My 'One Year Bible' Journey

Today I read from the following books;

1 SAMUEL 5:1 - 7:17
JOHN 6:1-21
PSALM 106:13-31
PROVERBS 14:32-33

In 1 Samuel today it picks up where we left off yesterday (obviously, haha) The Philistines had captured the Ark of God but Gods hand came down on them and invested with with death and tumors. They all were in pain so they moved the Ark to 5 different cities and the same result came. All the cities started dying and getting infected with tumors. So the Philistines at a last resort sent the Ark back to the Israelites along with Gold offerings and 2 cows. When the Ark arrived in Israel the people cheered and gave thanks. They immediately gave sacrifices to the Lord and prayed to God.





70 people were killed by the Lord because they looked inside the Ark of God. This was strictly forbidden but they looked inside anyway. The ark was then moved and guarded for many years. Samuel led the Israelites for years after that. He got Israel to turn from their false idols back to worshipping God and at that time God gave the Philistines and the land they had taken back to the Israelites. They then lived in peace after that.




In John today it talks about Jesus preaching to thousands of people. They were all getting hungry but there was not enough food for everyone. Jesus broke the bread and the fish and gave thanks. From a few loaves of bread and a couple fish he was able to miraculously feed 5000 people with plenty of leftovers. The people rejoiced and have thanks to the miracle they just witnessed. The disciples then set out in a boat, they had been rowing for a few miles when they witnessed Jesus walking towards them, he was walking on the water. The men started to freak out but Jesus told them to calm down and they let him in the boat.


- That must have been an amazing sight, and I'm sure was terrifying to see something like that. I'm sure the healing and feeding 5000 people were awesome but to be caught off guard by a man with amazing powers walking on water would make me feel so small and helpless. It would be a frightening thing to witness. -

The Proverbs for today is; PROVERBS 14:32-33 "When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge. Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known."

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