Sep 7, 2026
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.
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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!’
because heaven is God’s throne.
35
And do not [swear/say], ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his
footstool. And do not [swear/say], ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is
the city of the great King.
36
Do not even [swear/say], ‘By my [own] head!’ for you can’t turn one
hair white or black.
43
“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and
[people have added, “]hate your enemy.[”] 44 But I say, love your
enemies!
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