READING THRU THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR…
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MARCH & APRIL
OLD TESTAMENT…
Having completed Leviticus we continue with Numbersand Deuteronomy. Numbers is a reminder of what happens when people rebel against God. It is named Numbers because the children of Israel were numbered once at the beginning of wandering in the wilderness for 40 years and then again when entering the promised land. Deuteronomy means the ‘second law’ and is Moses’ final address to the people. It speaks of the importance of obedience and the dangers of disobedience. The book of Joshua picks up after Moses’ death and speaks of the assurance that obedience to God is rewarded. Joshua’s name means “Yahweh is salvation” and is the same name as “Jesus” in the New Testament. Just as Jesus leads us into the promised land…so does Joshua lead the Israelites into the promised land of Canaan.The book of Judges speaks of a very dark time in Israel’s history when everyone did what was right in their own eyes. It covers a time period of about 300 to 400 years and speaks of a 13 cycles of apostasy (turning away from the faith), captivity, repentance, revival and apostasy all over again.It stresses the importance of remaining loyal to God.
NEW TESTAMENT…
Bear in mind that the book of Acts is the last chronological book of the New Testament. Therefore understand that the remaining books of the New Testament were not written in the order they are listed in your bibles. Upon completion of 1 Corinthians we move into Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. 2 Corinthians speaks of Paul’s proof of his apostleship and his call to address deceivers. I chose James as the next book to get a feel for other New Testament writers. James was a letter to Jewish believers encouraging them to live out their faith expressing the truth that ‘faith without works is dead’. Works don’t save us but are a natural expression of our faith. Romans is one of the most amazing books in the bible. It speaks of the fundamental nature of Jesus’ death on the cross and the basis of man’s standing before a perfect God. The Gospel of Mark is the shortest and earliest of the four gospels written…from the apostle Peter’s perspective. It focuses more on what Jesus did rather than what he said. It is the gospel that speaks most clearly of Jesus as a servant. Paul’s letter to Philemon speaks of the power of a transformed life…through faith in Jesus Christ. Philemon is a runaway slave whom Paul led to the Lord. As a new creation Paul sends Philemon back to his master, once a slave and now a brother. We will conclude our April reading with Paul’s letters to Timothy. 1 Timothy was written to the young pastor of the church in Ephesus. It was meant to instruct Timothy about church government and conduct in God’s household. Paul’s follow-up letter, 2 Timothy was written to encourage Timothy to remain faithful in the ministry even in the midst of suffering.
| Date |
Old Testament |
New Testament |
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| 3/1/2008 |
Leviticus 18 |
1 Corinthians 12 |
| 3/2/2008 |
Leviticus 19-20 |
1 Corinthians 13 |
| 3/3/2008 |
Leviticus 21-22 |
1 Corinthians 14 |
| 3/4/2008 |
Leviticus 23-24 |
1 Corinthians 15 |
| 3/5/2008 |
Leviticus 25 |
1 Corinthians 16 |
| 3/6/2008 |
Leviticus 26 |
2 Corinthians 1 |
| 3/7/2008 |
Leviticus 27 |
2 Corinthians 2-3 |
| 3/8/2008 |
Numbers 1-2 |
2 Corinthians 4 |
| 3/9/2008 |
Numbers 3 |
2 Corinthians 5 |
| 3/10/2008 |
Numbers 4 |
2 Corinthians 6 |
| 3/11/2008 |
Numbers 5-6 |
2 Corinthians 7 |
| 3/12/2008 |
Numbers 7 |
2 Corinthians 8 |
| 3/13/2008 |
Numbers 8-10 |
2 Corinthians 9-10 |
| 3/14/2008 |
Numbers 11-12 |
2 Corinthians 11 |
| 3/15/2008 |
Numbers 13-14 |
2 Corinthians 12 |
| 3/16/2008 |
Numbers 15 |
2 Corinthians 13, James 1 |
| 3/17/2008 |
Numbers 16-17 |
James 2 |
| 3/18/2008 |
Numbers 18-19 |
James 3-4 |
| 3/19/2008 |
Numbers 20-21 |
James 5 |
| 3/20/2008 |
Numbers 22 |
Romans 1 |
| 3/21/2008 |
Numbers 23-24 |
Romans 2 |
| 3/22/2008 |
Numbers 25 |
Romans 3 |
| 3/23/2008 |
Numbers 26-27 |
Romans 4 |
| 3/24/2008 |
Numbers 28-29 |
Romans 5 |
| 3/25/2008 |
Numbers 30 |
Romans 6 |
| 3/26/2008 |
Numbers 31 |
Romans 7 |
| 3/27/2008 |
Numbers 32-33 |
Romans 8 |
| 3/28/2008 |
Numbers 34 |
Romans 9 |
| 3/29/2008 |
Numbers 35-36 |
Romans 10 |
| 3/30/2008 |
Deuteronomy 1 |
Romans 11 |
| 3/31/2008 |
Deuteronomy 2-3 |
Romans 12 |
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| 4/1/2008 |
Deuteronomy 4 |
Romans 13 |
| 4/2/2008 |
Deuteronomy 5-6 |
Romans 14 |
| 4/3/2008 |
Deuteronomy 7-8 |
Romans 15 |
| 4/4/2008 |
Deuteronomy 9-10 |
Romans 16 |
| 4/5/2008 |
Deuteronomy 11-12 |
Mark 1 |
| 4/6/2008 |
Deuteronomy 13-15 |
Mark 2 |
| 4/7/2008 |
Deuteronomy 16-17 |
Mark 3 |
| 4/8/2008 |
Deuteronomy 18-20 |
Mark 4 |
| 4/9/2008 |
Deuteronomy 21-22 |
Mark 5 |
| 4/10/2008 |
Deuteronomy 23-24 |
Mark 6 |
| 4/11/2008 |
Deuteronomy 25-27 |
Mark 7 |
| 4/12/2008 |
Deuteronomy 28 |
Mark 8 |
| 4/13/2008 |
Deuteronomy 29 |
Mark 9 |
| 4/14/2008 |
Deuteronomy 30-31 |
Mark 10 |
| 4/15/2008 |
Deuteronomy 32 |
Mark 11 |
| 4/16/2008 |
Deuteronomy 33-34, Joshua 1 |
Mark 12 |
| 4/17/2008 |
Joshua 2-4 |
Mark 13 |
| 4/18/2008 |
Joshua 5-6 |
Mark 14 |
| 4/19/2008 |
Joshua 7-8 |
Mark 15 |
| 4/20/2008 |
Joshua 9-10 |
Mark 16 |
| 4/21/2008 |
Joshua 11 |
Philemon 1 |
| 4/22/2008 |
Joshua 12-14 |
1 Timothy 1 |
| 4/23/2008 |
Joshua 15 |
1 Timothy 2-3 |
| 4/24/2008 |
Joshua 16-17 |
1 Timothy 4 |
| 4/25/2008 |
Joshua 18-19 |
1 Timothy 5 |
| 4/26/2008 |
Joshua 20-21 |
1 Timothy 6 |
| 4/27/2008 |
Joshua 22 |
2 Timothy 1 |
| 4/28/2008 |
Joshua 23-24 |
2 Timothy 2 |
| 4/29/2008 |
Judges 1-2 |
2 Timothy 3 |
| 4/30/2008 |
Judges 3-4 |
2 Timothy 4 |
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