December 4, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, Bible, reading plan, OT, Psalms, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Minor Prophets, The Twelve
Week 49, December 17: Hosea 114; Joel, Amos 12; Psalms 131136
Sun 12/1 Hos 13
Mon 12/2 Hos 45 Psalm 131
Tue 12/3 Hos 68 Psalm 132
Wed 12/4 Hos 911 Psalm 133
Thu 12/5 Hos 1214 Psalm 134
Fri 12/6 Joel 13 Psalm 135
Sat 12/7 Amos 12 Psalm 136
This week we begin the last stretch of OT reading for the year, the books often referred to as the Minor Prophets. This grou...
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November 24, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Psalms, Torah, Bible, OT, Daniel
Week 47, November 1723: Hebrews 1013; Daniel; James 12; Psalm 119124
Sun 11/17 Heb 1013
Mon 11/18 Psalm 119
Tue 11/19 Dan 12, Psalm 120
Wed 11/20 Dan 35, Psalm 121
Thu 11/21 Dan 68, Psalm 122
Fri 11/22 Dan 912, Psalm 123
Sat 11/23 James 12, Psalm 124
This week we read Psalm 119. It is a long psalm, composed in an acrostic pattern with every line in each of the ...
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November 15, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Bible, Ezekiel, Psalms, Hebrews, OT, NT
Week 46, November 1016: Ezekiel 4048; Hebrews 19; Psalm 113118
Sun 11/10 Ezek 4042
Mon 11/11 Ezek 4345 Psalm 113
Tue 11/12 Ezek 4648 Psalm 114
Wed 11/13 Heb 12 Psalm 115
Thu 11/14 Heb 34 Psalm 116
Fri 11/15 Heb 56 Psalm 117
Sat 11/16 Heb 79 Psalm 118
Ezekiel concludes with a vision of a future temple in Jerusalem. We are given detailed descriptions of the bui...
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November 7, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Bible, OT, Ezekiel, Psalms
Week 45, November 39: Ezekiel 2039; Psalm 107112
Sun 11/3 Ezek 2022
Mon 11/4 Ezek 2325 Psalm 107
Tue 11/5 Ezek 2627 Psalm 108
Wed 11/6 Ezek 2830 Psalm 109
Thu 11/7 Ezek 3133 Psalm 110
Fri 11/8 Ezek 3436 Psalm 111
Sat 11/9 Ezek 3739 Psalm 112
This week we continue reading in Ezekiel. This reading covers a set of chapters that includes some of the most graphic de...
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October 31, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Bible, OT, Ezekiel, Lamentations
Week 44, October 27November 2: Ezekiel 119
Sun 10/27 Ezek 12
Mon 10/28 Ezek 35
Tue 10/29 Ezek 68
Wed 10/30 Ezek 910
Thu 10/31 Ezek 1113
Fri 11/1 Ezek 1416
Sat 11/2 Ezek 1719
Lamentations, which we read at the end of last week's reading, is a pessimistic little book nestled between Jeremiah and Ezekiel in our Bibles. In the Hebrew Bible order of books, Lamentati...
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October 25, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: OT, NT, Bible, read thru, reading plan, Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, Titus, Philemon, Lamentations
Week 43, October 2026: Colossians, 12 Thessalonians, Titus, Philemon, Lamentations
Sun 10/20 Col 12
Mon 10/21 Col 34
Tue 10/22 1 Thess 13
Wed 10/23 1 Thess 45
Thu 10/24 2 Thess 13
Fri 10/25 Titus 13, Philem
Sat 10/26 Lam 15
After finishing Jeremiah last week, we move back into the NT this week and cover a few of Paul's shorter letters to churches and individual...
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October 8, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Bible, OT, Jeremiah
Week 41, October 612: Jeremiah 1534
Sun 10/6 Jer 1517
Mon 10/7 Jer 1819
Tue 10/8 Jer 2022
Wed 10/9 Jer 2325
Thu 10/10 Jer 2628
Fri 10/11 Jer 2931
Sat 10/12 Jer 3234
Jeremiah was a priest (Jer. 1:1) who was called by God to oppose the corrupt priesthood in Jerusalem (1:18; 2:26; 5:31). He was a prophet who opposed the false prophets of Israel (5:31; 6:13; 27:16)...
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October 3, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Bible, OT, NT, Ephesians, Philippians, Jeremiah
Week 40, September 29October 5: Ephesians 46, Philippians, Jeremiah 114
Sun 9/29 Eph 46
Mon 9/30 Phil 14
Tue 10/1 Jer 12
Wed 10/2 Jer 35
Thu 10/3 Jer 68
Fri 10/4 Jer 911
Sat 10/5 Jer 1214
Ephesians is perhaps the most profound and concise treatment of gospel's implications for the church in all the Bible. It is packed with rich theology and practical instructio...
