One
Year Bible Readings
Sunday, December 4th- Saturday, December 10th
2016
4 Daniel 11:36-12:13: “The Northern King’s Blasphemies,” “The Northern King’s Conquests,” and “Prophecy of the
End Time.”
“Those who are wise shall shine like the
brightness of the firmament,
and those who turn
many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.”
(Daniel 12:3 NKJV)
1 John 4:1-21: “The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error,” “Knowing God Through
Love,”
“Seeing
God Through Love,” “The Consummation of Love,” and
“Obedience
by Faith.”
“You are of God, little children, and have
overcome them, because
He
who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4 NKJV)
Psalm 123:1-4: “Prayer for Relief from Contempt.” A Song of Ascents. An Orphanic Psalm
“Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who
dwell in the heavens.” (Psalm 123:1 NKJV)
Proverbs 29:2-4: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“When the righteous are in authority, the
people rejoice;
but when a wicked man
rules, the people groan.” (Proverbs 29:2 NKJV)
5 Hosea
1:1-3:5: “The Family of Hosea,” “The Restoration of
Israel,” “God’s Unfaithful People,”
“God’s
Mercy on His People,” and “Israel Will Return to God.”
“I will betroth you to Me forever; yes, I will betroth
you to Me in righteousness and justice,
in lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness,
and
you shall know the Lord.” (Hosea 2:19-20 NKJV)
1 John 5:1-21: “Obedience by Faith,” “The Certainty of
God’s Witness,” “Confidence and Compassion
in Prayer,” and “Knowing the True -- Rejecting the False.”
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the
world.
And
this is the victory that has overcome the world -- our faith.” (1 John 5:4 NKJV)
Psalm 124:1-8: “The Lord the Defense of His People.” A Song
of Ascents. Of David.
“Our help is in the name of the Lord, who
made heaven and earth.”
(Psalm 124:8 NKJV)
Proverbs 29:5-8: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
6 Hosea
4:1-5:15: “God’s Charge Against Israel,” “The Idolatry
of Israel,” and
“Impending
Judgment on Israel and Judah.”
“My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge.
Because you have rejected
knowledge...because you have forgotten
the law of your God, I also will forget
your children.” (Hosea 4:6 NKJV)
2 John 1:1-13: “Greeting
the Elect Lady, The Elder,” “Walk in Christ’s Commandments,”
“Beware
of Antichrist Deceivers,” and “John’s Farewell Greeting.”
“Because of the truth which abides in us
and will be with us forever:
grace,
mercy and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the
Lord
Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.” (2 John 2-3 NKJV)
Psalm 125:1-5: “The Lord the Strength of His People.” A Song of Ascents. An Orphanic
Psalm.
“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount
Zion, which cannot be moved,
but
abides forever.” (Psalm 125:1 NKJV)
Proverbs 29:9-11: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
7 Hosea
6:1-9:17: “A Call to Repentance,” “Impenitence of
Israel and Judah,” “Futile Reliance on the Nations,”
“The Apostasy of Israel,” and “Judgment of Israel’s Sin.”
“Come and let us return to the Lord; for He
has torn, but He will heal us;
He
has stricken, but He will bind
us up.” (Hosea 6:1 NKJV)
One
Year Bible Readings – Sunday,
December 4th - Saturday, December 10th, 2016
December 7th continued...
3 John 1:1-14: “Greeting to Gaius, The Elder,” “Gaius Commended for Generosity,”
“Diotrephes
and Demetrius,” and “Farewell Greeting.”
“Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but
what is good.” (3 John 11 NKJV)
Psalm 126:1-6: “A Joyful Return to Zion.” A Song of Ascents. An Orphanic Psalm.
“Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.”
(Psalm
126:5 NKJV)
Proverbs 29:12-14: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
8 Hosea 10:1-14:9: “Israel’s Sin and
Captivity,” “God’s Continuing Love for Israel,”
“God’s Charge Against
Ephraim,” “Relentless Judgment On Israel,”
and “Israel
Restored at Last.”
“I will ransom them from the power of the
grave; I will redeem them from death.” (Hosea 13:14a NKJV)
Jude 1:1-25: “Greeting to the Called,” “Contend for the
Faith,” “Old and New Apostates,” “Apostates
Depraved and Doomed,” “Apostates Predicted,”
“Maintain
Your Life with God,” and “Glory to God.”
“Now to Him who is able to keep you from
stumbling, and to present you faultless before
the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to God our Savior, Who alone is wise, be glory and
majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.” (Jude 24-25 NKJV)
Psalm 127:1-5: “Laboring and Prospering with the Lord.” A
Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
“Unless the Lord builds the house, they
labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards
the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” (Psalm 127:1 NKJV)
Proverbs 29:15-17: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Correct your son, and he will give you
rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.” (Proverbs 29:17 NKJV)
9 Joel
1:1-3:21: “The Land Laid Waste,” “Mourning for the Land,” “The Day of the Lord,”
“A
Call to Repentance,” “The Land Refreshed,” “God’s Spirit Poured Out,”
“God
Judges the Nations,” and “God Blesses His
People.”
“So I will restore to you the years that
the swarming locust has eaten,
the
crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust,
My great
army which I sent among you.” (Joel 2:25 NKJV)
Revelation
1:1-20: “Introduction and Benediction,” “Greeting the Seven Churches,” and
“Vision
of the Son of Man.”
“Blessed is he who reads and those who hear
the words of this prophecy,
and
keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.”
(Revelation 1:3 NKJV)
Psalm
128:1-6: “Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord.” A Song of Ascents. An Orphanic Psalm.
Proverbs
29:18: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
10 Amos
1:1-3:15: “Judgment on the Nations,” “Judgment on
Judah,” “Judgment on Israel,”
“Authority of the
Prophet’s Message,” and “Punishment of Israel’s Sins.”
“Surely the Lord does nothing, unless He
reveals His secret to
His servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7 NKJV)
Revelation 2:1-17: “The Loveless Church, Ephesus,”
“The Persecuted Church, Smyrna,”
and
“The
Compromising Church, Pergamos.”
“Nevertheless I have this against you, that
you have left your first love.” (Revelation 2:4 NKJV)
Psalm 129:1-8: “Song of Victory over Zion’s Enemies.” A Song of Ascents. An
Orphanic Psalm.
“The Lord is righteous; He has cut in
pieces the cords of the wicked. Let all
those
who hate Zion
be put to shame and turned back.” (Psalm 129:4-5 NKJV)
Proverbs 29:19-20: “Further Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
