Isaiah 22-24; Matthew 17-18

Isaiah 22: Warnings to Jerusalem and its leaders. The warnings stem from how the leaders behaved during wartime. They apparently stopped focusing on God and spent more time focusing on their defenses. At least this is according to the notes in the CEB study bible (p. 1124 OT).

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3/12 Reading (Proverbs 23-25; Matthew 7)

Proverbs 23: Here are the ones I like from this chapter:

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1/25 Reading (Job 1-3; 1 Timothy 4)

Job 1: Iā€™ve never read Job. In fact, whenever I hear anyone say Job I think of the movie Mission: Impossible with Tom Cruise. Job 3:14 played a big role in that film. I know, a silly story, but thatā€™s what happens.

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1/22 Reading (Esther 4-6; 1 Timothy 1)

Esther 4: Esther learns of Hamanā€™s plot to destroy all the Jews because Mordecai is dressed in mourning clothes outside the Kingā€™s gate. She initially tells him that she is safe, but he makes it clear that she needs to do something to stop this from happening. He even suggests that perhaps this is why she was chosen as queen, to stop this action.

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