One
Year Bible Readings
May 3 - May 9
3 Judges 17:1-18:31: “Micah’s Idolatry,” “The Danites Adopt Micah’s Idolatry,” and
“Danites
Settle in Laish.”
“In those days there was no king in Israel;
everyone did what was right
in
his own eyes.” (Judges
17:6 NKJV)
John
3:1-21: “The New Birth.”
“For God so loved the world, that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.” (John
3:16 KJV)
Psalm 104:1-23: “Praise to the Sovereign Lord for His Creation and Providence.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God,
You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty, who cover Yourself
with light as with a garment, who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. He
lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds His
chariot, who walks on the wings of the wind. Bess the Lord, O my soul! Praise
the Lord!” (Psalm
104:1-3, and 35 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:20-21: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“He who despises his neighbor sins; but he
who has mercy on the poor,
happy
is he.” (Proverbs
14:21 NKJV)
4 Judges
19:1-20:48: “The Levite’s Concubine,” “Gibeah’s Crime,” and
“Israel’s
War
with the Benjamites.”
“And so it was that all who saw it said,
‘No such deed has been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came
up from the land of Egypt until this day. Consider
it, confer, and speak up!” (Judges
19:30 NKJV)
John 3:22-4:3: “John the
Baptist Exalts Christ,” and “A Samaritan Woman Meets Her Messiah.”
“He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30 NKJV)
Psalm 104:24-35: “Praise to the Sovereign Lord for His
Creation and Providence.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
“May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in His works.” (Psalm 104:31 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:22-24: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Do they not go astray who devise evil? But
mercy and truth
belong
to those who devise good.” (Proverbs
14:22 NKJV)
5 Judges
21:1-Ruth 1:22: “Wives Provided for the Benjamites,” “Elimelech’s
Family Goes to Moab,” and
“Naomi
Returns with Ruth.”
“But Ruth said: ‘Entreat me not to leave
you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go;
and wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
your people shall be my people, and your
God, my God. Where you die, I will die,
and there will I be buried. The Lord do so
to me, and more also,
if
anything but death parts you and me.’” (Ruth 1:16-17 NKJV)
John 4:4-42: “A Samaritan Woman Meets Her Messiah,” “The
Whitened Harvest,” and
“The
Savior of the World.”
“For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows
and another reaps.’” (John
4:37 NKJV)
Psalm 105:1-15: “The Eternal Faithfulness of the Lord.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
“When they went from one nation to another,
from one kingdom to another people, He permitted no one to do them wrong; yes,
He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying, ‘Do not touch My anointed ones, and
do My prophets no harm.’”
(Psalm 105:13-15 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:25: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A true witness delivers souls, but a
deceitful witness speaks lies.”
(Proverbs 14:25 NKJV)
6 Ruth 2:1-4:22: “Ruth Meets Boaz,” “Ruth’s Redemption Assured,” “Boaz Redeems Ruth,”
and “Descendants of Boaz and Ruth.”
“The Lord repay your work, and a full
reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come
for refuge...And Boaz begot Obed; Obed
begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.” (Ruth 2:12 and 4:21b & 22 NKJV)
John
4:43-54: “Welcome at Galilee,”
and “A Nobleman’s Son Healed.”
Psalm 105:16-36: “The Eternal Faithfulness of the Lord.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
Proverbs
14:26-27: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“In the fear of the Lord there is strong
confidence,
and
His children will have a place of refuge.” (Proverbs 14:26 NKJV)
7 1 Samuel 1:1-2:21: “The Family of Elkanah,” “Hannah’s Vow,” “Samuel Is Born and
Dedicated,”
“Hannah’s
Prayer,” “The Wicked Sons of Eli,” and “Samuel’s Childhood Ministry.”
“The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He
brings low and lifts up. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar
from the ash heap, to set them among princes
and make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and He has
set the world upon them.” (1 Samuel
2:7-8 NKJV)
John 5:1-23: “A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda,” and “Honor the
Father and the Son.”
“Jesus said to him, ‘Rise, take up your bed
and walk.’” (John
5:8 NKJV)
Psalm 105:37-45: “The Eternal Faithfulness of the Lord.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
“He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire
to give light in the night.
For
He remembered His holy promise, and
Abraham His servant.”
(Psalm 105:39 and 42 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:28-29: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
8 1 Samuel
2:22-4:22: “Prophecy Against Eli’s Household,” “Samuel’s
First Prophecy,”
“The
Ark of God
Captured,” “Death of Eli,” and “Ichabod.”
“Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.” (1 Samuel 3:9 NKJV)
John 5:24-47: “Life and Judgment Are Through the Son,” and
“The Fourfold Witness.”
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears
My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall
not come into judgment,
but
has passed from death into
life.” (John 5:24 NKJV)
Psalm 106:1-12: “Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s
sake,
that
He might make His mighty power known.” (Psalm 106:8 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:30-31: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
9 1 Samuel 5:1-7:17: “The Philistines and the Ark,” “The Ark Returned to Israel,”
“The
Ark at Kirjath Jearim,” and “Samuel Judges Israel.”
John 6:1-21: “Feeding the Five Thousand,” and “Jesus
Walks on the Sea.”
“But He said to them, ‘It is I; do not be
afraid.’” (John
6:20 NKJV)
Psalm 106:13-31: “Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“They forgot God their Savior, who had done
great things in Egypt.”
(Psalm 106:21 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:32-33: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Wisdom
rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
but
what is in the heart of fools is made known.” (Proverbs 14:33 NKJV)
