Proverbs 5–6: Honey & Wormwood

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 25: Thursday “For the lips of an adulteress drip honey And smoother than oil is her speech; But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol. She does not ponder the […]

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Psalms 72–74

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 25: Wednesday “Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. ” Psalm 73:1–3 […]

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1 Kings 14–18: Elijah & Israel

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 25: Tuesday When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?” He said, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and you have followed the Baals.” 1 Kings […]

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Leviticus 4–6: Blood & Atonement

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 25: Monday “He shall lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slay it in the place where they slay the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering. Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering […]

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Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 25

Week 25 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. I put up a variation of this post every week for those who may not know what I’m doing when they find posts on different books of the Bible during the week. As I read through the Bible this year, I’m writing down some of […]

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Luke 11–12: Hypocrisy & Hearts

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 24: Saturday When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects, plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say. Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that […]

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Ezekiel 1–6: Prophet & Watchman

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 24: Friday “Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. (On the fifth of the month in the fifth year […]

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Proverbs 4: Pay Attention & Acquire Wisdom

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 24: Thursday “Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention that you may gain understanding, For I give you sound teaching; Do not abandon my instruction.” Proverbs 4:1–2 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 4. Throughout this chapter the father continually urges his sons to pay […]

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Psalms 69–71: Weary & Wronged

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 24: Wednesday “Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me. I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail […]

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