GN-Day245 1 Chronicles 15-16; Proverbs 19:1-15; 1 Thessalonians 4
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Release Date: 08/31/2025
GN-Day257 Hosea 11-12; Proverbs 25:1-14; Matthew 6:19-34
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HOSEA 11-12:In yesterday’s reading, as the Lord was pleading with Israel and using agricultural metaphors, He said, Hos. 10:12 GNT I said, ‘Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your Lord, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you.’ 13 But instead you planted evil and reaped its harvest. You have eaten the fruit produced by your lies. PROVERBS 25a:Today’s highlighted proverb: Pro. 25:11 NLT Timely advice is lovely,like golden apples in a silver basket. MATTHEW...
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GN-Day256 Hosea 9-10; Proverbs 24:17-34; Matthew 6:1-18
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HOSEA 9-10:In the first paragraph of chapter 6, Hosea or the Lord quoted the people saying, “Let’s return to the Lord! He has hurt us, … but he will bandage our wounds won’t he? In two or three days he will revive us…” But following that there are three chapters where the Lord tells why Israel’s returning is always fickle and insincere. PROVERBS 24b:Just one of many neat nuggets of truth in today’s reading: Pro. 24:26 NLT An honest answer is like a kiss of friendship. MATTHEW 6a:Yesterday’s reading had five ‘You have heard it said … But I tell you …’ And they included...
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GN-Day255 Hosea 6-7; Proverbs 24:1-18; Matthew 5:27-48
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HOSEA 6-8:In yesterday’s reading, Hosea bought back his wife from prostitution. And the Lord drew analogies in his speech to Israel. PROVERBS 24a:Favorite verses: Pro. 24:5 GNT Being wise is better than being strong; yes, knowledge is more important than strength.6 After all, you must make careful plans before you fight a battle, and the more good advice you get, the more likely you are to win. MATTHEW 5b:Yesterday we read the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, including the famous and memorizable Beatitudes. We also heard the first instance of “You have heard it said… but I say...
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GN-Day254 Hosea 3-5; Proverbs 23:17-35; Matthew 5:1-26
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HOSEA 3-5:Beautifully interwoven word plays or metaphors were constructed using the names of Hosea’s three children. And verses of yesterday’s reading, are quoted in Romans 9 and 1Peter 2. The last verse ended: Hos. 2:23 NLT “I will show loveto those I called ‘Not loved.’And to those I called ‘Not my people,’I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’” PROVERBS 23b:As you may have noticed yesterday, this chapter is much more thematic than chapters 10 through 22. The second half of chapter 23 is the words of a father to his son. This verse...
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GN-Day253 Hosea 1-2; Proverbs 23:1-18; Matthew 4
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HOSEA 1-2:We have already heard that God considers the sin of idolatry to be parallel and just as offensive as a wife being unfaithful to her husband. Hosea is told by God to actually live out this situation. He is told to marry Gomer, a prostitute. Through Hosea, God shows just how ready He is to restore and be reconciled with His wayward people. Hosea prophesied to the Northern kingdom during the same time that Amos, Isaiah, and Micah were prophesying in the Southern kingdom. This was during the reign of Jeroboam the 2nd. Hosea was not a professional prophet trained in a school for prophets,...
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GN-Day252 1 Chronicles 29; Proverbs 22:14-29; Matthew 3
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1CHRONICLES 29:Yesterday we heard of the military commanders and officials under David, and the leaders of 13 tribes. Then we heard David’s instructions to Solomon. And it is always amazing to me the detail with which David planned for the temple, and also his generosity. PROVERBS 22b:Halfway through this chapter we begin a section where more of the proverbs are arranged in short paragraphs. That section begins at verse 17, just three verses after we begin today’s reading. Verse 20 introduces 30 sayings that follow. MATTHEW 3:Yesterday we heard of the coming of the learned men from the...
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GN-Day251 1 Chronicles 27-28; Proverbs 22:1-15; Matthew 2
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1CHRONICLES 27-28:Yesterday we heard of the assignments of Levites as musicians, judges, and temple gate keepers. PROVERBS 22a:Our highlighted verse for today: Pr. 22:14 NLT The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap; those who make the LORD angry will fall into it. MATTHEW 2:For today’s intro to Matthew 2, I have a correction from what I said in this episode 251 before 2022. For this newer and better information, I am relying on Leon Morris’ commentary. How come the genealogies of Matthew and Luke are different? I have often heard it said that Matthew gives the genealogy of...
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GN-Day250 1 Chronicles 25-26; Proverbs 21:15-31; Matthew 1
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1CHRONICLES 25-26:There was a rather important shift in Israel’s religious life that happened with David and his plans for temple worship rather than the older pattern of worship at the Tabernacle: It was that the priests and Levites were re-organized into groups appropriate to the new state of affairs, introducing divisions on top of the old system which was based on family lines. This reordering was still in effect in the beginning of the New Testament, where we read that Zechariah was a member of the priestly division of Abijah. So we have precedent for not always ‘doing it’ the way...
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GN-Day249 1 Chronicles 23-24; Proverbs 21:1-16; Titus 3
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1CHRONICLES 23-24:Yesterday we heard a rather odd story about how “Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census.” But in 2Samuel 24:1 we read that “Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, ‘Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.’” So who was it— Satan or the Lord? And if the problem was caused by someone else, why was David and all Israel punished?! I think, in a place like this, we have to go back to what we learned in Job. God brought up a topic to Satan, Satan responds predictably, and...
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GN-Day248 1 Chronicles 21-22; Proverbs 20:16-30; Titus 2
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1CHRONICLES 21-22:Yesterday we heard the part where the writer of Chronicles skated over where David had his affair with Bathsheba. But we heard of the military victories and especially the misunderstanding that became the reason for the war with the Ammonites. PROVERBS 20b:Our highlighted verse for today: Pro. 20:24 GNT The Lord has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking? Another proverb with deep significance is: 27 The Lord gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves. TITUS 2:A theme of this book is literally ‘healthy...
info_outline1CHRONICLES 15-16:
Yesterday we heard about the first attempt to move the Ark, more about David’s family, and his defeat of the Philistines.
PROVERBS 19a:
A highlight from today’s chapter in Proverbs:
Pro. 19:14 GNT A man can inherit a house and money from his parents, but only the Lord can give him a sensible wife.
1THESSALONIANS 4:
Paul and his companions prayed, and God answered: The Thessalonian believers stayed strong in their believing in the Gospel.
GNT Translation notes:
1Chr. 16:29 Praise the [Lord for his glorious reputation//Lord's glorious name]; bring an offering and come into his Temple. Bow down before the Holy One when he appears;
43 [NLT Then all the people returned to their homes, and David turned and went home to bless his own family.//GNT Then everyone went home, and David went home to spend some time with his family.]
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1Th. 4:14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will [bring//take] back with Jesus [all] those who have died believing in him.