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...
Keep Reading 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...
Keep Reading 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...
Keep Reading 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...
Keep Reading 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...
Keep Reading 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...
Keep Reading 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...
Keep Reading 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...
Keep Reading 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...
Keep Reading 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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