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TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Jeremiah 51:1-53   Titus 2:1-15   Psalm 99:1-9   Proverbs 26:17 Jeremiah 51:5 — Why is God judging Babylon? Because God isn’t done with Israel! Jeremiah 51:8 — The declaration that Babylon is …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 49:23-50:46  Titus 1:1-16  Psalm 97:1-98:9  Proverbs 26:13-16 Jeremiah 49:23 — Hamath is an interesting city that nobody has heard of. It’s mentioned 39 times in the Old …

October 25 TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 48:1-49:22  2 Timothy 4:1-22  Psalm 95:1-96:13  Proverbs 26:9-12 Jeremiah 48:1 — This chapter may seem to be irrelevant to 21st century Americans, but what if …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 44:24-47:7  2 Timothy 2:22-3:17  Psalm 94:1-23  Proverbs 26:6-8 Statue of a goddess from University of Haifa Jeremiah 44:27 — As we read in Isaiah 42:8, the LORD …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 42:1-44:23  2 Timothy 2:1-21  Psalm 92:1-93:5  Proverbs 26:3-5 Jeremiah 42:2-3 — It’s about time! Jerusalem has fallen, the military governor was assassinated, the assassin’s coup was scattered, …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 39:1-41:18  2 Timothy 1:1-18  Psalm 90:1-91:16  Proverbs 26:1-2 Jeremiah 39:2 — Now the real action begins! Prophecies and imprisonment lead up to this pivotal point, the ninth …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Jeremiah 37:1-38:28   1 Timothy 6:1-21   Psalm 89:38-52   Proverbs 25:28 Jeremiah 37:7 — Jeremiah wasn’t a popular guy. He prophesied defeat in the midst of apparent victory. He said …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Jeremiah 35:1-36:32   1 Timothy 5:1-25   Psalm 89:14-37   Proverbs 25:25-27 Jeremiah 35:6 — Jonadab the teetotaler! He’s not the first who took a pledge of total abstinence. The Bible …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 33:1-34:22  1 Timothy 4:1-16  Psalm 89:1-13  Proverbs 25:23-24 Jeremiah 33:1 — In prison? Jeremiah? He joins a good group of biblical prisoners: Joseph (Genesis 39:20) Samson (Judges …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 31:27-32:44  1 Timothy 3:1-16  Psalm 88:1-18  Proverbs 25:20-22 Jeremiah 31:31-34 — This is the longest quoted passage from the Old Testament in the New Testament (Hebrews 8:8-11), …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 30:1-31:26  1 Timothy 2:1-15  Psalm 87:1-7  Proverbs 25:18-19 Jeremiah 30:9 — Why does God bring up the time of “Jacob’s trouble” (Jeremiah 30:7)? So that they may …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 28:1-29:32  1 Timothy 1:1-20  Psalm 86:1-17  Proverbs 25:17 Jeremiah 28:3 — Hananiah, the son of Azur, was a morale booster. Today, we call his work PsyOps. And …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 26:1-27:22  2 Thessalonians 3:1-18  Psalm 85:1-13  Proverbs 25:16 Jeremiah 26:1 — Have you noticed that Jeremiah’s writings are not in chronological order? Earlier we read that God …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 23:21-25:38  2 Thessalonians 2:1-17  Psalm 84:1-12  Proverbs 25:15 Jeremiah 23:21-22 — Now, this is an odd scenario. There are prophets prophesying, but they weren’t sent nor spoken …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Jeremiah 22:1-23:20   2 Thessalonians 1:1-12   Psalm 83:1-18   Proverbs 25:11-14 Jeremiah 22:1 — As I write this, we are less than a month from the next election. We’ll be …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Jeremiah 19:1-21:14   1 Thessalonians 5:4-28   Psalm 82:1-8   Proverbs 25:9-10 Jeremiah 19:3 — This warning wasn’t to pagan Assyria or wayward Israel, but the Kings of Judah! They have …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 16:16-18:23  1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:3  Psalm 81:1-16  Proverbs 25:6-8 Jeremiah 16:17 — God is watching! God is watching our ways, and He sees our actions. My wife is …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 14:11-16:15  1 Thessalonians 2:9-3:13  Psalm 80:1-19  Proverbs 25:1-5 Jeremiah 14:11-12 — There is no hope for deliverance when God has told me not to pray, especially if …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Jeremiah 12:1-14:10   1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:8   Psalm 79:1-13   Proverbs 24:30-34 Jeremiah 12:1 — This is a continual question of the Old Testament. We’ve seen this with Asaph in Psalm …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Jeremiah 10:1-11:23  Colossians 3:18-4:18  Psalm 78:56-72  Proverbs 24:28-29 Jeremiah 10:3 — Is this passage talking about Christmas trees? If people were praying to their Christmas trees or worshiping …