Scott Walter

Hosea 7

Read Hosea 7 7 1 whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed     and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit,     thieves break into houses,     bandits rob in the streets; 2 but they do not realize     that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them;     they are always before me. 3 “They delight the …

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Rest Day

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of God. Maybe you need to use today to get caught up on the reading plan if you’re behind, maybe you want to journal what you’re learning so you don’t forget …

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Hosea 6

Read Hosea 6 Israel Unrepentant 6 “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces     but he will heal us; he has injured us     but he will bind up our wounds. 2 After two days he will revive us;     on the third day he will restore us,     that we may live in his presence. 3 Let us acknowledge …

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Hosea 5

Read Hosea 5 Judgment Against Israel 5 “Hear this, you priests!     Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house!     This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah,     a net spread out on Tabor. 2 The rebels are knee-deep in slaughter.     I will discipline all of them. 3 I know all about Ephraim;     Israel is not hidden from me. Ephraim, …

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Hosea 4

Read Hosea 4 The Charge Against Israel 4 Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,     because the Lord has a charge to bring     against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love,     no acknowledgment of God in the land. 2 There is only cursing, lying and murder,     stealing and adultery; they break all bounds,     and bloodshed follows bloodshed. 3 Because of …

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Hosea 3

Read Hosea 3 Hosea’s Reconciliation With His Wife 3 The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.” 2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of …

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Hosea 2

Read Hosea 2 2 “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’ Israel Punished and Restored 2 “Rebuke your mother, rebuke her,     for she is not my wife,     and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adulterous look from her face     and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. 3 Otherwise I will strip her …

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Rest Day

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of God. Maybe you need to use today to get caught up on the reading plan if you’re behind, maybe you want to journal what you’re learning so you don’t forget …

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Job 42

Read Job 42 Job 42 Then Job replied to the Lord: 2 “I know that you can do all things;     no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’     Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,     things too wonderful for me to know. 4 “You said, ‘Listen now, …

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Job 41

Read Job 41 41 “Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook     or tie down its tongue with a rope? 2 Can you put a cord through its nose     or pierce its jaw with a hook? 3 Will it keep begging you for mercy?     Will it speak to you with gentle words? 4 Will it make an agreement with …

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