OT Marathon Sep 10

2 Kings 23:1-28 Josiah Renews the Covenant 23 Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 2 He went up to the temple of the Lord with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of […]

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OT Marathon Sep 9

Jeremiah 5:20-6:30 20 “Announce this to the descendants of Jacob     and proclaim it in Judah: 21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people,     who have eyes but do not see,     who have ears but do not hear: 22 Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord.     “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea,     an […]

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OT Marathon Sep 8

Jeremiah 2:23-5:19 23 “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled;     I have not run after the Baals’? See how you behaved in the valley;     consider what you have done. You are a swift she-camel     running here and there, 24 a wild donkey accustomed to the desert,     sniffing the wind in her craving—     in her heat who can restrain […]

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OT Marathon Sep 6

2 Kings 21:1 – 22:2 Manasseh King of Judah 21 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had […]

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OT Marathon Sep 5

Isaiah 63:15 – 66:24 15 Look down from heaven and see,     from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might?     Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us. 16 But you are our Father,     though Abraham does not know us     or Israel acknowledge us; you, Lord, are our Father,     our Redeemer from of old is your name. 17 Why, Lord, do you […]

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