One
Year Bible Readings
August 19 -
August 25
19 Esther
4:1-7:10: “Esther Agrees to Help the Jews,” “Esther’s Banquet,” “Haman’s Plot Against
Mordecai,”
“The King Honors Mordecai,” and “Haman Hanged Instead of Mordecai.”
“‘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.” A
Psalm of David.
“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.”
“He who follows righteousness and mercy
finds life, righteousness, and honor.”
(Proverbs
21:21 NKJV)
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... 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...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.” A Psalm of
David.
“Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be
envious of the workers of iniquity.
For
they shall soon be cut down like the grass...” (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)
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.”
“Then
Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and
worshiped. And he said: ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I
return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name
of the Lord.’ In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.” (Job 1:20-22 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.” A Psalm of
David.
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the
Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast
down; for the Lord upholds him with
His hand.” (Psalm 37:23-24 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:25-26: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
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.” (1
Corinthians 14:33a NKJV)
Psalm 37:30-40: “The Heritage of the Righteous and the
Calamity of the Wicked.” A Psalm
of David.
“Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He
shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see
it.” (Psalm 37:34 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:27: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
23 Job
8:1-11:20: “Bildad: Job Should Repent,” “Job: There Is
No Mediator,”
“Job: I Would Plead
with God,” and “Zophar Urges Job to Repent.”
“You have granted me life and favor, and Your care has
preserved my spirit.”
(Job 10:12 NKJV)
1 Corinthians 15:1-28: “The
Risen Christ, Faith’s Reality,” “The Risen Christ, Our Hope,” and
“The
Last Enemy Destroyed.”
“Then comes the end, when He delivers the
kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority
and power. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The
last enemy that will be destroyed is death.”
(1
Corinthians 15:24-26 NKJV)
Psalm 38:1-22: “Prayer in Time of Chastening.” A Psalm of David.
“But my enemies are vigorous, and they are
strong; those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied. Do not forsake me, O
Lord; O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my
salvation!” (Psalm 38:19, 21-22 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:28-29: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A wicked man hardens his face, but as for
the upright, he establishes his way.”
(Proverbs
21:29 NKJV)
24 Job 12:1-15:35: “Job Answers His Critics,” “Job’s Despondent Prayer,” and
“Eliphaz Accuses Job of Folly.”
“With Him are wisdom and strength, He has
counsel and understanding.”
(Job 12:13
NKJV)
1 Corinthians 15:29-58: “Effects
of Denying the Resurrection,” “A Glorious Body,” and “Our Final Victory.”
“Death is swallowed up in victory...Therefore,
my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of
the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Corinthians
15:54-58 NKJV)
Psalm 39:1-13: “Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness.” A Psalm
of David.
“Lord, make me to know my end, and what is
the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am. Indeed...every man at
his best state is but vapor. Selah.” (Psalm 39:4-5 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:30-31: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“There is no wisdom or understanding or
counsel against the Lord.”
(Proverbs
21:30 NKJV)
25 Job
16:1-19:29: “Job Reproaches His Pitiless Friends,” “Job
Prays for Relief,”
“Bildad:
The Wicked Are Punished,” and “Job Trusts in His Redeemer.”
1 Corinthians 16:1-24: “Collection
for the Saints,” “Personal Plans,” “Final Exhortations,” and
“Greetings
and a Solemn Farewell.”
“Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave,
be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13 NKJV)
Psalm 40:1-10: “Faith Persevering in Trial.” A Psalm of
David.
Proverbs 22:1: “Wise
Sayings of Solomon.”
“A good name is to be chosen rather than
great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.” (Proverbs 22:1 NKJV)
