Day 209: God Comforts His People (2025)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
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🗓️ 28 July 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Fr. Mike brings us into the book of Consolation as we continue through Isaiah, and learn about how God never fails to comfort his people, even in the worst of times. He also introduces us to the Prophet Ezekiel, as we read about God accompanying his people into exile, even after their unfaithfulness.Today's readings are Isaiah 39-40, Ezekiel 1, and Proverbs 11:29-31.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we |
| 0:08.0 | encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. The Bible in a year podcast is |
| 0:12.3 | brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from |
| 0:16.4 | Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story |
| 0:21.1 | today. It is day 209. We are, gosh, good job, you guys. Well done. And we are reading Isaiah |
| 0:26.9 | chapter 39 and 40. We are leaving the book of woe and we're heading into the book of consolation, |
| 0:31.0 | which is awesome. We're also being introduced to another one of the major prophets, Ezekiel. |
| 0:36.5 | We're just reading Ezekiel chapter 1 today. We're also reading Proverbs 11 verses 29 through 31. As always, the Bible translation that I am reading from is the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. You can also subscribe to this podcast to receive daily episodes and updates and all those |
| 0:57.6 | kinds of things. Or you can just not subscribe and I'll keep on reminding you to do the thing you |
| 1:01.3 | don't want to do. But be that as it may. It is day 209. We are reading Isaiah 39 and 40, |
| 1:08.1 | Ezekiel chapter 1 in Proverbs chapter 11 verses 29 through 31. |
| 1:14.5 | The book of the prophet Isaiah, chapter 39. Envoys from Babylon welcomed. |
| 1:20.7 | At that time, Merodak Baladon, the son of Baladon, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to |
| 1:27.1 | Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been with letters and a present to Hezekiah. |
| 1:28.1 | For he heard that he had been sick and had recovered, and Hezekiah welcomed them. |
| 1:32.2 | He showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole |
| 1:37.4 | armory, all that was found in his storehouses. |
| 1:40.6 | There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. |
| 1:45.0 | Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, |
| 1:48.6 | What did these men say? |
| 1:50.3 | And from where did they come to you? |
| 1:52.3 | Hezekiah said, |
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