One Year
Bible Readings
Sunday, June 18th - Saturday, June 24th 2017
18 1 Kings
19:1-21: “Elijah Escapes from Jezebel,” “God’s
Revelation to Elijah,” and
“Elisha Follows
Elijah.”
“Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not
bowed
to Baal, and every
mouth that has not kissed him.” (1 Kings
19:18 NKJV)
Acts 12:1-23: “Herod’s
Violence to the Church,” “Peter Freed from Prison,” and
“Herod’s
Violent Death.”
“And the people kept shouting, ‘The voice
of a god and not of a man!’
Then
immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and
died.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.” (Acts 12:22-24 NKJV)
Psalm 136:1-26: “Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring
Mercy.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.”
(Psalm 136:26 NKJV)
Proverbs 17:14-15: “Wise Sayings of
Solomon.”
“He
who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them alike are
an abomination to the Lord.” (Proverbs
17:15 NKJV)
19 1 Kings
20:1-21:29: “Ahab Defeats the Syrians,” “The Syrians
Again Defeated,”
“Ahab’s
Treaty with Ben-Hadad,” “Ahab
Condemned,”
“Naboth is Murdered for His Vineyard,” and “The Lord Condemns
Ahab.”
“But there was no one like Ahab who sold
himself to do wickedness
in the sight of the Lord,
because Jezebel his wife stirred him up.” (1 Kings 21:25 NKJV)
Acts 12:24-13:15: “Herod’s Violent Death,” “Barnabas and Saul
Appointed,”
“Preaching
in Cyprus,” and “At Antioch in Pisidia.”
“But the word of God grew and multiplied.” (Acts 12:24 NKJV)
Psalm 137:1-9: “Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat
down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. How shall we sing the Lord’s song
in a foreign land?” (Psalm
137:1 and 4 NKJV)
Proverbs 17:16: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
20 1 Kings 22:1-53: “Micaiah Warns Ahab,” “Ahab Dies in Battle,”
“Jehoshaphat
Reigns in Judah,” and “Ahaziah Reigns in Israel.”
“And Jehoshaphat said, ‘Is there not still
a prophet of the Lord here, that we may
inquire
of Him?’ So the king of Israel (Ahab) said to Jehoshaphat,
‘There is still one man, Micaiah the son of
Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he does not
prophesy good concerning me, but evil.’ And Jehoshaphat said, ‘Let not the king
say such things!’” (1 Kings
22:7-8 NKJV)
Acts 13:16-41: “At Antioch in Pisidia.”
“And the disciples were filled with joy and
with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts
13:52 NKJV)
Psalm 138:1-8: “The Lord’s Goodness to the Faithful.” A
Psalm of David.
“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You
will revive me; You will stretch out
Your
hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me.”
(Psalm 138:7 NKJV)
Proverbs 17:17-18: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother
is born for adversity." (Proverbs
17:17 NKJV)
21 2 Kings 1:1-2:25: “God Judges Ahaziah,” “Elijah Ascends to Heaven,” and
“Elisha
Performs Miracles.”
“And so it was, when they had crossed over,
that Elijah said to Elisha,
‘Ask!
What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?’ Elisha said,
‘Please
let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.’” (2 Kings 2:9 NKJV)
Acts 13:42-14:7: “Blessing and
Conflict at Antioch,” and “At Iconium.”
“For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have
set you as a light to the Gentiles,
that
you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
(Acts 13:47 and Isaiah 49:6 NKJV)
Psalm 139:1-24: “God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man.”
A Psalm of David.
“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where
can I flee from Your presence?
If
I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold,
You are there. If I take the wings of the
morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand
shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.”
(Psalm 139:7-10 NKJV)
Proverbs 17:19-21: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
22 2 Kings 3:1-4:17: “Moab Rebels Against
Israel,”
“Elisha and the Widow’s Oil,” and
“Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son.”
Acts
14:8-28: “Idolatry at Lystra,” “Stoning, Escape to
Derbe,” and “Strengthening the Converts.”
Psalm 140:1-13: “Prayer for
Deliverance from Evil Men.” A Psalm of David.
“Let
not a slanderer be established in the earth; let evil hunt the violent man to
overthrow him. I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and justice for the poor. Surely the righteous
shall give thanks to Your name;
the
upright shall dwell in Your presence.” (Psalm 140:11-13 NKJV)
Proverbs 17:22: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A merry heart does good, like medicine,
but a broken spirit dries the bones.”
(Proverbs 17:22 NKJV)
23 2 Kings
4:18-5:27: “Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son,”
“Elisha Purifies the Pot of Stew,”
“Elisha
Feeds One Hundred Men,” “Naaman’s Leprosy Healed,” and
“Gehazi’s
Greed.”
Acts
15:1-35: “Conflict over Circumcision,” “The Jerusalem
Council,” “The Jerusalem Decree,” and “Continuing Ministry in Syria.”
“But we believe that through the grace of
the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in
the same manner as they.” (Acts
15:11 NKJV)
Psalm 141:1-10: “Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness.” A
Psalm of David.
“But my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord; in
You I take refuge;
do not leave my soul destitute.” (Psalm 141:8 NKJV)
Proverbs 17:23: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the
back to pervert the ways of justice.”
(Proverbs 17:23 NKJV)
24 2 Kings 6:1-7:20: “The Floating Ax Head,” “The Blinded Syrians Captured,”
“Syria
Besieges Samaria in Famine,” and “The Syrians Flee.”
“And Elisha prayed, and said, ‘Lord, I
pray, open his eyes that he may see.’
Then
the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold,
the
mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”
(2 Kings 6:17 NKJV)
Acts
15:36-16:15: “Division over John Mark,” “Timothy Joins
Paul and Silas,” “The Macedonian Call,” and
“Lydia Baptized at Philippi.”
Psalm
142:1-7: “A Plea for Relief from Persecutors.” A
Contemplation of David.
Proverbs 17:24-25: “Wise Sayings of
Solomon.”
