Job 9–10: Despair & Hope

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 5: Thursday Today’s Bible reading is Job 9–10. These chapters contain Job’s rejoinder to Bildad. Rejoinder is the word used by Gleason Archer to describe Job’s speeches to his friends.1 One of Dr. Archer’s many degrees was in law, and it’s not surprising that he would use a […]

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Psalms 12–14: The Afflicted & The Psalms

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 5: Wednesday “Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.” Psalm 12:5 Today’s Bible reading is Psalms 12–14. All three are psalms written by […]

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Joshua 21–24: Promises Fulfilled & Final Charges

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 5: Tuesday “…but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15b Today’s Bible reading of Joshua 21–24 finishes the book of Joshua. The Levites receive their cities in chapter 21, the tribes from east of the Jordan return to their lands in 22 […]

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Genesis 16–19: Covenant & Judgment

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 5: Monday “For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him..” Genesis 18:19 Monday’s […]

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Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 5

Week 5 of Read the Bible in 2011 begins today. I’m writing down some of my thoughts and reflections as I read through the Bible to encourage you in your own Bible reading. I am giving a small amount of background material, but I’m trying to keep my focus on broad topics and applications of […]

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Matthew 8–10: The Harvest & The Workers

Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 4: Saturday Today’s Bible reading is Matthew 8–10. Matthew 8 begins the second section of this Gospel. Matthew 7: 28a states, “When Jesus had finished these words…” You’ll find similar phrases in 11:1, 13:53, 19:1 and 26:1, that mark the end of a teaching discourse by Jesus. R. […]

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