One
Year Bible Readings
May 8 - May 14
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)
10 1 Samuel 8:1-9:27: “Israel
Demands a King,” “Saul Chosen to Be King,” and “Saul Anointed King.”
“And the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Heed the
voice of the people in all that
they
say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me,
that
I should not reign over them.’” (1
Samuel 8:7 NKJV)
John 6:22-42: “The
Bread From Heaven,” and “Rejected by His Own.”
“And this is the will of Him who sent Me,
that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life;
and I will raise him up at the last day.”
(John 6:40 NKJV)
Psalm 106:32-48: “Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins.” An Orphanic Psalm.
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
from everlasting to everlasting!
And
let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Praise
the Lord!” (Psalm
106:48 NKJV)
Proverbs 14:34-35: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is
a reproach to any people.”
(Proverbs 14:34 NKJV)
11 1 Samuel
10:1-11:15: “Saul Anointed King,” ”Saul Proclaimed
King,” and “Saul Saves Jabesh Gilead.”
John 6:43-71: “Rejected
by His Own,” and “Many Disciples Turn Away.”
“But Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to
whom shall we go?
You
have the words of eternal life.’” (John 6:68 NKJV)
Psalm 107:1-43: “Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great
Works of Deliverance.” An
Orphanic Psalm.
“Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord
for His goodness,
and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He
satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” (Psalm 107:8-9 NKJV)
Proverbs 15:1-3: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.”
(Proverbs 15:3 NKJV)
12 1 Samuel 12:1-13:23: “Samuel’s
Address at Saul’s Coronation,” “Saul’s Unlawful Sacrifice,” and
“No
Weapons for the Army.”
“For the Lord will not forsake His people,
for His great name’s sake,
because
it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.” (1 Samuel 12:22 NKJV)
John 7:1-30: “Jesus’ Brothers Disbelieve,” “The Heavenly
Scholar,” and
“Could
This Be the Christ?”
“And the Jews marveled, saying, ‘How does
this Man know letters, having
never studied?’ Jesus answered them and
said, ‘My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.’ Therefore they sought to take Him; but
no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.” (John 7:15-16 and 30 NKJV)
Psalm 108:1-13: “Assurance of God’s Victory Over Enemies.” A
Song. A Psalm of David.
“Give us help from trouble, for the help of
man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly, for it is He who shall tread
down our enemies.” (Psalm
108:12-13 NKJV)
Proverbs 15:4: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
13 1 Samuel 14:1-52: “Jonathan Defeats the Philistines,” “Saul’s Rash Oath,” and
“Saul’s
Continuing Wars.”
“Then Jonathan said to the young man who
bore his armor, ‘Come let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it
may be that the Lord will work for us.
For nothing restrains the Lord from saving
by many or by few.’”
(1 Samuel 14:6 NKJV)
John
7:31-53: “Could This Be the Christ?” “Jesus and the
Religious Leaders,” “The
Promise of the Holy Spirit,” “Who is He?” “Rejected by the Authorities,” and
“An
Adulteress Faces the Light of the World.”
“On the last day, that great day of the
feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying,
‘If
anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.’” (John 7:37 NKJV)
Psalm
109:1-31: “Plea for Judgment of False Accusers.” A
Psalm of David.
“Help me, O Lord my God! Oh, save me according to Your mercy, that they may know that this is Your
hand—That You, Lord, have done it!”
(Psalm 109:26-27 NKJV)
Proverbs
15:5-7: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but he who receives correction is prudent.”
(Proverbs 15:5 NKJV)
14 1 Samuel 15:1-16:23: “Saul
Spares King Agag,” “Saul Rejected as King,” “David Anointed King,”
and
“A Distressing Spirit Troubles Saul.”
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look
at his appearance or at his physical
stature...For
the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but
the Lord looks at the heart.’” (1
Samuel 16:7 NKJV)
John 8:1-20: “An Adulteress Faces the Light of the
World,” and
“Jesus
Defends His Self-Witness.”
“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I
am the light of the world.
He
who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’”
(John 8:12 NKJV)
Psalm 110:1-7: “Announcement of the Messiah’s Reign.” A
Psalm of David.
“The Lord has sworn, and will not relent,
‘You are a priest forever
according
to the order of Melchizedek.’” (Psalm
110:4 NKJV)
Proverbs 15:8-10: “Wise Sayings of Solomon.”
“The sacrifice of the wicked is an
abomination to the Lord, but the prayer
of
the upright is His delight.” (Proverbs
15:8 NKJV)
