Daniel 10-12 As we watch history play out in this world, with political intrigues, wars and treaties, the rise and fall of leaders and nations, we are usually unaware of what might be going on “backstage” in the spiritual realm. In Daniel 10, the curtain is pulled back a bit, and we catch a glimpse …
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October 7 / Daniel 7-9
Daniel 7-9 Rewind back to the life of Daniel, back to the time of Babylonian rule before the Persians, before the lions’ den and even before the handwriting on the wall. That’s the setting for Daniel’s receiving of the visions of Daniel 7-8. (Daniel 9 is after the handwriting on the wall.) So why are …
October 6 / Zechariah 9-14
Zechariah 9-14 Today we return to Zechariah, who prophesied alongside Haggai in the days of Zerubbabel, encouraging the rebuilding of the Temple. (See September 11 and 12.) Here, Zechariah’s prophecies are far ranging, reaching well beyond Zechariah’s own lifetime to both the first and second comings of Christ. Some of what Zechariah has to say …
October 5 / Isaiah 65-66
Isaiah 65-66 In his final two chapters, Isaiah again presents a future joyous world where justice prevails and oppression is absent, where carnivores become herbivores, where there is long life and peace, and no weeping. But this time the LORD makes it explicitly clear that this is not merely some incremental improvement of conditions. This …
October 4 / Isaiah 60-64
Isaiah 60-64 Isaiah repeatedly portrays a future world that is utterly transformed, a world in which Zion (Jerusalem) is central and exalted, enjoying complete peace and security, with all things set right under the leadership of One upon Whom the Spirit of the LORD rests. We see this in the following passages (among others): And …
October 3 / Isaiah 56-59
Isaiah 56-59 First, a quick note on chronology… Let’s not forget that Isaiah lived and prophesied about 250-300 years prior to our most recent readings in Nehemiah. Yet here we are now reading the last eleven chapters of Isaiah, because the editors of The Chronological Study Bible seem to think that these chapters speak to …
October 2 / Joel
Joel 1-3 What the cutting locust left,the swarming locust has eaten.What the swarming locust left,the hopping locust has eaten,and what the hopping locust left,the destroying locust has eaten. Joel 1:4 Locusts. An enormous swarm of voracious grasshoppers darkens the sky above and devours every plant below. Before this vast army, the land is green and …
October 1 / Nehemiah 13; Psalm 92
Nehemiah 13:1-22; Psalm 92; Nehemiah 13:23-31 Today we come to the end of the Book of Nehemiah, which marks the end of the historical narratives in the Old Testament. Nehemiah acts as governor of Judah for several years, but he is called back to Persia in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes (i.e. 433 BC – …
October 2023 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Oct Nehemiah 13:1-22; Psalm 92; Nehemiah 13:23-31 46 02-Oct Joel 1-3 73 03-Oct Isaiah 56-59 68 04-Oct Isaiah 60-64 76 05-Oct Isaiah 65-66 49 06-Oct Zechariah 9-14 90 07-Oct Daniel 7-9 82 08-Oct Daniel 10-12 79 09-Oct John 1:1-18; Luke 1; Matthew 1:1-17 115 10-Oct Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-38; Matthew 2:1-21 67 …
September 30 / Psalms 145-150
Psalms 145-150 See: