One Year
Bible Readings
Sunday, August 20th- Saturday, August 26th
2017
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.”
“Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue
pray that he may interpret.”
(1 Corinthians 14:13
NKJV)
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,
as in all the churches of the saints. Let
all things be done decently and in order.”
(1 Corinthians 14:33 and 40 NKJV)
Psalm 37:30-40: “The Heritage of the Righteous and the
Calamity of the Wicked.” A Psalm of
David.
“Mark the blameless man, and observe the
upright; for the future of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be
destroyed together;
the future of the wicked shall be cut off.”
(Psalm
37:37-38 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.
“For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear,
O Lord my God.” (Psalm
38:15 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
his best state is but vapor. Selah.” (Psalm 39:4-5 NKJV)
Proverbs 21:30-31: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
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.”
“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at
last on the earth.”
(Job 19:25 NKJV)
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.
Let
all that you do be done with love.” (1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NKJV)
Psalm 40:1-10: “Faith Persevering in Trial.” A Psalm of
David.
“Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his
trust,
and
does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.” (Psalm 40:4 NKJV)
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)
26 Job
20:1-22:30: “Zophar’s Sermon on the Wicked Man,” “Job’s Discourse on the Wicked,” and “Eliphaz Accuses Job of
Wickedness.”
“For
the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; they shall be brought out
on the day of wrath.” (Job 21:30 NKJV)
2 Corinthians 1:1-11: “Greeting,”
“Comfort in Suffering,” and “Delivered from Suffering.”
Psalm
40:11-17: “Faith Persevering in Trial.” A Psalm of
David.
“But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord
thinks upon me.
You are my help and my
deliverer; do not delay, O my God.” (Psalm 40:17 NKJV)
