Ruth 1-2 Dear RTB’ers, If this is your first time reading the book of Ruth, I would not be surprised to learn that you continued on to read the last two chapters also. It would be hard not to go on and to see the final, complete redemption of the tragedies that fell on Naomi. …
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June 2025 Readings
Date Readings Verses 01-Jun Ruth 1-2 45 02-Jun Ruth 3-4 40 03-Jun I Samuel 1 28 04-Jun I Samuel 2:1-11 11 05-Jun I Samuel 2:12-36, 3:11-14 29 06-Jun I Samuel 3:1-4:1a 22 07-Jun I Samuel 4:1b-22 22 08-Jun I Samuel 5:1-7:2 35 09-Jun I Samuel 7:3-8:22 37 10-Jun I Samuel 9:1-10:16 43 11-Jun I Samuel …
May 31 / I Peter 5
I Peter 5 Dear RTB’ers, Today we end 1 Peter, closing with a number of exhortations, all directed to the building up of the body of Christ. Elders, …shepherd the flock of God… (v. 2). You who are younger, …be subject to the elders. (v. 5a) All of you, Clothe yourselves…with humility toward one another… …
May 30 / I Peter 4:7-19
I Peter 4:7-19 Dear RTB’ers, Suffering… The word “suffer” (and its endings) occurs once in I Peter 1, four times in I Peter 2, three times in I Peter 3, six times in I Peter 4, and three times in I Peter 5. We know from the book of Acts that Paul and his fellow …
May 29 / I Peter 3:13-4:6
I Peter 3:13-4:6 Dear RTB’ers, Some challenging verses today, especially … in which He went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison… (3:19) and For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead… (4:6) These verses have confused me every time I have read them and again today. So I …
May 28 / I Peter 3:1-12
I Peter 3:1-12 Dear RTB’ers, In yesterday’s reading Peter spoke of slave-master relationships and of our subjection to government authorities. Today he covers wives and husbands (vv. 1-7), then all of us (vv. 8-12). In those last three verses he quotes Psalm 34:12-16. Let’s look at a few more verses from that Psalm. I’m sure …
May 27 / I Peter 2:18-25
I Peter 2:18-25 Dear RTB’ers, The word “suffer” (and its endings) occurs four times in today’s eight verses, Peter quickly tying Christian sufferings to Jesus. And in so doing, he reminds his audience of Isaiah’s prophecy: He had no form or majesty that we should look at Him, and no beauty that we should desire …
May 26 / I Peter 2:4-17
I Peter 2:4-17 Dear RTB’ers, Yesterday I commented on the word “exile”, which the NASB had translated as “stay on earth”. Peter continues that analogy today, Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles… (v. 11a) The NASB has foreigners and strangers in place of sojourners and exiles. All four words suggest temporary residence. I …
May 25 / I Peter 1:13-2:3
I Peter 1:13-2:3 Dear RTB’ers, …conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed … with the precious blood of Christ (vv. 1:17b-19a). Exile. [NOTE: The NASB translates “exile” as “stay on earth”.] Peter sees our born-again life here on earth as an “exile”, a time when we are …
May 24 / I Peter 1:1-12
I Peter 1:1-12 Dear RTB’ers, Back to the New Testament, the first of Peter’s two epistles. It’ll be a long while before we see the second! I have two general reflections on Peter writing these two letters. The first is that many scholars have argued that Mark’s gospel could well be called Peter’s gospel, that …