OT Marathon July 28

Isaiah 17  A Prophecy Against Damascus 17 A prophecy against Damascus: “See, Damascus will no longer be a city     but will become a heap of ruins. 2 The cities of Aroer will be deserted     and left to flocks, which will lie down,     with no one to make them afraid. 3 The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim,     and royal power from Damascus; […]

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OT Marathon July 26

Isaiah 8-12 Isaiah and His Children as Signs 8 The Lord said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.”[a] 2 So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me. 3 Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said to me, “Name […]

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OT Marathon July 25

2 Kings 16:1-9 Ahaz King of Judah 16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his […]

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OT Marathon July 24

Isaiah 6:1-13  Isaiah’s Commission 6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another: […]

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OT Marathon July 23

Amos 7:1 – 9:15  Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line 7 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up. 2 When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive?He is so small!” 3 So the Lord relented. […]

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