The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 262, is Amos 5-9: After a lament for Jerusalem, Amos writes a funeral song. The rest of Amos contains a series of visions in which God reveals his plans to destroy Israel … ending with a promise of rebirth and restoration.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 261, is Amos 1-4: Amos was a Judahite shepherd who was sent to the northern cities to prophesy. His messages are mainly about the defense of the poor and the need for worship to change hearts, not just behavior.
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A complete animated overview from the Bible Project of the Book of the Prophet Amos.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 260, is Joel 1-3: The prophet Joel (dates uncertain) references a recent locust plague as a foreshadowing of God’s judgment on the day of the Lord, and encourages repentance.
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A complete animated overview from the Bible Project of the Book of the Prophet Joel.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 259, is Hosea 10-14: A touching description of God as father to Israel, lamenting the northern kingdom’s apostasy, leads to the conclusion of the book: Hosea’s plea that Israel repent and be saved.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 258, is Hosea 5-9: Chapters 4-11 consist of oracles of judgment against Israel for their breach of the covenant, including a focus on religious and political leadership.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 257, is Hosea 1-4: Hosea is the first of the “minor prophets,” so called because of the brevity of their prophecies. Written in the eighth-century BC over a thirty-year period, Hosea is the only prophet from the Northern Kingdom whose words appear in the Bible.
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A complete animated overview from the Bible Project of the Book of the Prophet Hosea.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 256, is Daniel 9-12: After a visit from the angel Gabriel and reading Jeremiah, Daniel fasts and prays for Israel’s repentance and future restoration during the end times by means of the ministry of Michael the mighty archangel.
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