One
Year Bible Readings
January 18 - January 24
18 Genesis 37:1-38:30: “Joseph Dreams of Greatness,” “Joseph Sold by His Brothers,” and
“Judah
and Tamar.”
Matthew 12:22-45: “A House Divided Cannot Stand,” “The
Unpardonable Sin,” “A Tree Known by Its Fruit,” “The Scribes and Pharisees Ask for
a Sign,” & “An Unclean Spirit Returns.”
“Anyone who speaks a word against the Son
of Man, it will be forgiven him;
but
whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him,
either
in this age or in the age to come.” (Matthew 12:32 NKJV)
Psalm 16:1-11: “The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah’s
Victory.” A Michtam of David.
“I will bless the Lord who has given me
counsel; my heart also instructs me
in
the night seasons.” (Psalm 16:7 NKJV)
Proverbs 3:27-32: “Guidance for the Young.”
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it
is due,
when
it is in the power of your hand to so.” (Proverbs 3:27 NKJV)
19 Genesis 39:1-41:16: “Joseph a Slave in Egypt,” “The Prisoner’s Dreams,” and “Pharaoh’s Dreams.”
“The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that
was under
Joseph’s authority, because the Lord was
with him; and whatever he did,
the Lord made it prosper.” (Genesis 39:23
NKJV)
Matthew 12:46-13:23: “Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him,”
“The Parable of the Sower,”
“The
Purpose of Parables,” and “The Parable of the Sower Explained.”
“But he who received seed on the good
ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and
produces; some a hundredfold,
some
sixty, some thirty.” (Matthew 13:23 NKJV)
Psalm 17:1-15: “Prayer with Confidence in Final Salvation.”
A Prayer of David.
“Arise, O Lord, confront him, cast him down;
deliver my life from the wicked
with
Your sword, with Your hand from men, O Lord.” (Psalm 17:13-14a NKJV)
Proverbs 3:33-35: “Guidance for the Young.”
“The curse of the Lord is on the house of
the wicked,
but
He blesses the home of the just.” (Proverbs 3:33 NKJV)
20 Genesis
41:17-42:17: “Pharaoh’s
Dreams,” “Joseph’s Rise to Power,” and “Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt.”
“And pharaoh said to his servants, ‘Can we
find such a one as this,
a man in
whom is the Spirit of God?’” (Genesis 41:38 NKJV)
Matthew
13:24-46: “The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares,”
“The Parable of the Mustard Seed,”
“The
Parable of the Leaven,” “Prophecy and the Parables,”
“The
Parable of the Tares Explained,” “The Parable of the Hidden Treasure,” and
“The
Parable of the Pearl
of Great Price.”
“For whoever has, to him more will be
given, and he will have abundance;
but
whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
(Matthew
13:12 NKJV)
Psalm
18:1-15: “God the Sovereign Savior.” A Psalm of David
the servant of the Lord,
who
spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him
from
the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:
“I will love you, O Lord, my strength. The
Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and
the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is
worthy to be praised;
so shall I be saved from my enemies.”
(Psalm 18:1-3 NKJV)
Proverbs 4:1-6: “Security in Wisdom.”
“Get wisdom! Get understanding! (Proverbs 4:5 a and b
NKJV)
21 Genesis
42:18-43:34: “Joseph’s
Brothers Go to Egypt,” “The Brothers Return to
Canaan,” and
“Joseph’s Brothers
Return with Benjamin.”
Matthew 13:47-14:12: “The Parable of the Dragnet,” “Jesus
Rejected at Nazareth,”
and
“John
the Baptist Beheaded.”
Psalm 18:16-36: “God the
Sovereign Savior.” A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord…
“He delivered me from my strong enemy, from
those who hated me,
for
they were too strong for me.” (Psalm 18:17 NKJV)
Proverbs 4:7-10: “Security in Wisdom.”
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore
get wisdom. And in all your getting,
get
understanding.” (Proverbs 4:7 NKJV)
22 Genesis
44:1-45:28: “Joseph’s Cup,” “Judah Intercedes for Benjamin,”
and
“Joseph Revealed to
His Brothers.”
“And God sent me before you to preserve a
posterity for you in the earth,
and
to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you
who
sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to pharaoh,
and
lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.”
(Genesis
45:7-8 NKJV)
Matthew 14:13-36: “Feeding the Five Thousand,” “Jesus Walks on the Sea,” and
“Many
Touch Him and Are Made Well.”
“But immediately Jesus spoke to them,
saying, ‘Be of good cheer!
It is I; do not be afraid.’” (Matthew 14:27
NKJV)
Psalm 18:37-50: “God the
Sovereign Savior.” A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord…
“Great deliverance He gives to His king,
and shows mercy to His anointed,
to
David and his descendants forevermore.” (Psalm 18:50 NKJV)
Proverbs 4:11-13: “Security in Wisdom.”
23 Genesis 46:1-47:31: “Jacob’s Journey to Egypt,”
“Jacob Settles in Goshen,”
“Joseph
Deals with the Famine,” and “Joseph’s Vow to Jacob.”
Matthew 15:1-28: “Defilement Comes from Within,” and “A
Gentile Shows Her Faith.”
“When He had called the multitude to
Himself, He said to them, ‘Hear and understand: Not what goes into the mouth
defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.’” (Matthew
15:10-11 NKJV)
Psalm
19:1-14: “The Perfect Revelation of the Lord.” A
Psalm of David.
“Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart be acceptable in
Your
sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14 NKJV)
Proverbs
4:14-19: “Security in Wisdom.”
“But the path of the just is like the
shining sun,
that
shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.” (Proverbs 4:18 NKJV)
24 Genesis 48:1-49:33: “Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons,” “Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons,” and
“Jacob’s
Death and Burial.”
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh
comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.”
(A
foretelling of the Messiah…Genesis 49:10 NKJV)
Matthew 15:29-16:12: “Jesus
Heals Great Multitudes,” “Feeding the Four Thousand,” “The Pharisees and
Sadducees
Seek a Sign,” and “The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Psalm 20:1-9: “The Assurance of God’s Saving Work.” A Psalm of David.
“Now I know that the Lord saves His
anointed; He will answer him from
His
holy heaven, with the saving strength of His right hand.” (Psalm 20:6 NKJV)
Proverbs 4:20-27: “Security in Wisdom.”
“Do not turn to the right or the left;
remove your foot from evil.” (Proverbs
4:27 NKJV)
