Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Nov I Corinthians 1:18-2:16 30 02-Nov I Corinthians 3-4 44 03-Nov I Corinthians 5-6 33 04-Nov I Corinthians 7 40 05-Nov I Corinthians 8-9 40 06-Nov I Corinthians 10:1-11:1 34 07-Nov I Corinthians 11:2-34 33 08-Nov I Corinthians 12 31 09-Nov I Corinthians 13 13 10-Nov I Corinthians 14 40 11-Nov I …
Monthly Archives: October 2024
October 31 / I Corinthians 1:1-17
I Corinthians 1:1-17 Dear RTB’ers, Today we jump back to the Epistles, to Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. We’ll spend about two weeks in I Corinthians, then take a two-week break with the Psalms, then spend another two weeks in II Corinthians. So we’ll have four weeks of the next six in Corinth, with …
October 30 / Exodus 39-40
Exodus 39-40 Dear RTB’ers, Today we end Exodus. What do you remember from Exodus? The Israelites’ suffering at the hand of Pharaoh? Moses’ birth and being raised in Pharaoh’s house? Moses’ fleeing Egypt and being called by God to return? Moses and Aaron and the plagues? The final plague, the blood on the doors, the …
October 29 / Exodus 37:10-38:31
Exodus 37:10-38:31 Dear RTB’ers, Many chapters and many months ago in our earlier Exodus reading we probably did not really realize what we were reading: The people of Israel had … asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing. And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the …
October 28 / Exodus 36:8-37:9
Exodus 36:8-37:9 Dear RTB’ers, Are pictures really worth a thousand words? When it comes to tabernacle structures, I’d say “yes”. In an e-mail that I sent a few years back, I noted that we have a drawing on page 99 of The Chronological Study Bible that is a fairly good artistic rendering of the tabernacle. …
October 27 / Exodus 35:1-36:7
Exodus 35:1-36:7 Dear RTB’ers, Two thoughts for today. First, the Sabbath. God is serious about His Sabbath. It was one of two items from the Ten that was mentioned in yesterday’s reading and now it’s the first item in today’s reading. Maybe He wants us to be (or get) serious about observing His Sabbath. Frankly, …
October 26 / Exodus 34
Exodus 34 Dear RTB’ers, We first saw the Ten Commandments back in Exodus 20. Today God gives Moses another set of rules for the Israelites to follow, with only two of the original ten included – not seeking other gods (vv. 12-17, Exodus 20:3-4) and honoring the Sabbath (v. 21, Exodus 20:8-11). In addition God …
October 25 / Exodus 33
Exodus 33 Dear RTB’ers, We mentioned this “cleft rock” incident a few chapters ago and today we see it in context. Moses, again, seems to be looking for affirmation from the Lord that He will go with them and that He has chosen Moses to lead His people: For how shall it be known that …
October 24 / Exodus 32
Exodus 32 Dear RTB’ers, I am touched by Moses’ leadership in this “golden calf” incident. First, when he sees God’s anger, he implores Him not to destroy the people for what they have done. But Moses implored the LORD his God and said, …“Turn from Your burning anger and relent from this disaster against Your …
October 23 / Exodus 30-31
Exodus 30-31 Dear RTB’ers, A number of topics today. I’m struck at God’s naming of two people, Bezalel and Oholiab, as skilled craftsmen to be put in charge of all the detail work on the tabernacle and its contents. Occasionally we sing “He knows My Name” and we believe it, but it’s quite another for …