Tag: Through the Bible in a year.

October 9, read through the Bible in a year.

In between Paul’s letter to Philemon and the letter to the Hebrews we read two Psalms and three chapters of Jeremiah.

October 9: Psalm 121, Psalm 122, Jeremiah 45, Jeremiah 46, Jeremiah 47 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Psalm 121, a Song of Accents. Psalms 120 to 134 were sung on the way to Jerusalem during the festivals.

Psalm 122, a Song of Accents. This one is of David.

Jeremiah 45. In 5 verses God gave assurance to Baruch to save his life, but disaster on the people.

Jeremiah 46. God proclaimed judgment on Egypt. Babylonia will strike Egypt but God will preserve Israel.

Jeremiah 47. And finally, there will be judgment on Philistia.

 

October 8, read through the Bible in a year.

Today we read Paul’s short letter to  Philemon, one Psalm and one chapter of Jeremiah.

October 8: Philemon, Psalm 120 , Jeremiah 44 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Paul’s letter to Philemon is a letter from one person to another, and as such should not be for general consumption, and certainly not in the Holy Scriptures. But it is, and by divine inspiration it is a beautiful example of human redemption and how a former, thieving slave was given his freedom and welcomed into the fellowship of believers as a brother.

Psalm 120 is a song of accents, that means it was sung as the people went up to Jerusalem on their way to one of the Jewish festivals.

Jeremiah 44. Some Israelis escaped to Egypt.  Nothing good would come out of that. Read the horrible future that awaited them.

 

October 7, read through the Bible in a year.

In between Titus and Philemon we have now come to the giant  Psalm 119 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Psalm 119 is a meditation on the excellence of the Word of God. It it anonymous, but is most probably a collection made by David and put in its final form during the time of Ezra. The Psalm is in the form of a true acrostic with eight verses for every letter of the Hebrew alphabet, totaling 176 verses. The acrostic form makes it possible to memorize, and so the students learning the Law did, even during Jesus’ time.

 

October 6, read through the Bible in a year.

In between Titus and Philemon we read two Psalms and one chapter of Jeremiah.

October 6: Psalm 117, Psalm 118, Jeremiah 43 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Psalm 117. The shortest Psalm of them all, only two verses, but full pf praise.

Psalm 118. This is probably the best example of Hebrew poetry with verses repeated with only small variations. It is quoted  in the New Testament in many places, even by Jesus directly.

Jeremiah 43. Jeremiah is taken to Egypt.

 

October 5, read through the Bible in a year.

Today we read the last chapter of Titus and two chapters of Jeremiah.

October 5: Titus 3, Jeremiah 41, Jeremiah 42 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Titus 3. Remember, you are heirs of grace, so avoid dissension and maintain good works. The letter ends with a final greeting.

Jeremiah 41. A historical chapter about insurrection against Gedaliah and the beginning of a  flight to Egypt.

Jeremiah 42, God tells the remnant of Judah to stay in the land and not flee to Egypt.

October 4, read through the Bible in a year.

Today we read the second chapter of Titus and two chapters of Jeremiah.

October 4: Titus 2, Jeremiah 39, Jeremiah 40 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Titus 2, Paul tells Titus that in order to have a sound church he must teach sound doctrine. And it is all through saving grace. Quote to remember: “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

Jeremiah 39. Now the fall of Jerusalem finally happened and Jeremiah was to be set free.

Jeremiah 40. Jeremiah is finally freed, most of the people are still in the old land and have a bountiful harvest, most of which is taken away from them.

October 3, read through the Bible in a year.

Today we read the first chapter of Titus and two chapters of Jeremiah.

October 3: Titus 1, Jeremiah 37, Jeremiah 38 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Titus 1. After the customary greeting, the apostle Paul instructs Titus to appoing elders ald lists the qualifications for elders and their duties. Be careful, some Cretans are corrupt!

Jeremiah 37. Zedekiah clinged to the vain hope that the Chaldeans would be defeated. Jeremiah prophesied otherwise, so he was put in prison.

Jeremiah 38. Jeremiah was in the dungeon and near death so they pulled him up. Zedekiah feared for his life, and Jeremiah’s advice was: Give in to Babylon and you will live.

 

 

October 2, read through the Bible in a year.

In between Second Timothy and Titus we read two Psalms and three chapters of Jeremiah.

October 2: Psalm 115, Psalm 116,  Jeremiah 34, Jeremiah 35, Jeremiah 36 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Psalm 115 through Psalm 118 are part of the Hallel (praise) Psalms and are sung after the Passover meal. Psalm 115 gives praise that the Lord is our help and shield. Not so the heathens, their idols are worthless.

Psalm 116. The Lore heard my prayers, I will pay my vow of gratitude with the sacrifice of praise.

Jeremiah 34, Zedekiah is warned by God to give liberty to the slaves Slaves as commanded by Him, but the slaves were not freed, so bad things will happen.

Jeremiah 35 tells of the obedient Recabites.

Jeremiah 36. Jehoiakim burns Jeremiah’s Scroll, is this the end of David’s line?

 

October 1, read through the Bible in a year.

In between Second Timothy and Titus we read two Psalms and one chapter of Jeremiah.

October 1: Proverbs 17, Jeremiah 32, Jeremiah 33, (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Proverbs 17. In this chapter of Proverbs, Solomon speaks of wisdom, justice and family, but fools, that’s another matter.

Jeremiah 32. With everything else going on, Jeremiah buys a field, the field of Anathoth, and then he prays for understanding. God reassures Jeremiah of the return of the people.

Jeremiah 33, the restoration of Israel is  foretold, and the permanence of God’s Covenant with the house of David is restated.

 

September 30, read through the Bible in a year.

In between Second Timothy and Titus we read two Psalms and one chapter of Jeremiah.

September 30: Psalm 113, Psalm 114, Jeremiah 31 (click on the chapter to begin reading).

Psalm 113. This Psalm is part of the “Hallel”, consisting of Psalm 113-118. Two are sung before and three after the Passover meal. It begins and ends with Hallelujah, and praises God how He lifts up the lowly, even the barren woman.

Psalm 114 is the second Psalm of the Hallel. In eight short verses it retells of God’s miracles of delivering them out of Egypt and into the promised land. Short and to the point.

Jeremiah 31 is a most remarkable chapter. Jeremiah in a dream hears God say “Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love” and goes on promising that the remnant of Israel will be saved, Then, in verse 15 an abrupt change “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.” Then, back in the dream an even more remarkable statement “O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.” Then Jeremiah wakes up from his pleasant dream. God speaks on, promising mercy on Ephraim, future Prosperity to Israel, and promises the New Covenant: “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”