One
Year Bible Readings
June 17 - June 23
17 1 Kings 18:1-46: “Elijah’s Message to Ahab,” “Elijah’s Mount Carmel
Victory,” and
“The
Drought Ends.”
“And Elijah came to all the people, and
said, ‘How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him;
but if Baal, follow him.’”
(1
Kings 18: 21 NKJV)
Acts
11:1-30: “Peter Defends God’s Grace,” “Barnabas and
Saul at Antioch,”
and
“Relief
to Judea.”
Psalm
135:1-21: “Praise to God in Creation and Redemption.” An
Orphanic Psalm. “Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem!
Praise the Lord!” (Psalm
135: 21 NKJV)
Proverbs
17:12-13: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will
not depart from his house.”
(Proverbs
17:13 NKJV)
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 Lord, for He is
good! For His mercy endures forever.”
(Psalm
136: 1 NKJV)
Proverbs 17:14-15: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
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 & 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 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)
One
Year Bible Readings – Sunday, June, 17th -
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
June 20th
continued…
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 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 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, 9 & 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. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
the
upright shall dwell in Your presence.”
(Psalm 140: 11 and 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)
