Amos 7:1-8:3 Dear RTB’ers, In contrast to previous days’ readings about judgments against Israel and Judah and their neighbors, today chapter 7 is relatively straightforward – visions of locusts (as happened to the Egyptians), fire, and a plumb line. (Of particular interest to me…) He was forming locusts when the latter growth was just beginning …
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July 3 / Amos 5-6
Amos 5-6 Dear RTB’ers, The Lord continues to rail against Israel and Judah – Israel in chapter 5 and Judah in chapter 6. Actually in chapter 6 it’s difficult to see whether the Lord is speaking to Judah alone or to the combined twelve tribes of Israel. When I think of Amos, it’s 5:21-24 that …
July 2 / Amos 3-4
Amos 3-4 Dear RTB’ers, I hope you all read John’s comment yesterday pointing to a post from last year. He provides good background for our reading of the prophets, even clarifying some of what I wrote yesterday. Also, in reading his post I was reminded that Amos was the first of the prophets that we …
July 1 / Amos 1-2
Amos 1-2 Dear RTB’ers, Thus far in RTB 2024 we’ve been fairly “linear” in our readings – Genesis and Exodus in the Old Testament and a gospel (Luke) and Acts in the New Testament. Now the STS authors have us jumping around a bit, dropping us into the middle of the Old Testament with Amos …
July 2024 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jul Amos 1-2 31 02-Jul Amos 3-4 28 03-Jul Amos 5-6 41 04-Jul Amos 7:1-8:3 20 05-Jul Amos 8:4-9:15 25 06-Jul Hosea 1,3 16 07-Jul Hosea 2 23 08-Jul Hosea 4:1-5:14 33 09-Jul Hosea 5:15-8:14 42 10-Jul Hosea 9-10 32 11-Jul Hosea 11-12 26 12-Jul Hosea 13-14 25 13-Jul Psalms 13-14 13 …
June 30 / Acts 1-28
Acts 1-28 Dear RTB’ers, No additional reading for today, just time for a bit of reflection. Today we finish the sixth month in our three-year journey through the Bible. Thus far we have read through Genesis, half of Exodus, Luke and Acts and have touched lightly on the Psalms. We’ve averaged just over 24 verses …
June 29 / Acts 28:17-31
Acts 28:17-31 Dear RTB’ers, Paul in Rome. So today we finish the Book of Acts. What a wonderful journey it has been with Paul’s traveling, preaching, and teaching. But we’re not through with Paul just yet; we’ve got thirteen of his Epistles to read over the next two-and-one-half years. We’ve got Paul in Rome now, …
June 28 / Acts 28:1-16
Acts 28:1-16 Dear RTB’ers, Paul on Malta and continuing on his way to Rome. When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand … He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. …
June 27 / Acts 27:21-44
Acts 27:21-44 Dear RTB’ers, Paul shipwrecked on his way to Rome. I’m not a sailor, but Luke’s detail on the sails, the anchors, and the rudders is intriguing. He was there and he wrote down specifically what he was seeing. In some sense that all makes it come alive more than other passages that I …
June 26 / Acts 27:1-20
Acts 27:1-20 Dear RTB’ers, Paul on his way to Rome. Luke is back to his “we” and “us” writings. It’s intriguing to have this first-hand account of Paul’s ministry. As we begin the trip to Rome in today’s reading, I recall my first time reading through Acts and feeling like I was on board ship …