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September 26, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, Bible, reading plan, OT, NT, Isaiah, 2 Timothy, scripture, Galatians, Ephesians
Week 39, September 2228: 2 Timothy, Isaiah 5866; Galatians, Ephesians 13
Sun 9/22 2 Tim 14
Mon 9/23 Isa 5860
Tue 9/24 Isa 6163
Wed 9/25 Isa 6466
Thu 9/26 Gal 13
Fri 9/27 Gal 46
Sat 9/28 Eph 13
We start this week by reading 2 Timothy, Paul's second epistle to his friend Timothy, his spiritual son and partner in ministry. We will be going through this letter for ...
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September 20, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: OT, read thru, reading plan, Bible, Isaiah
Week 38, September 1521: Isaiah 3857
Sun 9/15 Isa 3840
Mon 9/16 Isa 4143
Tue 9/17 Isa 4446
Wed 9/18 Isa 4749
Thu 9/19 Isa 5052
Fri 9/20 Isa 5354
Sat 9/21 Isa 5557
This week's reading in Isaiah takes us from the first major portion of the book into the second "half". Isaiah is a unified prophetic book in its message and themes, but there is a significant trans...
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September 12, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Bible, OT, Isaiah
Week 37, September 814: Isaiah 1937
Sun 9/8 Isa 1921
Mon 9/9 Isa 2223
Tue 9/10 Isa 2426
Wed 9/11 Isa 2729
Thu 9/12 Isa 3032
Fri 9/13 Isa 3335
Sat 9/14 Isa 3637
Isaiah is a long book, and it can be daunting to read. Maybe this would be a good time to remind us that reading God's word is a discipline worth cultivating. Reading each day is not something we are doi...
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September 5, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Isaiah, Bible, read thru, reading plan, OT, 2 Corinthians
Week 36, September 17: 2 Corinthians 1213, Isaiah 118
Sun 9/1 2 Cor 1213
Mon 9/2 Isa 14
Tue 9/3 Isa 56
Wed 9/4 Isa 79
Thu 9/5 Isa 1012
Fri 9/6 Isa 1315
Sat 9/7 Isa 1618
As we begin reading Isaiah this week, it may be helpful to consider a few general features of the prophetic books in the Bible, and some principles for how to read them as Christian Scripture fo...
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August 22, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Proverbs, read thru, reading plan, Bible, Old Testament, Psalms, Ecclesiastes
Week 34, August 1824: Proverbs 2431; Ecclesiastes 112; Psalms 102106
Sun 8/18 Prov 2426
Mon 8/19 Prov 2729 Psalm 102
Tue 8/20 Prov 3031 Psalm 103
Wed 8/21 Eccles 14 Psalm 104
Thu 8/22 Eccles 57 Psalm 105
Fri 8/23 Eccles 810 Psalm 106
Sat 8/24 Eccles 1112
We are finishing up with Proverbs this week. The book ends with a twenty-one verse poem exalting the virtu...
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August 14, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Old Testament, Proverbs, Psalms, wisdom, Bible
Week 33, August 1117: Proverbs 423; Psalms 96101
Sun 8/11 Prov 46
Mon 8/12 Prov 78 Psalm 96
Tue 8/13 Prov 911 Psalm 97
Wed 8/14 Prov 1214 Psalm 98
Thu 8/15 Prov 1517 Psalm 99
Fri 8/16 Prov 1820 Psalm 100
Sat 8/17 Prov 2123 Psalm 101
For this week's reading, we continue through the book of Proverbs, where we began at the end of last week, and we keep moving thro...
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August 8, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: reading plan, read thru, Old Testament, New Testament, Bible, Job, 1 Corinthians, Proverbs, Psalms
2024 GBC Bible Read Thru Weekly Guide
Week 32, August 410: Job 4042; 1 Corinthians 116; Proverbs 13; Psalms 9095
Sun 8/4 Job 4042
Mon 8/5 1 Cor 14 Psalm 90
Tue 8/6 1 Cor 57 Psalm 91
Wed 8/7 1 Cor 810 Psalm 92
Thu 8/8 1 Cor 1112 Psalm 93
Fri 8/9 1 Cor 1316 Psalm 94
Sat 8/10 Prov 13 Psalm 95
The closing section of Job, like the opening two chapters, gives impor...
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July 25, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Bible, read thru, Job, Old Testament
Week 30, July 2127: Nehemiah 12Romans 16
Sun 7/21 Job 12
Mon 7/22 Job 35
Tue 7/23 Job 68
Wed 7/24 Job 911
Thu 7/25 Job 1214
Fri 7/26 Job 1517
Sat 7/27 Job 1819
This week we move back into to the OT after finishing Romans. Job follows Ezra-Nehemiah in canonical order in our Bibles, though it is not placed there for chronological reasons. We really don't know muc...
