One Year Bible

February 2Exodus 15:19-17:7Matthew 22:1-33Psalm 27:1-6Proverbs 6:20-26 Exodus 15:24 – Murmur is used 10 times in this passage, and this passage is the only times murmur is found in Exodus. (While …

February 1Exodus 13:17-15:18Matthew 21:23-46Psalm 26:1-12Proverbs 6:16-19 Exodus 13:19 – Joseph’s 400 year old bones. Remember the promise Joseph made his family make a few days ago? (Genesis 50:25-26). Exodus 14:12 …

January 31Exodus 12:14-13:16Matthew 20:29-21:22Psalm 25:16-22Proverbs 6:12-15 If you read this online at https://www.biblereadingchallenge.org – you can hover over the references, and the verse will popup! Exodus 12:24 – Pharaoh wanted to kill the sons (Exodus 1:22), he settled to keep the sons (Exodus 10:11), God wanted to teach the …

January 30Exodus 10:1-12:13Matthew 20:1-28Psalm 25:1-15Proverbs 6:6-11 Yesterday we spent a while talking about the New Testament passage. Today we’re going in depth on Passover.  With the children on Sundays, through …

January 29Exodus 8:1-9:35Matthew 19:13-30Psalm 24:1-10Proverbs 6:1-5 Exodus 8:19 – 3 plagues in and the magicians can’t keep up! Exodus 8:8, Exodus 8:28; Exodus 9:28; Exodus 10:17 (tomorrow); Pharoah asks Moses …

January 28 Exodus 5:22-7:25 Matthew 18:21-19:12 Psalm 23:1-6 Proverbs 5:22-23 Exodus 5:22 – Why hast thou sent me? Moses seems pretty distraught, as did the first American foreign missionary Adoniram …

January 27 Exodus 4:1-5:21 Matthew 18:1-20 Psalm 22:19-31 Proverbs 5:15-21 We return to Moses talking to God. Yesterday he had 2 questions (3:11, 3:13), today he has 3 excuses (Exodus …

January 26 Exodus 2:11-3:22 Matthew 17:10-27 Psalm 22:1-18 Proverbs 5:7-14 Exodus 2:12 – Whether this is a good act or not is a matter of debate among commentators. However even …

January 25 Genesis 50:1 – Exodus 2:10 Matthew 16:13-17:9 Psalm 21:1-13 Proverbs 5:1-6 Genesis 50:4-6 Side note – Pharaoh was glad to accommodate a diligent and profitable God-fearer who asked for …

January 24Genesis 48:1-49:33Matthew 15:29-16:12Psalm 20:1-9Proverbs 4:20-27 Genesis 48:5 Jacob is claiming Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh. When we get to the long genealogies (I Chronicles 5:1-2) we’ll see how the …

January 23 Genesis 46:1-47:31 Matthew 15:1-28 Psalm 19:1-14 Proverbs 4:14-19 Biblical illustrations by Jim Padgett, courtesy of Sweet Publishing Genesis 46:3. “Fear not to go down into Egypt.” Abraham went down …

January 22 Genesis 44:1-45:28 Matthew 14:13-36 Psalm 18:37-50 Proverbs 4:11-13 Compare Genesis 44:34 to Genesis 37:26 that we read earlier. Judah has repented (see Webster’s 1828 definition – to change …

January 21Genesis 42:18-43:34 Matthew 13:47-14:12 Psalm 18:16-36 Proverbs 4:7-10 Three weeks into the year – and you’ve stayed with us! Thank you! God is blessing your faithfulness! How do I …

January 20 Genesis 41:17-42:17 Matthew 13:24-46 Psalm 18:1-15 Proverbs 4:1-6 People ask should Christians get involved in politics? I point out there’s two books of the Bible called Kings, and …

January 19 Genesis 39:1-41:16 Matthew 12:46-13:23 Psalm 17:1-15 Proverbs 3:33-35 Biblical illustrations by Jim Padgett, courtesy of Sweet Publishing Genesis 39:2 shows us prosperity from someone who was with the …

January 18Genesis 37:1-38:30Matthew 12:22-45Psalm 16:1-11Proverbs 3:27-32 Genesis 37:1 – Abraham was a stranger. His blessing of being a father of many nations wouldn’t be realized until after he was dead. …

January 17Genesis 35:1-36:43Matthew 12:1-21Psalm 15:1-5Proverbs 3:21-26 Genesis 35:1-3 – Yesterday Jacob was in deep trouble. His kids murdered an entire town seeking revenge. This is one of the few times we …

January 16 Genesis 32:13-34:31 Matthew 11:7-30 Psalm 14:1-7 Proverbs 3:19-20 We’re in the second half of the first month of this journey! Genesis 32:14-19 – we’re in the middle of …

January 15 Genesis 31:17-32:12 Matthew 10:24-11:6 Psalm 13:1-6 Proverbs 3:16-18 Jacob and Rachel Leaving the House of Laban by Charles-Joseph Natoire, oil on canvas, 1732, High Museum of Art Genesis 31:24 and …

January 14Genesis 30:1-31:16Matthew 10:1-23Psalm 12:1-8Proverbs 3:13-15 Genesis 30:43 – Ever have a boss that was jealous of you? God blessed Jacob incredibly so he increased exceedingly. But Laban had changed …