One Year Bible Readings
August 9th - August 15th
August 9th - August 15th
August 9 Ezra 8:21-9:15: “Fasting and Prayer for Protection,” “Gifts for the Temple,” “The Return to Jerusalem,” and “Intermarriage with Pagans.” “So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.” (Ezra 8: 23 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 5:1-13: “Immorality Defiles the Church,” and “Immorality Must Be Judged.
Psalm 31:1-8: “The Lord a Fortress in Adversity.”
Proverbs 21:1-2: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.” “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.” (Proverbs 21: 1 NKJV)
August 10 Ezra 10:1-44: “Confession of Improper Marriages,” and “Pagan Wives Put Away.”
1 Corinthians 6:1-20: “Do Not Sue the Brethren,” and “Glorify God in Body and Spirit.” “For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 Corinthians 6: 20 NKJV)
Psalm 31:9-18: “The Lord a Fortress in Adversity.” “My times are in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.” (Psalm 31: 15 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:3: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.” “To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” (Proverbs 21: 3 NKJV)
August 11 Nehemiah 1:1-3:14: “Nehemiah Prays for His People,” “Nehemiah Sent to Judah,” “Nehemiah Views the Wall of Jerusalem,” and “Rebuilding the Wall.” “Then I said to them, ‘You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.” (Nehemiah 2: 17 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 7:1-24: “Principles of Marriage,” “Keep Your Marriage Vows,” and “Live as You Are Called.” “But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace.” (1 Corinthians 7: 15 NKJV)
Psalm 31:19-24: “The Lord a Fortress in Adversity.” “Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” (Psalm 31: 24 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:4: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
August 12 Nehemiah 3:15-5:13: “Rebuilding the Wall,” “The Wall Defended Against Enemies,” and “Nehemiah Deals with Oppression.” “And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, ‘Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.” (Nehemiah 4: 14 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 7:25-40: “To the Unmarried and Widows.” “And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.” (1 Corinthians 7: 35 NKJV)
Psalm 32:1-11: “The Joy of Forgiveness.” “I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.” (Psalm 32: 5 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:5-7: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
August 13 Nehemiah 5:14-7:73: “The Generosity of Nehemiah,” “Conspiracy Against Nehemiah,” “The Wall Completed,” and “The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem.””
1 Corinthians 8:1-13: “Be Sensitive to Conscience.”
Psalm 33:1-11: “The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History.” “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.” (Psalm 33: 6 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:8-10: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
August 14 Nehemiah 7:73-9:21: “The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem,” “Ezra Reads the Law,” “The Feast of Tabernacles,” and “The People Confess Their Sins.” “And Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, ‘This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.’ For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Law.” (Nehemiah 8: 9 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 9:1-18: “A Pattern of Self Denial.”
Psalm 33:12-22: “The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History.”
Proverbs 21:11-12: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
August 15 Nehemiah 9:22-10:39: “The People Confess Their Sins,” “The People Who Sealed the Covenant,” and “The Covenant That Was Sealed.”
1 Corinthians 9:19-10:13: “Serving All Men,” “Striving for a Crown,” and “Old Testament Examples.” “Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9: 26-27 NKJV)
Psalm 34:1-10: “The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God.” “The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them.” (Psalm 34: 7 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:13: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.” “Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard.” (Proverbs 21: 13 NKJV)
