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Passage Read: Matthew 1-2 Meditation Verse: 1:5 Thought Boaz's mother was Rahab, the Canaanite prostitute/innkeeper who hid the Israelite spies and pleaded for her life and the life of her family. Surely she was held in honor by that generation, though it is possible some…

Passage Read: Jonah 1-4 Meditation Verse: 1:12 Thought Jonah, in effect, cared more about these sailors than about his own life or the life of the Ninevites. He was willing to drown to save the sailors because he thought it would prevent the Ninevites from…

Passage Read: Hosea 12 - Joel 1 Meditation Verses: Joel 1:13-15 Thought The priests are the last to understand how desperate times have become. Only when the people are so impoverished that they no longer have money and crops to offer as sacrifices, only then…

Passage Read: Song of Solomon 7 - Isaiah 2 Meditation Verses: Isaiah 1:27-28 Thought The penitent ones will be redeemed with righteousness, but the rebels and sinners will be broken and will perish. This is why the Gospel begins with "repent." We still need to…

Passage Read: Psalm 148 - Proverbs 1 Meditation Verses: Proverbs 1:22-33 Wisdom is brutal! Yes, generous to those who listen to rebuke, she pours out her heart to them. But refuse to listen to rebuke, and she cuts you off. When calamity strikes because you…