Immerse Prophets Day 255 Year 2 Bible Reading
Day 255: Comfort and Redemption - God's Promise to Israel
Welcome to Immerse: the daily Bible reading experience. In today's episode, we read from the prophetic texts, delivering messages of comfort and hope to Jerusalem. God assures His people that their sins are forgiven and their days of sorrow are over. The episode calls on listeners to acknowledge God's incomparable power and sovereignty over all creation. Through vivid imagery, it speaks about the restoration and redemption of Israel, emphasizing God's promise to protect and guide His chosen people. Highlighting that all nations are insignificant before God, the reading reiterates the futility of idol worship, contrasting it with the eternal strength and justice of the Lord. Sentences throughout invite listeners to rely on and trust in God's everlasting strength and mercy, as He promises to renew and uplift those who are weary.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:06 A Message of Comfort
01:07 The Eternal Word of God
01:46 God's Power and Majesty
06:32 God's Care for His People
14:34 God's Promise of Redemption
20:53 The Folly of Idolatry
23:55 Conclusion and Farewell
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Volume 4
Immerse: Prophets is the fourth of six volumes of the Immerse: The Bible Reading Experience program. Prophets presents the First Testament prophets in groupings that represent four historical periods, beginning with the prophets who spoke before the fall of Israel’s northern kingdom (Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah), then before the fall of the southern kingdom (Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk), around the time of Jerusalem’s destruction (Jeremiah, Obadiah, Ezekiel), and after the return from exile (Haggai, Zechariah, Joel, Malachi).
4 Questions to get your conversations started:
1. What stood out to you this week?
2. Was there anything confusing or troubling?
3. Did anything make you think differently about God?
4. How might this change the way we live?
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- Use Immerse: Beginnings instead of your regular chapter and verse Bible. This special reader’s edition restores the Bible to its natural simplicity and beauty by removing chapter and verse numbers and other historical additions. Letters look like letters, songs look like songs, and the original literary structures are visible in each book.
- Commit to making this a community experience. Immerse is designed for groups to encounter large portions of the Bible together
for 8 weeks–more like a book club, less like a Bible study. By meeting every week in small groups and discussing what you read in open,
honest conversations, you and your community can come together to be transformed through an authentic experience with the Scriptures. - Aim to understand the big story. Read through “The Stories and the Story” (p. 483) to see how the books of the Bible work together to tell God’s story of his creation’s restoration. As you read through Immerse: Beginnings, rather than ask, “How do I fit God into my busy life?” begin asking, “How can I join in God’s great plan by living out my part in his story?”