For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 13 The author concludes with some final exhortations. Which one most speaks to you and why? What will you do about it ...
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Y2 Day 245 – Heb 12; Is 3-4Y2 Day 245 – Heb 12; Is 3-4
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 12 How do we know that God speaks to each one of us personally through scripture? Because the Bible tells us so. ...
Y2 Day 244 – Heb 11; Is 1-2; Ps 103Y2 Day 244 – Heb 11; Is 1-2; Ps 103
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 11 The Hall of Fame for Faith! What is faith? Write a definition in your own words. What results did faith produce ...
Y2 Day 243 – Heb 10; SoS 7-8Y2 Day 243 – Heb 10; SoS 7-8
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 10 This morning I noticed another key difference separating Jesus as High Priest from the high priests of the old covenant. “But ...
Y2 Day 242 – Heb 9; SoS 5-6Y2 Day 242 – Heb 9; SoS 5-6
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 9 Contrast worship under the old covenant with worship under the new covenant secured by the blood of Christ. The blood and ...
Y2 Day 241 – Heb 8; SoS 3-4; Ps 102Y2 Day 241 – Heb 8; SoS 3-4; Ps 102
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 8 What is the author’s “main point”? How is the new covenant better than the old? God made a covenant with His ...
Y2 Day 240 – Heb 7; SoS 1-2Y2 Day 240 – Heb 7; SoS 1-2
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 7 What is the author’s point in this extended comparison between Jesus and Melchizedek? How is Jesus “a better hope”? And the ...
Y2 Day 239 – Heb 6; Ecc 11-12; Ps 101Y2 Day 239 – Heb 6; Ecc 11-12; Ps 101
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 6 The book of Ecclesiastes gives us a picture of a fallen world. There is evil in men’s hearts, uncertainty in everything, ...
Y2 Day 237 – Heb 4; Ecc 7-8; Prov 20Y2 Day 237 – Heb 4; Ecc 7-8; Prov 20
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 4 The author of Hebrews refutes both aspects of the “Jesus and…” lie. Yesterday I focused on the part of the lie ...
Y2 Day 235 – Heb 2; Ecc 3-4; Ps 100Y2 Day 235 – Heb 2; Ecc 3-4; Ps 100
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 2 Interestingly, the author of Hebrews seems to make the argument that Jesus is not an angel. Rather, Jesus is both greater ...
Y2 Day 234 – Heb 1; Ecc 1-2Y2 Day 234 – Heb 1; Ecc 1-2
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 1 What does the author say about Jesus in the prologue (v. 1-4)? How does this affect the way you live and ...
Day 313 – Lam 3-5; Heb 13Day 313 – Lam 3-5; Heb 13
Lam. 3-5 Lamentations 3 is quite the journey! It starts off with, “I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath” (Lam. 3:1). I assume “his wrath” is referring to ...
Day 312 – Lam 1-2; Heb 12Day 312 – Lam 1-2; Heb 12
Lam. 1-2 All of the idols and nations and things that God’s people turned to failed them. But as for God, “The LORD has done what He purposed; He has carried out His word which ...
Day 311 – Jer 43-44; Heb 11:20-40Day 311 – Jer 43-44; Heb 11:20-40
Jer. 43-44 Pride is a dangerous and powerful thing. It skews our perspective and drives us to rationalize and justify our choices any way that we can. This remnant of Judah had likely already made ...
Day 310 – Jer 41-42; Heb 11:1-19Day 310 – Jer 41-42; Heb 11:1-19
Jer. 41-42 Here it is again – that choice to trust and obey God and live, or to trust in your own reasoning and die. God doesn’t always ask us to do what seems the ...
Day 309 – Jer 39, 52, 40; Heb 10:19-39Day 309 – Jer 39, 52, 40; Heb 10:19-39
Jer. 39, 52, 40 Zedekiah was not obedient to God. He had his eyes put out, was bound in chains, and was taken to Babylon. Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian who rescued Jeremiah from the cistern, however, ...
Day 308 – Jer 34, 37-38; Heb 10:1-18Day 308 – Jer 34, 37-38; Heb 10:1-18
Jer. 34, 37-38 Some things never change. Jeremiah was one of the few, if not the only one speaking God’s truth in Judah and Jerusalem. Because of it, men who did not want to listen ...
Day 307 – Jer 33, 21; Heb 9Day 307 – Jer 33, 21; Heb 9
Jer. 33, 21 Time after time throughout the Old Testament, God offers His people a choice. It is a simple choice. As He says in Jeremiah 21:8b, “I set before you the way of life ...
Day 306 – Jer 31-32; Heb 8Day 306 – Jer 31-32; Heb 8
Jer. 31-32 God gives some beautiful promises regarding the restoration of His people. Because God’s people in the Old Testament are representative of all of His people today, these promises are applicable to us. They ...
Day 305 – Jer. 51; Jer. 30; Heb 7Day 305 – Jer. 51; Jer. 30; Heb 7
Jer. 51 When God’s people were taken captive and exiled to Babylon, God told them to settle there and to go on living their lives. He told them to seek the welfare of their captors. ...
Day 304 – Jer 50; Heb 6Day 304 – Jer 50; Heb 6
Jer. 50 God used Babylon as a refining fire for His people. Then He used another nation to the North to execute His judgment against Babylon. I feel like He did all of this not ...
Day 303 – Jer 27-29; Heb 5Day 303 – Jer 27-29; Heb 5
Jer. 27-29 There are a few things that stand out to me in this passage right now. One is that God declared king Nebuchadnezzar “my servant”. I don’t have any reason to believe that king ...
Day 302 – Jer 23-24; Heb 4Day 302 – Jer 23-24; Heb 4
Jer. 23-24 “Men willingly believe what they wish” (Julius Caesar). How true that is! God addresses this fact through His prophet in Jeremiah 23:16-17. Just because somebody says they are speaking for God, it does ...
Day 300 – Jer 47-48; Heb 2Day 300 – Jer 47-48; Heb 2
Jer. 47-48 God’s judgment was not just for His chosen people. Jeremiah prophesied destruction for all of the surrounding lands as well. We see God’s judgment declared against Moab in chapter 48. While the Moabites ...
Day 299 – Jer 25, 45-46; Heb 1Day 299 – Jer 25, 45-46; Heb 1
Jer. 25, 45-46 Jeremiah prophesied that God would use Babylon to punish His faithless people and then, after seventy years, He would punish Babylon. I’m not sure what to make of that. I am certain ...