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January 2Genesis 3:1-4:26Matthew 2:13-3:6Psalm 2:1-12Proverbs 1:7-9 We’re glad you’re continuing the challenge! Some observations that many people skip over when they start in Genesis: Genesis 3 – No sooner are …

January 1Genesis 1:1-2:25Matthew 1:1-2:12Psalm 1:1-6Proverbs 1:1-6 Welcome to the 2023 Bible Reading Challenge!  We’re glad you’re joining with us in 2023 to read through the Bible. The first day of …

December 31 Malachi 3:1-4:6Revelation 22:1-21Psalm 150:1-6Proverbs 31:25-31 Malachi 3:1 – A messenger who shall prepare the way of the LORD? Not preparing the way of a mere prophet but the …

December 30 Malachi 1:1-2:17Revelation 21:1-27Psalm 149:1-9Proverbs 31:10-24  Welcome to the last book of the Old Testament – Malachi! We’re just one day away from the end of the year! Thank …

December 29 Zechariah 14:1-21Revelation 20:1-15Psalm 148:1-14Proverbs 31:8-9  Zechariah 14:3 – Some think that the prophetic events were fulfilled in AD 70, but in AD 70, half the city wasn’t delivered …

December 28 Zechariah 12:1-13:9Revelation 19:1-21Psalm 147:1-20Proverbs 31:1-7  Zechariah 12:1 – This thought dawned on me the other day: why would the God who “stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the …

December 27 Zechariah 10:1-11:17Revelation 18:1-24Psalm 146:1-10Proverbs 30:33  Zechariah 10:1 – David Wilkerson believes the “latter rain” is spiritual, talking about a revival movement of the Holy Spirit. While the timing …

December 26 Zechariah 9:1-17Revelation 17:1-18Psalm 145:1-21Proverbs 30:32  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkelon Zechariah 9:5 – Ashkelon was finally destroyed in 1270 by the Mamluk sultan Baybars and is now an archaeological site. Zechariah 9:7 …

December 25 Zechariah 8:1-23Revelation 16:1-21Psalm 144:1-15Proverbs 30:29-31 On this day that many people celebrate the birth of Jesus, feel free to go back and readLuke 2 or Matthew 2 with …

December 24 Zechariah 6:1-7:14Revelation 15:1-8Psalm 143:1-12Proverbs 30:24-28  On this day that many spend meditating on the coming of the Messiah – we’ll see an important truth about His Second Coming! …

December 23 Zechariah 4:1-5:11Revelation 14:1-20Psalm 142:1-7Proverbs 30:21-23 This menorah built for the Temple by the Temple Institute, is similar to the Menorah Zechariah saw. Zechariah 4:6 – Joshua was the …

December 22 Zechariah 2:1-3:10Revelation 13:1-18Psalm 141:1-10Proverbs 30:18-20 Zechariah 2:5 – It seems that the man with the measuring line in Zechariah 2:1 is measuring to build a wall around the …

December 21 Zechariah 1:1-21Revelation 12:1-17Psalm 140:1-13Proverbs 30:17  We only have two books left in the Old Testament and a few chapters left in the New Testament! We’ve done Psalms already …

December 20 Haggai 1:1-2:23Revelation 11:1-19Psalm 139:1-24Proverbs 30:15-16  Haggai 1:1 – This is the same year as Ezra 4:24 (520 BC). Haggai is the first prophet to the returned remnant. We’ve …

December 19 Zephaniah 1:1-3:20Revelation 10:1-11Psalm 138:1-8Proverbs 30:11-14  Zephaniah 1:1 – There’s a debate as to whether Hezekiah, the ancestor of Zephaniah, was the King of Judah, if so, that would …

December 18Habakkuk 1:1-3:19Revelation 9:1-21Psalm 137:1-9Proverbs 30:10  Habakkuk 1:1 – J. Vernon McGee has an interesting take on Habakkuk:  I call him the doubting Thomas of the Old Testament because he …

December 17Nahum 1:1-3:19Revelation 8:1-13Psalm 136:1-26Proverbs 30:7-9  Nahum 1:1 – Nahum means “comforter”, but there is little comfort in this book. We’ve jumped ahead 150 years since the book of Jonah. …

December 16Micah 5:1-7:20Revelation 7:1-17Psalm 135:1-21Proverbs 30:5-6  Micah 5:2 – Read through this verse again. A promised ruler in Israel that is from everlasting? Who can that be other than God? …

December 15Micah 1:1-4:13Revelation 6:1-17Psalm 134:1-3Proverbs 30:1-4  Micah 1:1 – Micah is a contemporary of Isaiah. He was around in the days of  Hezekiah. Notice that even during good king Hezekiah, Samaria …

December 14 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.  He was a popular prophet of victory, and we …