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July 17, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: reading plan, read thru, Ezra-Nehemiah, Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, Nehemiah
Week 29, July 1420: Nehemiah 12Romans 16
Sun 7/14 Neh 1213
Mon 7/15 Rom 13
Tue 7/16 Rom 46
Wed 7/17 Rom 79
Thu 7/18 Rom 1012
Fri 7/19 Rom 1314
Sat 7/20 Rom 1516
Ezra-Nehemiah ends with a somewhat strange (and troubling) final episode. Nehemiah carries out a flourish of zealous acts, culminating in his cursing, beating, and hair-pulling confrontation with some o...
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July 11, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Ezra-Nehemiah, Old Testament, reading plan, read thru, Nehemiah, Ezra, Bible
Week 28, July 713: Ezra 4Nehemiah 11
Sun 7/7 Ezra 45
Mon 7/8 Ezra 67
Tue 7/9 Ezra 810
Wed 7/10 Neh 13
Thu 7/11 Neh 46
Fri 7/12 Neh 78
Sat 7/13 Neh 911
Ezra and Nehemiah were combined as one book originally. Only later, sometime in the Middle Ages, they were separated into two separate books. Together Ezra-Nehemiah records the latest events of the OT from a chro...
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July 2, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Old Testament, Bible, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Ezra-Nehemiah
Week 27, June 30July 6: 2 Chronicles 1936; Ezra 13
Sun 6/30 2 Chron 1921
Mon 7/1 2 Chron 2223
Tue 7/2 2 Chron 2426
Wed 7/3 2 Chron 2729
Thu 7/4 2 Chron 3032
Fri 7/5 2 Chron 3336
Sat 7/6 Ezra 13
Circumstances in Judah continue to decline as we reach the end of 2 Chronicles. Remember, this account parallels the account in 12 Kings but with a few significant diffe...
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June 26, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, 1-2 Chronicles, Bible, Old Testament, Psalms
Week 26, June 2329: 1 Chronicles 282 Chronicles 18; Psalms 8589
Sun 6/23: 1 Chron 2829
Mon 6/24: 2 Chron 14, Psalm 85
Tue 6/25: 2 Chron 56, Psalm 86
Wed 6/26: 2 Chron 79, Psalm 87
Thu 6/27: 2 Chron 1012, Psalm 88
Fri 6/28: 2 Chron 1315, Psalm 89
Sat 6/29: 2 Chron 1618
This week marks about the halfway point in our read thru. By this point hopefully you are find...
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June 20, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Old Testament, Bible, 1-2 Chronicles, Psalms, reading plan, read thru
Week 25, June 1622: 1 Chronicles 1827; Psalms 7984
Sun 6/16 1 Chron 810
Mon 6/17 1 Chron 1113, Psalm 79
Tue 6/18 1 Chron 1416, Psalm 80
Wed 6/19 1 Chron 1718, Psalm 81
Thu 6/20 1 Chron 1921, Psalm 82
Fri 6/21 1 Chron 2224, Psalm 83
Sat 6/22 1 Chron 2527, Psalm 84
This week we keep moving along through 1 Chronicles. The section covered in this week's reading con...
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June 12, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Old Testament, New Testament, Acts, Psalms, 1-2 Chronicles, read thru, reading plan, Bible
Week 24, June 915: Acts 1728, 1 Chronicles 17; Psalms 7378
Sun 6/9 Acts 1719
Mon 6/10 Acts 2022 Psalm 73
Tue 6/11 Acts 2325 Psalm 74
Wed 6/12 Acts 2628 Psalm 75
Thu 6/13 1 Chron 12 Psalm 76
Fri 6/14 1 Chron 35 Psalm 77
Sat 6/15 1 Chron 67 Psalm 78
We have been reading in Acts for the last several days, and the book wraps up in this week's reading. Acts covers...
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May 30, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Old Testament, read thru, reading plan, 1-2 Kings, Esther, Bible
Week 22, May 26June 1: 2 Kings 1125, Esther 17
Sun 5/26 2 Kings 1112
Mon 5/27 2 Kings 1315
Tue 5/28 2 Kings 1618
Wed 5/29 2 Kings 1921
Thu 5/30 2 Kings 2225
Fri 5/31 Esther 14
Sat 6/1 Esther 57
As 2 Kings comes to a close, so does the story of Israel and Judah's history in the Promised Land, at least for a time. We have seen battles and changing dynasties, and ...
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May 22, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Old Testament, Bible, reading plan, read thru, 1-2 Kings
Week 21, May 1925: 1 Kings 1622, 2 Kings 110
Sun 5/19 1 Kings 1315
Mon 5/20 1 Kings 1617
Tue 5/21 1 Kings 1820
Wed 5/22 1 Kings 2122
Thu 5/23 2 Kings 14
Fri 5/24 2 Kings 57
Sat 5/25 2 Kings 810
We finish 1 Kings this week and continue reading into 2 Kings. As with 12 Samuel, the narrative moves along without a major disruption from 1 to 2 Kings. Together, these...
