OT Marathon Oct 14

Jeremiah 43-44 43 When Jeremiah had finished telling the people all the words of the Lord their God—everything the Lord had sent him to tell them—2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You […]

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OT Marathon Oct 13

2 Kings 25:22-26 22 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to be over the people he had left behind in Judah. 23 When all the army officers and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, […]

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OT Marathon Oct. 11

Lamentations 4-5 4 [a]How the gold has lost its luster,     the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered     at every street corner. 2 How the precious children of Zion,     once worth their weight in gold, are now considered as pots of clay,     the work of a potter’s hands! 3 Even jackals offer their breasts     to nurse […]

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OT Marathon Oct. 10

2 Chronicles 36:15-21 The Fall of Jerusalem 15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord […]

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OT Marathon Oct. 9

Jeremiah 39:2-18 2 And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city wall was broken through. 3 Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officials of […]

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