Bible 2023
01-21-23 <strong>Exodus 1-2; Psalm 88; Luke 21</strong>
What is covered
Exodus 1:
Seventy persons decended from Jacob in Egypt
Joseph died
Eventually a king over Egypt arose who didn’t know Joseph
The Egyptians set taskmasters over the children of Israel
Israeli midwives were instructed to kill male children
Pharaoh commanded all males be cast in the river, and every daughter would be saved alive
Exodus 2:
Moses’ parents were of the tribe of Levi
When he was three months old his mother hid him in an ark in the bull rushes
01-09-23 Genesis 23-24; Luke 9
I did not get this reading done.
Tomorrow’s reading: Genesis 25-26; Psalm 6; Luke 10
01-10-23 Genesis 25-26; Psalm 6; Luke 10
What is covered
Genesis 25:
Abraham’s 2nd wife was Keturah
They had 6 sons, including Midian
Abraham gave all to Isaac, but gifts to the others
Abraham sent the others off to the east
Abraham died at 175, Isaac and Ishmael buried him
The geneology of Ishmael and Isaac
Ishmael had 12 sons who were princes
Isaac and Rebekah had Esau and Jacob
Esau sells his birthright for some red stew
01-06-23 Genesis 15-17; Luke 6
I’m going to put in the weekend posts and then I’ll come back and edit them as I go through them because I wont’ have consistent access to my computer over the next few days.
I didn’t post here, but I did do this reading.
Tomorrow’s reading: Genesis 18-19; Psalm 3; Luke 7
01-07-23 Genesis 18-19; Psalm 3; Luke 7
I didn’t post here, but I did read this day’s reading.
Tomorrow’s reading: Genesis 20-22; Luke 8
01-08-23 Genesis 20-22; Luke 8
Again no post, but the reading was done.
Tomorrow’s reading: Genesis 23-24; Luke 9
01-05-23 Genesis 12-14; Luke 5
What is covered
Genesis 12:
God tells Abram to leave his father’s house
God promises to make him a great nation
Abram leaves Haran at 75, takes Lot
Abram pitched his tent at Bethel
Abram continued south, on to Egypt
Pharaoh took in Sarai and was cursed
Pharaoh rebukes Abram and sends them away
Genesis 13:
Abram went back to Bethel
Abram and Lot have to separate because they have so much
01-04-23 Genesis 9-11; Luke 4
What is covered
Genesis 9:
God blesses Noah and his sons, directs them to be fruitful and multiply, and gives creatures into their hands
Gives animals for food, but exempts eating blood
God establishes His covenant with Noah and his descendants to never again destroy the earth by flood
The rainbow is the sign of this covenant
Noah got drunk and his sons had different reactions
Noah knew what Ham had done… how? It doesn’t say he was passed out
01-03-23 Genesis 6-8; Luke 3
2023
What is covered
Genesis 6:
Sons of God and daughters of men mingling
The Lord is not having it
Wickedness causes God to be grieved
Noah finds grace in God’s eye
Noah’s genealogy
Noah prepares the ark
Noah brings two of every creature on board
Genesis 7:
The flood
Noah is told to bring seven of every clean animal, and two of every unclean animal
Noah was 600 years old at the time
01-02-22 Genesis 3-5; Luke 2
I made a mistake yesterday and read chapter 3 then. I even selected my verse out of there. How embarrassing. Oh well, we’ll just keep going. That’s the theme. Bump, bruises, and scrapes along the way, but you pick up and keep going.
What is covered
Genesis 3:
Introducing the serpent and his interaction with Eve
Eve’s fall and encouraging Adam’s fall
The resulting curse
Genesis 4:
Adam and Eve have children, Cain and Abel
01-01-23 Genesis 1-3 (should be 2!); Luke 1
The new year starts today! Each day we’ll have some Old Testament and some New. If we read every day, we’ll end up reading the Old Testament once, and the New Testament twice.
But reading the whole Bible isn’t the goal. The goal is to have time in scripture every day. Maybe not the whole reading. And if we miss a day, don’t get discouraged. Aim for “more often than not” or in this case 4 times a week. That is more time that most people spend and I believe it will be impactful.
12-31-22 Revelation 19-22 ... The End
This is the last day of the year, I’ve got a good momentum going. Let’s do the Life Journal again.
Scripture
Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”
Revelation 19:7
Observation
The passage at the beginning of chapter 19 describes heaven rejoicing at the final defeat of Babylon and the preparation of the bride for the marriage supper of the Lamb.
12-30-22 Rev 15-19
My verse for today is from chapter 15. I’m going to use that S.O.A.P. method I mentioned in a previous post for today.
Scripture
The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 15:8
Observation
I wonder what that means that the temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power?
12-29-22 Rev 10-14
I’m still getting used to reading larger portions versus picking up a verse here or there to consider. This whole section seems like a break from the previous ones with all the 7’s, churches, seals, and trumpets.
My verse today is Rev 13:10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
12-28-22 Rev 5-9
Just for the record, I also went back and read yesterday’s Revelation 1-4.
We’re finishing the year with a reading of Revelation.
I’m doing these readings to try to get up a head of steam and into the habit of reading every day for the New Year.
If you want to follow along with that, the rest of the year looks like:
Tomorrow, December 29th, the reading is Revelation 10-14
Next Up: January 2023
OK, we’re getting geared up for reading in 2023.
The reading plan is the “Life Journal” reading plan. You can find it all over on the Internet.
In January we’re going to read from Genesis, Exodus, and some Psalms in the Old Testament, and from Luke and about a third of Acts in the New Testament. Every day will have a little bit of O.T. and a little bit of N.T. That’s one of the big selling points to me for this reading plan.
12-26-22 Ps 117; 119:81-176; 2 Jn; 3 Jn;
It took about 10 minutes and 30 seconds to read.
Today’s reading seemed a bit disjointed with the 2nd half of Psalm 119 and two short missives from John.
I think my verse for today would be the last verse of Psalm 119, verse 176
- I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.
Even having gone astray, the author reaches towards God to be sought, and even in his trials he has not forgotten God’s commandments.
12-24-22 John 19-21
It took about 15 minutes to read. The verse that stood out was
- Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”
Jesus said to Peter that it doesn’t matter what happens to John. Peter was instructed by Jesus to focus on following Him.
We are so quick to look at, to measure, to judge each other.
Why Read the Bible?
That is a loaded question. I suppose the simplest answer is, if you believe there is a God, and if you believe the book, the Bible, is His word preserved for us, then…
It is the most direct way to gain an understanding of who God is, what a relationship with Him would be like, and what He has to share with us about our existence and purpose in the lives we’ve been given.