Bible Reading #201 - Asking Repeatedly

Asking Repeatedly

Genesis 18

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 15) "Because she was afraid, Sarah denied that she had laughed. But the LORD said, 'Yes, you did laugh.' " (v. 25) "It would be unthinkable for you to do such a thing, to treat the innocent and the guilty alike and to kill the innocent with the guilty. That would be unthinkable! Won't the judge of the whole earth do what is fair?' " (v. 32) " 'Please don't be angry i I speak only one more time,' Abraham said. 'What if 10 are found there?' "

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Bible Reading #200 - My Choices, Your Fault

My Choices, Your Fault

Genesis 16

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 3) "After Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Abrams wife Sarai took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife." (v. 5-6) "So Sarai complained to Abram, 'I'm being treated unfairly! And it's your fault! I know that I gave my slave to you, but now that she's pregnant, she's being disrespectful to me. May the LORD decide who is right--you or me.' Abram answered Sarai, 'Here is your slave. Do what you like with her.' Then Sarai mistreated Hagar so much that she ran away."

Month #9 of Bible Readings

Bible Reading #199 - God is Our Reward

God is Our Reward

Genesis 15

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 1) "Later the LORD spoke his word to Abram in a vision. He said, 'Abram, don't be afraid. I am your shield, your very great reward.' " (v. 11) "When birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away."

Bible Reading #198 - Abram Knew Battle

Abram Knew Battle

Genesis 14

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 14) "When Abram heard that his nephew had been captured, he armed his 318 trained men, born in his own household, and pursued the four kings all the way to Dan." (v. 16) "He brought back everything they had, including women and soldiers. He also brought back his relative Lot and his possessions."

Bible Reading #197 - Family Quarrels

Family Quarrels

Genesis 13

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 8-9) "Abram said to Lot, 'Please, let's not have any more quarrels between us or between our herders. After all, we're relatives. Isn't all this land yours also? Let's separate. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right, and if you go to the right, I'll go to the left.' "

Bible Reading #196 - Beautiful Wife

Beautiful Wife

Genesis 12

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 13) "Please say that you are my sister. Then everything will be alright for me and because of you I will live.' " (v. 17-18) "However, the LORD struck Pharaoh and his household with terrible plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. Then Pharaoh called for Abram. 'What have you done to me?' he asked. 'Why didn't you tell me that she is your wife?"

Bible Reading #195 - Origin of Languages

Origin of Languages

Genesis 11

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 1) "The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary" (v. 9) "This is why it was named Babel, because there the LORD turned language of the whole earth into babble. From that place the LORD scattered them all over the face of the earth."

Bible Reading #194 - Nimrod the Warrior

Nimrod the Warrior

Genesis 10

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 8-9) "Cush was the father of Nimrod, the first mighty warrior on the earth. He was a mighty hunter whom the LORD blessed. That is why people used to say, 'He's like Nimrod, a mighty hunter whom the LORD blessed.' "

Bible Reading #193 - True Meaning of the Rainbow

True Meaning of the Rainbow

Genesis 9

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 13-15) "I will put my rainbow in the clouds to be a sign of my promise to the earth. Whenever I form clouds over the earth, a rainbow will appear in the clouds. Then I will remember my promise to you and every living animal. Never again will water become a flood to destroy all life."

Bible Reading #192 - The Dove

The Dove

Genesis 8

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 11) "The dove came to him in the evening, and in its beak was a freshly picked olive leaf. Then Noah knew that the water was gone from the earth." (v. 20) "Noah built an altar to the LORD. On it he made a burnt offering of each type of clean animal and clean bird."