One
Year Bible Readings
August 18 - August 24
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, highlighting verse 26 NKJV)
Psalm 35:17-28: “The Lord the Avenger of His People.” A
Psalm of David.
Proverbs 21:19-20: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
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, 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.” A Psalm of
David.
“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He
shall give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4 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 KJV)
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.
“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: 21-22 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:28-29: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
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.”
“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 15:58 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...Certainly every man at
this best state is but vapor. Selah.”
(Psalm 39:4-5 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:30-31: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
