But the people grew impatient on the way; 5   they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 127 Q. What does the sixth request of the Lord's prayer mean? A. In John 3, Jesus told him, 14  Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15  that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.” 5 10 So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided. who arrived expecting further exaltation, finds himself terrified and begging for mercy from the very woman As Psalm 7:15–16 declares, He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made. Haman’s gallows were turned against him, the Cross was the trap that crushed the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15

Faithlife.com Isaiah 52:13–53:12 (NIV) 52:13 See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. 14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him— his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness— 15 pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 5 he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. 11

Genesis 32:9-12, 22–32 (NIV) 9  Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac ORD , you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’ 10 I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps. 11  Save me, I pray, brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children. 12 He found him at Bethel and talked with him there— 5  the L ORD  God Almighty, the L ORD  is his name!

She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. 5 Then Esther Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, 11 “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and And if I perish, I perish.” 17 So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther’s instructions.

. 5   “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because strike his heel.” 16 To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with

and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. 5  The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10  closed up its place with flesh. 22  And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman 23  Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman second chapter that sets the stage for the rest of scripture as it introduces us to ourselves - man and woman

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 15: The Doctrine of Original Sin The flood narrative begins with these words from the sixth chapter of Genesis: 11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined It's something we're conceived in (Psalm 51:5).

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 12 Q. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 5

their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. 5   said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10 11   His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind. 12   Now his brothers , I am going to send you to them.” -- So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. 18   But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. 19   “Here