Thursday 12th February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 21:1-7 Matthew 27:11-44 Exodus 11, Exodus 12 MATTHEW 27 “The Crucifixion”: the plot by the Jewish authorities to have Jesus killed was very difficult to organize and almost impossible to plan much in advance. Jesus was enormously popular with the masses and the religious people were not. Also, the Jews had no…
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 20:1-9 Matthew 26:69-75, Matthew 27:1-10 Exodus 9, Exodus 10 EXODUS 9, 10, and 11 After the destruction of the livestock and the plague of boils, we have the hailstorms – the seventh wave of judgment. Many of the government officials of Egypt by now had realised that Moses and God meant what they…
Tuesday 10th February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 19:7-14 Matthew 26:47-68 Exodus 6:13-30, Exodus 7,Exodus 8 EXODUS 6, 7 and 8 Egypt became a battleground between Pharaoh, his magicians, his officials, and the false gods of the land – against the Lord, Moses, and Aaron. The outcome was never in doubt! Ten plagues of increasing severity were unleashed against the stubborn Egyptians,…
Monday 9th February 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 4:10-19 Matthew 26:31-46 Exodus 4, Exodus 5, Exodus 6:1-12 MATTHEW 26 Like a ski jumper heading for the great leap into the unknown, Jesus was now accelerating towards his crucifixion and resurrection, and his disciples were struggling to ‘keep up’. In Matthew 26:2, he states, almost matter-of-factly, that in two days he will be arrested…
Sunday 8th February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 19:1-6 Matthew 26:1-30 Exodus 1, Exodus 2, Exodus 3 EXODUS 1, 2, and 3 Some people never show gratitude, no matter how much blessing they receive. The same applies to some nations. Egypt had been rescued from starvation and annihilation by Joseph and his Israelite family – but national memories are short,…
Saturday 7th February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 18:43-50 Matthew 25:14-46 Job 40:3-24, Job 41, Job 42 MATTHEW 25 The Parable of the Ten Virgins is unique to Matthew’s gospel. Its purpose is to describe the Kingdom of Heaven. These ten women were effectively escorts to greet the Bridegroom and take him to meet his bride. Five were wise and…
Friday 6th February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 18:37-42 Matthew 24:32-51, Matthew 25:1-13 Job 38, Job 39, Job 40:1-2 JOB 38 and 39 Finally, in the last five chapters of Job, God himself takes centre stage! He ‘appears’ concealed within a vast storm cloud and his voice probably carries more fear and awe than all that thunder and lightning! The concealment…
Thursday 5th February 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 4:1-9 Matthew 24:1-31 Job 35, Job 36, Job 37 MATTHEW 24 This long chapter is extremely similar to Mark 13 – which is not really surprising, since it describes the same speaker on the same topic! It is certainly possible that both the gospel writers derived material from a common source, or…
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 18:25-36 Matthew 23:1-39 Job 33, Job 34 MATTHEW 23 “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to Hell?” That was Jesus describing the most committed religious leaders of his day with their fasting, their tithing, their memorizing of the scriptures, and their devotion to God. It goes to…
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 18:16-24 Matthew 22:15-46 Job 30, Job 31, Job 32 JOB 30, 31, and 32 Compared with Job’s glorious past, his present is deplorable. His contemporaries, who once revered him, have taken the opportunity to ‘put the boot in’! Job 30:1,9-11 NIV. “But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers…
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