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Commuter Bible is an audio Bible reading plan to match your weekly schedule. Published Monday-Friday, major (U.S.) holidays excluded. In the course of a year, you can listen to the entire Bi...

When we consider that God “hardens hearts,” our minds may try to conceive of a defense for God or fight against the idea that the Lord would...

True righteousness comes by faith in Jesus Christ, not by the works of the flesh. Paul has masterfully explained that Abraham is the father...

Paul’s letter to the house churches of Rome is full of rich, theological truth, often presenting ideas that are both mind-boggling and comfo...

At this point in the narrative of Judges, the Lord is surprisingly absent from the life of Israel. It seems like nobody knows how any of thi...

In short, Samson is a picture of Israel in one person. Meant to be set apart and holy, he instead takes his vows and his God lightly, defili...

Two judges of Israel follow the death of Abimelech, and we know little about them, except that they each judged Israel for over 20 years wit...

When we last left Gideon and his army, he had attacked the forces of Midian with 300 hundred men. Though he and his small band had already k...

Our reading today begins by wrapping up the account of Deborah and Barak after Sisera’s defeat. It’s not long, however, before Israel turns,...

Under the rule of Joshua, Israel was doing well and was off to a good start in obeying the Lord’s commands. Not long afterward, however, the...

In Matthew’s very Jewish-oriented account we have seen Jesus lauded as the coming King, we have seen the builders reject the cornerstone, an...

There are aspects of tension, excitement, and confusion as Jesus continues to teach in Jerusalem following his triumphal entry. The Pharisee...

The prophecies of the Son of David predict that a king will rise to power to shepherd the people of Israel. Jesus fits this description, and...

While man-made religions all try to glorify the followers and originators of the religion they promote, Christianity stands in stark contras...

We’ll hear a number of parables from Jesus today, and according to Jesus Himself, the reason he speaks in parables is conceal the truth from...

If you’ve been a follower of Jesus for a while, chances are that you’ve heard many of today’s accounts before. Jesus cleanses the lepers, op...

Just as Moses did before Him, Jesus ascends a mountaintop in order to deliver a Word from God to those who were following Him. Unlike Moses,...

The gospel of Matthew was written with a Jewish audience in mind, pointing frequently to the Old Testament to show how Christ was God’s prom...

The clans and families of Israel are settling into their apportioned lands and beginning to find rest when a report spreads across the lands...

Now that the majority of the Promised Land has been conquered, the land is being divided by lot and by size according to the number of peopl...

The work of conquering the Promised Land, in large part, has come to a close. Now it’s time to divide the land between the clans of Israel a...

A coalition of nations conspires to fight against Israel when they hear that Joshua has defeated Jericho and Ai, and they gather together to...

In our last episode, Israel had successfully crossed the Jordan on dry ground and defeated the walled city of Jericho, not by their own stre...

Moses has died, leaving Israel with a new legacy, a new Law, and a new leader. Before Moses’ death, the Lord appointed Joshua to lead and bl...

After spending some time writing to the church concerning trials and temptations, James writes about the role of works in the believer’s lif...

In our final reading of the book of Deuteronomy, the Lord tells Moses that Israel will indeed rebel against Him after Moses dies. The song o...

Moses continues to explain to Israel that they will be blessed if follow the Lord and cursed if they follow other gods. He calls out that th...

In our reading today, Moses outlines the blessings and the curses that will fall upon Israel if they fail to keep the covenant of the Lord....

Our reading today contains some statutes that seem harsh, some that seem odd, and others that could easily be incorporated into daily intera...

Moses continues to speak to the Israelites before his impending death, reminding this new generation about the laws and statutes that have b...

There is a beautiful picture on display in the act of bringing a tenth of your produce to the Lord as an offering. The instructions given to...

As Moses continues his prelude to a recounting of the Law to Israel’s next generation, he warns them against both idolatry and self-righteou...

You can hear a sense of desperation and heartfelt pleading as we read the words of Moses today, as he continues to urge a new generation to...

Deuteronomy loosely translated means “second law,” because it’s in this book that Moses reviews the Law and the promises of God for a new ge...

Paul’s purpose in writing this letter to the churches of Galatia is to rebuke them for abandoning the true Gospel for a false one, relying o...

Looking back on our time in the book of Numbers we notice a few things. First, God is faithful to keep His promises. Even when His chosen pe...

Remember the Peor incident, where the men of Israel prostituted themselves to Baal along with the women of Moab? Turns out that was led by B...

When we last left Israel, they had just prostituted themselves with the women of Moab as an act of Baal worship. The Lord sent a plague amon...

Sometimes when you’re watching a serial drama on Netflix they’ll take an episode to tell a back-story or a spin-off from the main story to g...

It seems that Israel simply cannot handle the idea that the Lord would place Moses and Aaron in authority over them. Even after signs and wo...

On our last episode, God sent spies into the land of Canaan, the land He promised to give them, but when they saw their foes, they brought b...

Just like any family trip to a far away place, everyone starts getting grumpy quick . New questions arise about who may partake of the Passo...

We’re continuing in the book of Numbers today, which has a reputation for putting people off both because of the title and because the first...

Numbers are boring, right? I mean, who gets excited about counting things? Well, did you ever count your Christmas presents as a kid? Have y...

The author of Hebrews continues to reference Old Testament Scripture to make a defense for the superiority of Christ over all things. The ea...

How can Jesus be our great high priest if he is from the tribe of Judah rather than the tribe of Levi? The writer of Hebrews quotes Psalm 11...

Now that we’ve completed the book of Leviticus, we’re jumping into the book of Hebrews, a book that emphasizes Jesus’ role as a better great...

Our time in Leviticus comes to a close today, as the Lord explains the institutions of Sabbath years and the year of Jubilee. Israel is to w...

Moses continues to receive instructions from the Lord, and today’s episode begins with instructions on keeping the sacrifices pure and accep...

Our passage today begins with an appeal to Israel to be holy before their holy God, using some the Ten Commandments as bullet points for dis...

We’re continuing to look at those actions or objects that make one ceremonially unclean in the Israelite community; sometimes those things a...