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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Week 24 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 […]
Friday’s Bible reading is Lamentations. This short book of only five chapters is a poetic lament over the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the consequences of God’s devastating judgment on Judah. The words are touchingly beautiful in their melancholy and grief as Judah’s sin and God’s judgment are described.
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 23: Thursday “For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 2–3. Notice that both chapters begin with the phrase, My son. Chapter 2 urges and exhorts the reader to seek wisdom. Look for the if statements that […]
Week 23 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 […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 22: Saturday And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Luke 7:50 Saturday’s Bible reading of Luke 7–8, contains one of my favorite stories. In Luke 7:36–50, Jesus is eating at the home of Simon the Pharisee. Their meal is interrupted: “And […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 22: Friday “For neither Israel nor Judah has been forsaken By his God, the LORD of hosts, Although their land is full of guilt Before the Holy One of Israel.” Jeremiah 51:5 Friday’s Bible reading of Jeremiah 47–52, finishes the book. Cawley and Millard title chapters 46–51 as […]
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 22: Thursday “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction And do not forsake your mother’s teaching; Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.” Proverbs 1:8–9 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 1. Last November I did a post on Proverbs and parenting titled […]