2 Kings 21–25: The Worst & The Best of Kings

August 1, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

“Go, inquire of Yahweh for me and the people and all Judah,
concerning the words of this book that has been found…”

2 Kings 16–20: Captivity, Prayer & Pride

July 25, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

Then Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it,
and he went up to the house of Yahweh and spread it out before Yahweh.

Ezekiel 13–18: Turn Back & Live

June 30, 2023.Reading time 11 minutes.

“What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying,
‘The fathers eat the sour grapes,
But the children’s teeth are set on edge’?”

Ezekiel 7–12: Glory & Judgment

June 23, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub
on which it had been, to the threshold of the house of Yahweh.

Proverbs 5–6: Honey & Wormwood

June 22, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

For the lips of a strange woman drip honey
And smoother than oil is her speech;
But her end is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two‑edged sword.

Psalms 72–74: My Rock & My Refuge

June 21, 2023.Reading time 28 minutes.

My flesh and my heart fail,
But God is the rock of my heart and my portion forever.

1 Kings 14–18: Elijah & Israel

June 20, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

Then the fire of Yahweh fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

Ezekiel 1–6: Prophet & Watchman

June 16, 2023.Reading time 13 minutes.

“Son of man, I have given you as a watchman to the house of Israel;
so you will hear a word from My mouth, and you shall warn them from Me.”

Psalms 69–71: Weary & Wronged

June 14, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

Save me, O God,
For the waters have threatened my life.
I have sunk in deep clay,
and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and a flood overflows me.

1 Kings 10–13: Fools & Consequences

June 13, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

And Solomon did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and did not follow Yahweh fully, as David his father had done.

Lamentations: Desolation & Hope

June 9, 2023.Reading time 20 minutes.

This I will return to my heart;
Therefore I will wait in hope.
The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.