel’s ancient and oppressive enemy, Assyria. The fall of Nineveh, near the end of the seventh century B.C., is seen as the judgment of God upon a cruel and […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Obadiah 1-21: This short book comes from an undetermined time after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians in 586 B.C. Edom, Jerusalem’s age-old enemy, not only rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem but also looted the city and helped the invaders. In today’s reading, Obadiah prophesied […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Psalm 122: Today’s reading is from a collection of psalms (121-134) knowns as “Songs of Ascent” – hymns that were most likely sung by pilgrims journeying “up to Jerusalem” to celebrate one of Israel’s major festivals. Psalm 122 expresses a song of praise for Jerusalem and a […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Psalm 17: Today’s psalm is a prayer of one who is being falsely accused and who is seeking God’s justice. The writer pleads for help, protection, and deliverance from enemies, trusting in God’s wonderful love. The psalm concludes by affirming the joy that one experiences in God’s […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Psalm 10: In yesterday’s reading (Psalm 9), the writer expressed thanks and praise for God’s help in defeating his enemies. In today’s reading, the writer asks for God’s help against the wicked. In some traditions, the two psalms are combined as Psalm 9 inasmuch as the gratitude […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Psalm 9: This psalm speaks of God’s righteousness and justice and the ways in which God cares for those who are poor and needy. The psalm concludes with a petition for God to pronounce judgment on the wicked. Scripture Reading Thanksgiving to God for His Justice 9 […]

God’s Renewing Word of Peace and Justice Introduction Psalm 7: In this psalm, the writer appeals to God for justice as a result of being falsely accused. The writer expresses confidence in God’s righteousness, and the psalm concludes with an affirmation that the wicked will be punished and that God’s justice will triumph. Scripture Reading […]