Bible Readings for August 8th Ruth 1 | Acts 26 | Jeremiah 36 | Psalm 9 In the book of Judges, Israel descended deeper and deeper into sinfulness, idolatry, and rebellion. The opening verse of the book of Ruth, then, is ominous: “In the days when the judges ruled there...
Bible Readings for July 16th Joshua 23 | Acts 3 | Jeremiah 12 | Matthew 26 Joshua’s leadership of Israel seems to have passed surprisingly quickly. Where we followed Moses through four long books of the Pentateuch, from Exodus through Deuteronomy, we find the ministry...
Bible Readings for June 23rd Deuteronomy 28 | Psalm 119:25–48 | Isaiah 55 | Matthew 3 Deuteronomy 28 is at the same time an inspiring and a horrific chapter in the Bible, laying out Yahweh’s covenant blessings and his covenant curses. These two lists were so important...
Bible Readings for November 11th 2 Kings 24 | Hebrews 6 | Joel 3 | Psalm 143 Once Josiah dies, Yahweh lifts his temporary restraint and sends his people off into exile because of their sins (2 Kgs. 24:3–4). During the reign of Josiah’s son Jehoiakim, King...
Bible Readings for November 6th 2 Kings 19 | Hebrews 1 | Hosea 12 | Psalms 135–136 In 2 Kings 19, Hezekiah responds to the threats of the Assyrians at the doorstep of Jerusalem in two ways. First, he immediately seeks out guidance from the prophet Isaiah about whether...
