One
Year Bible Readings
April 27 - May 3
27 Judges 7:1-8:17: “Gideon’s Valiant Three Hundred” and “Gideon Subdues the Midianites.”
“Then the Lord said to Gideon, ‘By the
three hundred men who lapped I will save you,
and deliver the Midianites into your hand. Let all the other people go,
every
man to his place.’” (Judges 7:7 NKJV)
Luke 23:13-43: “Taking
the Place of Barabbas,” and “The King on a Cross.”
“And Jesus said to him, ‘Assuredly, I say
to you,
today you will be with Me in Paradise.’”
(Luke 23:43 NKJV)
Psalm 97:1-98:9: “A Song of
Praise to the Sovereign Lord,” and “A Song of Praise to the Lord for His
Salvation and Judgment.” Both Orphanic Psalms.
“Let the rivers clap their hands; let the
hills be joyful together before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth. With
righteousness He shall judge the world,
and
the peoples with equity.” (Psalm 98:8-9 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:7-8: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Go from the presence of a foolish man, when
you do not perceive in him
the
lips of knowledge.” (Proverbs 14:7 NKJV)
28 Judges 8:18-9:21: “Gideon Subdues the Midianites,” “Gideon’s Ephod,” “Death of Gideon,”
“Abimelech’s
Conspiracy,” and “The Parable of the Trees.”
Luke 23:44-24:12: “Jesus Dies on the Cross,” “Jesus Buried in
Joseph’s Tomb,” and “He Is Risen.”
“The sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was torn in two.
And when Jesus had cried out with a loud
voice, He said, ‘Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.’ Having said this,
He breathed His last.” (Luke 23:45-46 NKJV)
Psalm 99:1-9: “Praise to the Lord for His Holiness.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
“Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His
holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.”
(Psalm 99:9 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:9-10: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Fools mock at sin, but among the upright
there is favor.” (Proverbs 14:9 NKJV)
29 Judges 9:22-10:18: “Downfall of Abimelech,” “Tola,” “Jair,” and “Israel Oppressed Again.”
“And the children of Israel said to the
Lord, ‘We have sinned!
Do to
us whatever seems best to You; only deliver us this day, we pray.’
So
they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord.
And
His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel.” (Judges 10:15-16 NKJV)
Luke
24:13-53: “The Road to Emmaus,” “The Disciple’s Eyes
Opened,”
“Jesus
Appears to His Disciples,” “The Scriptures Opened,” and “The Ascension.”
“’Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I
Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you
see I have. When He had said this,
He showed them His hands and His feet. And
He opened their understanding,
that they might comprehend the Scriptures.”
(Luke 24:39, 40, and 45 NKJV)
Psalm 100:1-5: “A Song of Praise for the Faithfulness to
His People.”
A
Psalm of Thanksgiving. An Orphanic Psalm.
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise.
Be
thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy
is everlasting,
and His truth endures to all generations.” (Psalm 100:4-5 NKJV)
Proverbs
14:11-12: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way of death.”
(Proverbs
14:12 NKJV)
30 Judges 11:1-12:15: “Jephthah,” “Jephthah’s Vow and Victory,” “Jephthah’s Daughter,”
“Jephthah’s
Conflict with Ephraim,” and “Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon.”
John 1:1-28: “The
Eternal Word,” “John’s Witness: The True Light,”
“The
Word Becomes Flesh,” and “A Voice in the Wilderness.”
“In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God,
and
the Word was God...And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and
we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full
of grace and truth.” (John 1:1 and 14 NKJV)
Psalm 101:1-8: “Promised Faithfulness to the Lord.” A Psalm
of David.
“I will set nothing wicked before my eyes…I
will not know wickedness.”
(Psalm
101:3-4 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:13-14: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
1 Judges
13:1-14:20: “The Birth of Samson,” and “Samson’s
Philistine Wife.”
John 1:29-51: “The Lamb of God,” “The First Disciples,”
and “Philip and Nathanael.”
“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward
him, and said, ‘Behold!
The
Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29 NKJV)
Psalm 102:1-28: “The Lord’s Eternal Love.” A Prayer of the
Afflicted. An Orphanic Psalm.
“But You are the same, and Your years will
have no end.
The
children of Your servants will continue, and their descendants
will
be established before You.” (Psalm 102:27-28 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:15-16: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A wise man fears and departs from evil,
but a fool rages and is self-confident.”
(Proverbs
14:16 NKJV)
2 Judges
15:1-16:31: “Samson Defeats the Philistines,” “Samson
and Delilah,” and
“Samson
Dies with the Philistines.”
John 2:1-25: “Water Turned to Wine,” “Jesus Cleanses the
Temple,” and
“The
Discerner of Hearts.”
Psalm 103:1-22: “Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.” A Psalm of
David.
“Bless
the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy Name!”
(Psalm 103:1 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:17-19: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
3 Judges 17:1-18:31: “Micah’s
Idolatry,” “The Danites Adopt Micah’s Idolatry,” and
“Danites
Settle in Laish.”
“In those days there was no king in Israel;
everyone did what was right
in
his own eyes.” (Judges 17:6 NKJV)
John
3:1-21: “The New Birth.”
“For God so loved the world, that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.” (John 3:16 KJV)
Psalm 104:1-23: “Praise to the Sovereign Lord for His Creation and Providence.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God,
You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty, who cover Yourself
with light as with a garment, who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. He
lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds His
chariot, who walks on the wings of the wind. Bess the Lord, O my soul! Praise
the Lord!” (Psalm 104:1-3, and 35 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:20-21: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“He who despises his neighbor sins; but he
who has mercy on the poor,
happy
is he.” (Proverbs 14:21 NKJV)
