OT Marathon Sep 29

Ezekiel 5:1-9:11 God’s Razor of Judgment 5 “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair. 2 When the days of your siege come to an end, burn a third of the hair […]

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OT Marathon Sep 26

Jeremiah 37-38:28 Jeremiah in Prison 37 Zedekiah son of Josiah was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin[a] son of Jehoiakim. 2 Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet. 3 King Zedekiah, […]

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OT Marathon Sep 25

Jeremiah 51:15-52:3 15 “He made the earth by his power;     he founded the world by his wisdom     and stretched out the heavens by his understanding. 16 When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;     he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain     and brings out the wind from […]

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OT Marathon Sep 24

Jeremiah 31:15-40 15 This is what the Lord says: “A voice is heard in Ramah,     mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children     and refusing to be comforted,     because they are no more.” 16 This is what the Lord says: “Restrain your voice from weeping     and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” […]

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OT Marathon Sep 23

Jeremiah 23:33-24:10 False Prophecy 33 “When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, ‘What is the message from the Lord?’ say to them, ‘What message? I will forsakeyou, declares the Lord.’ 34 If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, ‘This is a message from the Lord,’ I will punish them and […]

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