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TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Haggai 1:1-2:23   Revelation 11:1-19   Psalm 139:1-24   Proverbs 30:15-16 Haggai 1:1 — This is the same year as Ezra 4:24 (520 BC). Haggai is the first prophet to the …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Zephaniah 1:1-3:20   Revelation 10:1-11   Psalm 138:1-8   Proverbs 30:11-14 Zephaniah 1:1 — There’s a debate as to whether Hezekiah, the ancestor of Zephaniah, was the King of Judah; if …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Habakkuk 1:1-3:19  Revelation 9:1-21  Psalm 137:1-9  Proverbs 30:10 Habakkuk 1:1 — J. Vernon McGee has an interesting take on Habakkuk: I call him the doubting Thomas of the …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Nahum 1:1-3:19   Revelation 8:1-13   Psalm 136:1-26   Proverbs 30:7-9 Nahum 1:1 — Nahum means “comforter,” but there is little comfort in this book. We’ve jumped ahead 150 years since …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Micah 5:1-7:20  Revelation 7:1-17  Psalm 135:1-21  Proverbs 30:5-6 Micah 5:2 — Read through this verse again. A promised ruler in Israel that is from everlasting? Who can that …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Micah 1:1-4:13   Revelation 6:1-17   Psalm 134:1-3   Proverbs 30:1-4 Micah 1:1 — Micah is a contemporary of Isaiah. He was around in the days of Hezekiah. Notice that even …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Jonah 1:1-4-11   Revelation 5:1-14   Psalm 133:1-3   Proverbs 29:26-27 Jonah 1:1 — This wasn’t the first prophetic message of Jonah. We know he was a popular prophet of victory, …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Obadiah 1:1-21   Revelation 4:1-11   Psalm 132:1-18   Proverbs 29:24-25 Obadiah 1:1 — From J. Vernon McGee: The name Obadiah means “servant of Jehovah.” He is one of four prophets …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Amos 7:1-9:15  Revelation 3:7-22  Psalm 131:1-3  Proverbs 29:23 Amos 7:3 — Notice how powerful prayer is? God’s judgment by grasshoppers was stopped. Judgment by fire was stopped in …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Amos 4:1-6:14  Revelation 2:18-3:6  Psalm 130:1-8  Proverbs 29:21-22 Amos 4:2 — Not much has changed between ancient Egyptian fish hooks and today’s fish hooks. Amos 4:6 — “Cleanness of teeth” …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Amos 1:1-3:15   Revelation 2:1-17   Psalm 129:1-8   Proverbs 29:19-20 Amos 1:1 — Who was Amos? A herdsman as opposed to the influential Isaiah who lived at the same time. …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Joel 1:1-3:21   Revelation 1:1-20   Psalm 128:1-6   Proverbs 29:18 Joel 1:4 — This event is the biggest event in five generations (Joel 1:2-3) and has four layers of destruction …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Hosea 10:1-14:9   Jude 1:1-25   Psalm 127:1-5   Proverbs 29:15-17 Hosea 10:12 — This chapter has been difficult to read, but this verse is clear. “Break up your fallow ground: …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Hosea 6:1-9:17   3 John 1:1-14   Psalm 126:1-6   Proverbs 29:12-14 Hosea 6:1 — We’ve read so much about judgment in the previous chapters, we have hope in this verse. …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Hosea 4:1-5:15   2 John 1:1-13   Psalm 125:1-5   Proverbs 29:9-11 Hosea 4:2 — Note the sins: Swearing (Leviticus 19:12/3rd Commandment), Lying (9th Commandment), Killing (6th Commandment), Stealing (8th Commandment), …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:   Hosea 4:1-5:15   2 John 1:1-13   Psalm 125:1-5   Proverbs 29:9-11 Hosea 4:2 — Note the sins: Swearing (Leviticus 19:12/3rd Commandment), Lying (9th Commandment), Killing (6th Commandment), Stealing (8th Commandment), …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Hosea 1:1-3:5  1 John 5:1-21  Psalm 124:1-8  Proverbs 29:5-8 Hosea 1:1 — Hosea is a unique story. Rich Christiano has produced a great movie on the book of …

TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:  Daniel 11:36-12:13  1 John 4:1-21  Psalm 123:1-4  Proverbs 29:2-4 Daniel 11:36 — Between yesterday and today, we just leapfrogged the entire Church Age. Yesterday’s reading described events from …