Daily Bible Reading Podcast

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 NLT The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. 6 So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers. 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 …” NLT Translation notes:Pro. 24:15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of [a godly person//the godly], and don’t raid the [homes//house] where the godly live.Pro. 24:30 I walked by the field of a lazy [man/person],the vineyard of one with no common sense.====Mat. 5:15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed [up] on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.34 But I say, do not make any vows! Do not [swear/say], ‘By heaven!’