Bible Reading Plan
Embark on the journey of discovering the Bible by committing to reading through the entire bible this year. This reading plan will take us through the Bible in a way that shows the story of redemption from Genesis to Revelation. Along this journey, Pastor Lee has posted a blog post below that corresponds to each day of the reading and will help us understand what we are reading in more depth.
June 22, 2022
Today we will finish the Song of Solomon. We left off yesterday with the consummation of the marriage between Solomon and his bride (see 4:16). Chapter […]
June 21, 2022
Today we begin the Song of Solomon. There are those who believe this poem was written by Solomon near the end of his life. Others believe […]
June 20, 2022
Today we conclude the book of Ecclesiastes. Chapter 9 beings with a longer exposition of the “why bother” question. Note that Solomon starts, though, speaking about […]
June 19, 2022
Our reading today begins in Ecclesiastes 5 where Solomon again adds some wisdom sayings to his book. Solomon takes much of what we saw in Proverbs […]
June 18, 2022
Having read of the death of Solomon, we will again break from the narrative of Kings to consider Solomon’s other writings, beginning with Ecclesiastes. This book […]
June 17, 2022
Today we return to the narrative of 1 Kings. If you’ll remember, when we considered chapter 9, we ended with this: “While he had fame and […]
June 16, 2022
Today we complete the book of Proverbs. We begin with the final proverbs of Solomon. 28:1 tells us that man is bold when righteous, but always […]
June 15, 2022
Our reading today begins with a heading telling us “these also are Proverbs of Solomon” that were copied under King Hezekiah. This would strengthen the argument […]
June 14, 2022
Our reading today begins in Proverbs 22. The first half of the chapter are more wisdom one-liners. 22:1 tells us that our reputation is worth more […]
June 13, 2022
Our reading today begins with another reminder that wisdom is of more value than earthly riches (19:1). Verse 2 literally says “a person” or “a soul” […]
June 12, 2022
We begin today in my favorite chapter of Proverbs. It is the most theological chapter of the book. Though most of it is a collection of […]
June 11, 2022
We continue today reading Solomon’s wise sayings for wise practical living. He begins in 13:1 with a familiar assertion: the wise listen to correction, the fool […]
July 6, 2022
Our reading today begins with an indictment against Israel that God pronounces through Hosea. YHWH declares that He has a “controversy” with the people of Israel […]
July 5, 2022
Today we begin the book of Hosea. Hosea was a prophet from the Northern Kingdom, to the Northern Kingdom. This is the only writing we have […]
July 4, 2022
Today we will complete the book of Amos. We begin with a vision that God gives Amos. He sees God send a swarm of locusts on […]
July 3, 2022
Our reading today is the judgment against Israel spoken by Amos the prophet (chapters 3-6). There are three indictments, each beginning with “Hear this word” (3:1, […]
July 2, 2022
Today we begin the book of Amos. Amos was one of the 12 Minor Prophets, and is believed to have been the first writing prophet, that […]
July 1, 2022
First off, if you have been following from the beginning, congratulations! With today’s post, we are halfway done with our reading plan!! Today we will consider […]
June 30, 2022
Our reading today begins with the reign of Jehoahaz in Israel (13:1). His father, Jehu, destroyed the line of the unbelieving Ahab, and ended Baal worship […]
June 29, 2022
Our reading today begins with Jehu finishing the job he started in the last chapter. And Jehu attacks the task head-on. The letter he sends to […]
June 28, 2022
We left off yesterday with Samaria under siege by Syria, and Israel blaming YHWH. Today we pick up where we left off. Let’s set the scene: […]
June 27, 2022
Our reading today begins with the story of a prophet’s widow (4:1). With her husband dead, she has no means of paying their debts, so, as […]
June 26, 2022
Today we begin the book of 2 Kings. It picks up the history right where 1 Kings leaves off. The two were originally one book, but […]
June 25, 2022
Today we finish the book of 1 Kings. Elijah has just defeated the prophets of Baal, which Ahab reports to Jezebel (19:1). She doesn’t take it […]
