One
Year Bible Readings
September 6 - September 12
6 Song of
Solomon 1:1-4:16: “The Banquet,” “The Beloved’s Request,” “A Troubled Night,” and
“The Coming of
Solomon.”
“The song of songs, which is Solomon’s.” (Song of Solomon 1:1 NKJV)
2 Corinthians 8:16-24: “Collection
for the Judean Saints.”
Psalm 50:1-23: “God the Righteous Judge.” A Psalm of Asaph.
“Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will
deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and to
him who orders his conduct aright
I
will show the salvation of God.” (Psalm 50:15 and 23 NKJV)
Proverbs 22:22-23: “Sayings of the Wise.”
“Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
for
the Lord will plead their cause, and plunder the soul of those
who plunder them.” (Proverbs 22:22-23 NKJV)
7 Song of Solomon 5:1-8:14: “The
Coming of Solomon,” “The Shulamite’s Troubled Evening,” “Praise of the
Shulamite’s
Beauty,” “Expressions of Praise,” and “Love
Renewed in Lebanon.”
“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” (Song of Solomon 6:3a
NKJV)
2
Corinthians 9:1-15: “Administering the Gift,” and “The Cheerful
Giver.”
“But this I say: He who sows sparingly will
also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So
let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity;
for God loves a cheerful giver.”
(2 Corinthians 9:6-7
NKJV)
Psalm 51:1-19: “A Prayer of Repentance.” A Psalm of David
when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and
renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do
not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take
Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the
joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.” (Psalm 51:10-12 NKJV)
Proverbs 22:24-25: “Sayings of the Wise.”
“Make no friendship with an angry man, and
with a furious man do not go,
lest
you learn his ways and set a snare for your soul.” (Proverbs 22:24-25 NKJV)
8 Isaiah 1:1-2:22: “The Wickedness of Judah,”
“The Degenerate City,” “The Future House of God,” and “The Day of the Lord.”
“For the day of the Lord of hosts shall come upon
everything proud and lofty...
The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness
of men shall be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.” (Isaiah 2:12-17 NKJV)
2
Corinthians 10:1-18: “The Spiritual War,” “Reality of Paul’s
Authority,” and “Limits of Paul’s Authority.”
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not
war according to the flesh.
For
the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down
strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself
against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the
obedience of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NKJV)
Psalm 52:1-9: “The End of the Wicked and the Peace of the
Godly.” A Contemplation of David.
“But I am like a green olive tree in the
house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You
forever, Because You have done it; and in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.” (Psalm 52:8-9 NKJV)
Proverbs 22:26-27: “Sayings of the Wise.”
9 Isaiah
3:1-5:30: “Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem,”
“Oppression and Luxury Condemned,”
“The
Renewal of Zion,”
“God’s Disappointing Vineyard,” and
“Impending
Judgment on Excesses.”
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good
evil.” (Isaiah
5:20a NKJV)
2 Corinthians 11:1-15: “Concern
for Their Faithfulness,” and “Paul and False Apostles.”
Psalm
53:1-6: “Folly of the Godless, and the Restoration of
Israel.”
A Contemplation of David.
“The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is
no God.’” (Psalm 53:1a NKJV)
Proverbs
22:28-29: “Sayings of the Wise.”
“Do
you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings;
he will
not stand before unknown men.” (Proverbs 22:29 NKJV)
10 Isaiah
6:1-7:25: “Isaiah Called to Be a Prophet,” “Isaiah
Sent to King Ahaz,” and
“The Immanuel
Prophecy.”
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord,
saying: ‘Whom shall I send,
and who
will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I!
Send me.’” (Isaiah 6:8 NKJV)
2 Corinthians 11:16-33: “Reluctant
Boasting,” and “Suffering for Christ.”
Psalm 54:1-7: “Answered Prayer for Deliverance from
Adversaries.” A Contemplation of David.
“I will freely sacrifice to You; I will
praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
For
He has delivered me out of all trouble; and my eye has seen its desire
upon
my enemies.” (Psalm 54:6-7 NKJV)
Proverbs 23:1-3: “Sayings of the Wise.”
11 Isaiah
8:1-9:21: “Assyria
Will Invade the Land,” “Fear God, Heed His Word,”
“The Government of
the Promised Son,” and “The Punishment of Samaria.”
“The people who walked in darkness have
seen a great light; those who dwelt in
the land of the
shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.” (Isaiah 9:2 NKJV)
2 Corinthians 12:1-10: “The
Vision of Paradise,” and “The Thorn in the
Flesh.”
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient
for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I
will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities,
in
reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak,
then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NKJV)
Psalm 55:1-23: “Trust in God Concerning the Treachery of
Friends.” A Contemplation of David.
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall
sustain you; He shall never permit
the
righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22 NKJV)
Proverbs 23:4-5: “Sayings of the Wise.”
12 Isaiah 10:1-11:16: “The Punishment of Samaria,” “Arrogant Assyria
Also Judged,”
“The
Returning Remnant of Israel,”
and “The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring.”
“There shall come forth a Rod from the stem
of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of
the Lord shall rest upon Him...And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
who shall stand as a banner to the people; for the Gentiles shall seek Him, and
His resting place shall be glorious...He will set up a banner for the nations,
and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of
Judah from the four corners of the earth.” (Isaiah 11:1-2, 10 and 12 NKJV)
2 Corinthians 12:11-21: “Signs
of an Apostle,” and “Love for the Church.”
Psalm 56:1-13: “Prayer for Relief from Tormentors.” A
Michtam of David.
“Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (Psalm 56:3 and 11 NKJV)
Proverbs 23:6-8: “Sayings of the Wise.”
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
‘Eat and drink!’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.” (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV)
