One
Year Bible Readings
August 12 - August 18
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...and your houses. Whenever you hear the sound of the
trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.’” (Nehemiah 4:14 and 20
NKJV)
1 Corinthians 7:25-40: “To
the Unmarried and Widows.”
Psalm
32:1-11: “The Joy of Forgiveness.” A Psalm of David.
“I will instruct you and teach you in the
way you should go;
I
will guide you with My eye.” (Psalm 32:8 NKJV)
Proverbs
21:5-7: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“The violence of the wicked will destroy
them, because they refuse to do justice.”
(Proverbs
21:7 NKJV)
13 Nehemiah
5:14-7:73: “The Generosity of Nehemiah,” “Conspiracy
Against Nehemiah,”
“The Wall
Completed,” and “The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem.”
“So I sent messengers to them, saying, ‘I
am doing a great work so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease
while I leave it and go down to you?’”
(Nehemiah
6:3 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 8:1-13: “Be
Sensitive to Conscience.”
Psalm 33:1-11: “The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and
History.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“The Lord brings the counsel of the nations
to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.” (Psalm 33:10 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:8-10: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
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. Then he said to them, ‘Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is
your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:9-10 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 9:1-18: “A
Pattern of Self Denial.”
Psalm 33:12-22: “The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and
History.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the
Lord, the people He has chosen as
His
own inheritance.” (Psalm 33:12 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:11-12: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
15 Nehemiah 9:22-10:39: “The
People Confess Their Sins,” “The People Who Sealed the Covenant,” and
“The
Covenant That Was Sealed.”
“Nevertheless they were disobedient and
rebelled against You, cast Your law behind their backs and killed Your
prophets, who testified against them to turn them to Yourself; and they worked
great provocations...
Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did
not utterly consume them nor forsake them; for You are God, gracious and
merciful.” (Nehemiah 9:26 and 31 NKJV)
One
Year Bible Readings – Sunday, August, 12th -
Saturday, August 18th, 2012
August 15th continued…
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.” A
Psalm of David.
“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.”
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.” A Psalm of David.
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”
(Psalm
34:19 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:14-16: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“It is a joy for the just to do justice,
but destruction will come to the
workers
of iniquity.” (Proverbs 21:15 NKJV)
17 Nehemiah
12:27-13:31: “Nehemiah Dedicates the Wall,” “Temple Responsibilities,”
“Principles
of Separation,” and “The Reforms of Nehemiah.”
“Remember me, O my God, for good!”
(Nehemiah 13:31b NKJV)
1 Corinthians 11:1-16: “Head
Coverings.”
“But I want you to know that the head of
every man is Christ, the head of woman
is man, and the head of Christ is God.” (1
Corinthians 11:3 NKJV)
Psalm 35:1-16: “The Lord the Avenger of His People.” A
Psalm of David.
“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.”
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...” (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
11:23-26 NKJV)
Psalm 35:17-28: “The Lord the Avenger of His People.” A
Psalm of David.
“...And
let them say continually, ‘Let the Lord be magnified! Who has pleasure in the
prosperity of His servant.’” (Psalm 35:27 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:19-20: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
