Tomorrow RTB will return to its roots, taking the first steps on a journey of reading through the entire Bible in a year. (After all, “RTB” stands for “Read Through the Bible”.) For some (like Fred and Carol), this year-long trek is familiar ground. For others, this may be the first time through. For all, …
Monthly Archives: December 2022
January 2023 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jan Genesis 1-3 80 02-Jan Genesis 4-6 80 03-Jan Genesis 7-9 75 04-Jan Genesis 10-11 64 05-Jan Genesis 12-16 99 06-Jan Genesis 17-20 116 07-Jan Genesis 21-23 78 08-Jan Genesis 24 67 09-Jan Genesis 25-27 115 10-Jan Genesis 28-30 100 11-Jan Genesis 31-33 107 12-Jan Genesis 34-36 103 13-Jan Genesis 37-40 112 …
December 31 / Psalm 150
Psalm 150 The end of the Psalms. Yes, it’s a Praise psalm, the last of the five closing Hallelujah psalms, but it’s also a guide for us as to how to praise God – the what (v. 1), the why (v. 2), the how (vv. 3-5), and the who (v. 6). I don’t mean to …
December 30 / Psalm 149
Psalm 149 Yesterday’s Psalm 148 was all about praise. I didn’t see that I could add much to what the psalmist had already said. I expected today to be more of the same, since we were now at the penultimate psalm in the five closing “Hallelujah” psalms. And sure enough, the psalmist does not disappoint …
December 29 / Psalm 148
Psalm 148 Praise. Nothing more to say…
December 28 / Psalm 147:12-20
Psalm 147:12-20 Psalm 147, Day 2. He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and rules to Israel. He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know His rules. (vv. 19-20) “He has not dealt thus with any other nation…”. When the psalmist wrote these words, he was looking only at …
December 27 / Psalm 147:1-11
Psalm 147:1-11 Psalm 147, Day 1, the second of the five closing “Hallelujah” psalms. The LORD lifts up the humble … His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor His pleasure in the legs of a man, but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in …
December 26 / Psalm 146
Psalm 146 Yesterday’s Psalm 145 ended that strong set of ten psalms “of David”; today begins the Psalter closing with five “Hallelujah” psalms as we close out our own wondrous year. It took me no time to choose a verse today: … a son of man … When his breath departs, he returns to the …
December 25 / Psalm 145:8-21
Psalm 145:8-21 Psalm 145, Day 2. The LORD is near to all who call on Him … He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; He also hears their cry and saves them. (vv. 18-19) When David wrote these words thousands of years ago, he had no idea that hundreds of years down the …
December 24 / Psalm 145:1-7
Psalm 145:1-7 Psalm 145, Day 1. The title says “A Psalm of Praise.” My Study Bible notes that this Psalm has the only occurrence of “praise” in the title, and that the name of the entire Book of Psalms, the “Psalter” gets its name as the plural of “praise”. My Study Bible has helped me …