One Year Bible Readings
August 16th - August 22nd
August 16th - August 22nd
August 16 Nehemiah 11:1-12:26: “The People Dwelling in Jerusalem,” “The People Dwelling Outside Jerusalem,” and “The Priests and Levites.”
1 Corinthians 10:14-33: “Flee From Idolatry,” and “All to the Glory of God.” “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10: 31 NKJV)
Psalm 34:11-22: “The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God.” “Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.” (Psalm 34: 11 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:14-16: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
August 17 Nehemiah 12:27-13:31: “Nehemiah Dedicates the Wall,” “Temple Responsibilities,” “Principles of Separation and “Reforms of Nehemiah.” “Remember me, O my God, for good! (Nehemiah 13: 31b NKJV)
1 Corinthians 11:1-16: “Head Coverings.” “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.” (1 Corinthians 11: 1 NKJV)
Psalm 35:1-16: “The Lord the Avenger of His People.” “And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation.” (Psalm 35: 9 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:17-18: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
August 18 Esther 1:1-3:15: “The King Dethrones Queen Vashti,” “Esther Becomes Queen,” “Mordecai Discovers a Plot,” and “Haman’s Conspiracy Against the Jews.” “And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter” (Esther 2: 7 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 11:17-34: “Conduct at the Lord’s Supper,” “Institution of the Lord’s Supper,” and “Examine Yourself.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.” (1 Corinthians 11: 26 NKJV)
Psalm 35:17-28: “The Lord the Avenger of His People.”
Proverbs 21:19-20: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
August 19 Esther 4:1-7:10: “Esther Agrees to Help the Jews,” “Esther’s Banquet,” “Haman’s Plot Against Mordecai,” “The King Honors Mordecai,” & “Haman Hanged Instead of Mordecai.” “And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: ‘Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?’ Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: ‘Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!’” (Esther 4: 13-16 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 12:1-26: “Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity,” and “Unity and Diversity in One Body.”
Psalm 36:1-12: “Man’s Wickedness and God’s Perfections.” “For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.” (Psalm 36: 9 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:21-22: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.” “But he who follows righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.” (Proverbs 21:21 NKJV)
August 20 Esther 8:1-10:3: “Esther Saves the Jews,” “The Jews Destroy Their Tormentors,” “The Feast of Purim,” and “Mordecai’s Advancement.” “And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters to all the Jews, near and far, who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, to establish among them that they should celebrate yearly the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar, as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor.” (Esther 9: 20-22 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13: “Unity and Diversity in One Body,” and “The Greatest Gift.” “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13: 13 NKJV)
Psalm 37:1-11: “The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked.” “Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.” (Psalm 37:1-2 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:23-24: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.” “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.” (Proverbs 21: 23 NKJV)
August 21 Job 1:1-3:26: “Job and His Family in Uz,” “Satan Attacks Job’s Character,” “Job Loses His Property and Children,” “Satan Attacks Job’s Health,” “Job’s Three Friends,” and “Job Deplores His Birth.” “In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.” (Job 1:22 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 14:1-17: “Prophecy and Tongues,” and “Tongues Must Be Interpreted.”
Psalm 37:12-29: “The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked.”
Proverbs 21:25-26: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
August 22 Job 4:1-7:21: “Eliphaz: Job Has Sinned,” “Eliphaz: Job is Chastened by God,” “Job: My Complaint Is Just,” and “Job: My Suffering Is Comfortless.” “What is man, that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart on him, that You should visit him every morning, and test him every moment? (Job 7: 17 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 14:18-40: “Tongues Must Be Interpreted,” “Tongues a Sign to Unbelievers,” and “Order in Church Meetings.” “For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. Let all things be done decently and in order.” (1 Corinthians 14: 33 and 40 NKJV)
Psalm 37:30-40: “The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked.”
Proverbs 21:27: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
