Sun 3/15 · Ex 25 · Ex 26
V.10a says, “And they shall make an ark of acacia wood…” The Ark of the Covenant was the 1st of the 7 pieces of furniture in Moses’ Tabernacle that was…
Daily devotionals
Pastor Elmer Inafuku’s reflections on each day’s Bible reading.
2026 Bible reading plan
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Sat 3/14 · Ex 23 · Ex 24
V.1 says, “You shall not circulate a false report.” This principle is so important in running a nation. But in the world today, there are so many national leaders that…
Fri 3/13 · Ex 21 · Ex 22
This chapter contains laws that God gave to Israel while they camped at Mt. Sinai. The laws dealt with servants (v.1-11), violence (v.12-27) and animal control (v.28-36). Israel was established…
Thu 3/12 · Ex 19 · Ex 20
V.5-6 summarize what God was trying to accomplish during the 2000 years of the Age of Israel and the Law. He was trying to make Israel an example to the…
Wed 3/11 · Ex 17 · Ex 18
In v.8-16, Israel’s battle against Amalek is recorded. Bible scholars teach that Amalek symbolizes the flesh because they were the first enemy to attack Israel after they crossed the Red…
Tue 3/10 · Ex 15 · Ex 16
Moses and Israel erupted in praise after witnessing God’s amazing victory over Pharaoh’s army at the Red Sea (v.1-18)! Praise always accompanies God’s works throughout church history. Here are some…
Mon 3/9 · Ex 13 · Ex 14
God told Moses to consecrate the firstborn of man and beast to Him because it was His (v.2). The reason the firstborn of Israel was His was because He had…
Sun 3/8 · Ex 11 · Ex 12
In this chapter God announces His last plague will be against the firstborn of every household and livestock (v.4-5). God wanted to show Pharaoh that because he didn’t want to…
Sat 3/7 · Ex 9 · Ex 10
In this chapter we see the 5th, 6th, and 7th plagues fall on Egypt. The plagues were pestilence and death on the livestock (v.6), boils on man and beast (v.10),…
Fri 3/6 · Ex 7 · Ex 8
Moses confronts Pharoah from chapter 7 to 12. It was a severe battle, whose stakes were high. The whole nation of Israel hung in the balance! Moses’ last question in…
Thu 3/5 · Ex 5 · Ex 6
What can we learn through Moses about our calling to save Japan? In this chapter, Moses asks Pharaoh to allow Israel to journey into the desert for 3 days to…
Wed 3/4 · Ex 3 · Ex 4
In this chapter Moses had a dramatic encounter with the living God. Moses had been living a mundane life, tending his father-in-law’s sheep in the desert (v.1). I imagine he…
Tue 3/3 · Ex 1 · Ex 2
Exodus is the story of God delivering Israel out of Egypt to the wilderness. While in Egypt, despite Pharaoh’s persecutions, the Jews grew to 2-3M! “…the more they afflicted them,…
Mon 3/2 · Job 41 · Job 42
God talks about 2 strange animals in chapters 40 and 41 – behemoth (40:15-24) and Leviathan (41:1-34). Many Bible scholars have guessed about what animals they represent, like hippopotamus, crocodile,…
Sun 3/1 · Job 39 · Job 40
In this chapter God continues to point out His authority and wisdom revealed in His creation. Compared to God, man in the flesh is so inferior that he should never…
Sat 2/28 · Job 37 · Job 38
This chapter is Elihu’s final speech. He reaches a breakthrough in helping Job! He speaks of how great God is (v.1-4), and how it’s impossible for man to question or…
Fri 2/27 · Job 35 · Job 36
In this chapter Elihu says that Job thinks he is more right than God (v.2) and that he thinks living righteously doesn’t have any profit over living in sin (v.3)!…
Thu 2/26 · Job 34 · Jude 1
When I read Elihu’s words in v.5-9 and v.33-37, I don’t feel a great difference between his words and Job’s 3 friends’ words. So, why did God work through Elihu…
Wed 2/25 · Job 33 · Philem 1
Young Elihu continues his talk in this chapter. His main point in this chapter against Job is v.8-13: You can’t argue against God because He is greater than man! So,…
Tue 2/24 · Job 32 · Matt 28
The young man Elihu finally speaks from this chapter. Sometimes it’s not the elders who have the answer but the younger (v.4-5)! Elihu was angry at Job for justifying himself…