Day 237: Ezekiel 5-8
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 237, is Ezekiel 5-8: The fate of Judah: its imminent end.
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Day 236: Ezekiel 1-4
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 236, is Ezekiel 1-4: Ezekiel often used dramatic stories and enacted parables to make his point. He gave the people first a message of judgment, and then a new message of hope and restoration: God would gather the Israelites from the ends of the earth and reestablish them in their own land.
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Video overview of Ezekiel (part 1)
A complete animated overview from the Bible Project of the Book of Ezekiel (part 1).
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Day 235: Lamentations 3-5
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 235, is Lamentations 3-5: In this third lament, the acrostic starts three successive verses with each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The fourth lament reports the suffering of the people of Jerusalem during the final days of the Babylonian siege. The final lament is the only one that does not follow the acrostic format. This poem describes the plight of Judah, overrun by invaders and oppressed by her conquerors.
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Day 234: Lamentations 1-2
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 234, is Lamentations 1-2: The first lament focuses on Zion, personified as a grieving widow. This second lament focuses on the great suffering inflicted on Zion when Yahweh became like an enemy. Chapters 1-4 follow an acrostic pattern.
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Video overview of Lamentations
A complete animated overview from the Bible Project of the Book of Lamentations.
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Day 233: Jeremiah 51-52
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 233, is Jeremiah 51-52: The book concludes with a historical appendix that parallels the conclusion of 2 Kings.
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Day 232: Jeremiah 50
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 232, is Jeremiah 50: Prophecy against Babylon with a lengthy prediction of its eventual destruction and the freedom of the Judahites.
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Day 231: Jeremiah 49
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 231, is Jeremiah 49: A sentence laid against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, and Elom.
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Day 230: Jeremiah 47-48
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 230, is Jeremiah 47-48: Chapters 46-51 contain oracles against the nations: here, Egypt, Philstia, and Moab.
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