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May 4, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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Category:
GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, reading plan, Old Testament, Psalms, Bible, 1-2 Samuel
Week 19, May 5May 11: 1 Sam 282 Sam 16, Ps 6368
Sun 5/5 1 Sam 2831
Mon 5/6 2 Sam 13 Psalm 63
Tue 5/7 2 Sam 35 Psalm 64
Wed 5/8 2 Sam 67 Psalm 65
Thu 5/9 2 Sam 810 Psalm 66
Fri 5/10 2 Sam 1113 Psalm 67
Sat 5/11 2 Sam 1416 Psalm 68
Our reading this week takes us to the end of 1 Samuel and into 2 Samuel. Keeping in mind that this is probably best read as one conti...
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April 26, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: 1-2 Samuel, read thru, OT, Psalms, reading plan, Bible, Old Testament
Week 18, April 28May 4: 1 Sam 827, Ps 5762
Sun 4/28 1 Sam 810
Mon 4/29 1 Sam 1113 Psalm 57
Tue 4/30 1 Sam 1416 Psalm 58
Wed 5/1 1 Sam 1719 Psalm 59
Thu 5/2 1 Sam 2022 Psalm 60
Fri 5/3 1 Sam 2324 Psalm 61
Sat 5/4 1 Sam 2527 Psalm 62
This week we continue our reading in 1 Samuel and Book two of the Psalms. As we read through 12 Samuel and 12 Kings, notice the pro...
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April 13, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, Judges, John, read thru, reading plan, Psalms
Week 16, April 14April 20: Judges 1022; John 19; Psalm 4550
Sun 4/14: Judg 1012
Mon 4/15: Judg 1314, Psalm 45
Tue 4/16: Judg 1517, Psalm 46
Wed 4/17: Judg 1822, Psalm 47
Thu 4/18: John 13, Psalm 48
Fri 4/19: John 46, Psalm 49
Sat 4/20: John 79, Psalm 50
Things go from bad to worse to horrific in the book of Judges. It is a difficult book to read. And yet, it is...
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April 5, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Joshua, Judges, Psalms, read thru, reading plan, Bible, Old Testament
Week 15, April 7April 13: Joshua 1424; Judges 19; Psalm 4244
Sun 4/7: Josh 1416
Mon 4/8: Josh 1719
Tue 4/9: Josh 2021
Wed 4/10: Josh 2224
Thu 4/11: Judg 13, Psalm 42
Fri 4/12: Judg 46, Psalm 43
Sat 4/13: Judg 79, Psalm 44
The book of Joshua reads like a story of massive success. God's promises are coming to fruition as the people of Israel move through the Land...
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March 30, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, Deuteronomy, Pentateuch, Joshua, Old Testament, Bible, reading plan
Week 14, March 31April 6: Deut 2834; Joshua 113
Sun 3/31 Deut 2830
Mon 4/1 Deut 3134
Tue 4/2 Josh 12
Wed 4/3 Josh 35
Thu 4/4 Josh 67
Fri 4/5 Josh 810
Sat 4/6 Josh 1113
At first it might seem the message of Deuteronomy is contrary to the message of the gospel, that it teaches we can and must earn the Lord's favor by obeying his laws perfectly. Throughout Deutero...
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March 23, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: read thru, Deuteronomy, Old Testament, Psalms, Bible, reading plan, Pentateuch
Week 13, March 2430: Deut 827; Ps 3741
Sun 3/24: Deut 810
Mon 3/25: Deut 1113, Psalm 37
Tue 3/26: Deut 1416, Psalm 38
Wed 3/27: Deut 1719, Psalm 39
Thu 3/28: Deut 2022, Psalm 40
Fri 3/29: Deut 2324, Psalm 41
Sat 3/30: Deut 2527
Throughout Deuteronomy, the message to the Israelites is that the way to gain the Lord's favor is to obey him and follow his instructi...
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March 9, 2024
by Josh Mathews
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GBC Bible Reading Plan
| Tags: Psalms, Bible, read thru, reading plan, Numbers, Luke, Pentateuch, Torah
Week 11, March 1016: Num 3036, Luke 113; Ps 2530
Sun 3/10: Num 3032
Mon 3/11: Num 3336, Psalm 25
Tue 3/12: Luke 12, Psalm 26
Wed 3/13: Luke 34, Psalm 27
Thu 3/14: Luke 57, Psalm 28
Fri 3/15: Luke 810, Psalm 29
Sat 3/16: Luke 1113, Psalm 30
This next set of readings has us finishing Numbers and jumping again to the NT to start Luke's Gospel. We also continue wit...
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