One Year Bible

August 28Job 28:1-30:312 Corinthians 2:12-17Psalm 42:1-11Proverbs 22:7 Job 28:20-28 – The choral song “Wisdom and Understanding” is based on this passage. Yes Job has much wisdom (and seems to be …

August 27Job 23:1-27:232 Corinthians 1:12-2:11Psalm 41:1-13Proverbs 22:5-6  Job 23:1 – The Third Round of the Debate begins to finish – we’ll see Job’s Answer to Eliphaz in Job 23 & …

August 26Job 20:1-22:302 Corinthians 1:1-11Psalm 40:11-17Proverbs 22:2-4  Job 20:1 – Let’s recap where we are. We are in the second round of the great debate on suffering. Job 3-14 contains …

August 25 Job 16:1-19:29 1 Corinthians 16:1-24 Psalm 40:1-10 Proverbs 22:1 Job 16:2 – The book of Job is not usually where you go for devotions, but you are awakened …

August 24 Job 12:1-15:35 1 Corinthians 15:29-58 Psalm 39:1-13 Proverbs 21:30-31 Job 12:2 – Job is quite sarcastic by this point. While much of the wisdom literature genre of this …

August 23 Job 8:1-11:20 1 Corinthians 15:1-28 Psalm 38:1-22 Proverbs 21:28-29 Job 8:1 – A second speaker arises (and some have questioned how tall he was). Job 8:6 – Does …

August 22 Job 4:1-7:21 1 Corinthians 14:18-40 Psalm 37:30-40 Proverbs 21:27 Job 4:7 – The danger of being 80% correct. Eliphaz believed that God blesses the righteous and punishes the …

August 21 Job 1:1-3:26 1 Corinthians 14:1-17 Psalm 37:12-29 Proverbs 21:25-26 Job 1:1 – Why Study Job? Job 1:21 – I have a friend that has gone thru the loss …

August 20 Esther 8:1-10:3 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13 Psalm 37:1-11 Proverbs 21:23-24 Esther 8:14 -Why did the couriers hurry? Because they had an important message that would save the lives of …

August 19 Esther 4:1-7:10 1 Corinthians 12:1-26 Psalm 36:1-12 Proverbs 21:21-22 Esther 4:2 – Esther is a legitimate hero, but the account shows she’s a bit naive. When she sees …

August 18 Esther 1:1-3:15 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Psalm 35:17-28 Proverbs 21:19-20 Esther 1:2 – Welcome to the book of Esther. The only book of the Bible where the name of …

August 17 Nehemiah 12:27-13:31 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Psalm 35:1-16 Proverbs 21:17-18 Nehemiah 12:31 – Cup Bearer, Building Inspector, Commander, General Contractor, Negotiator, and Singspiration Architect Nehemiah! Wopod’s blog includes a …

August 16 Nehemiah 11:1-12:26 1 Corinthians 10:14-33 Psalm 34:11-22 Proverbs 21:14-16 Nehemiah 11:1 – The nobles led by example in dwelling in Jerusalem. Why was it a sacrifice for others …

August 15 Nehemiah 9:22-10:39 1 Corinthians 9:19-10:13 Psalm 34:1-10 Proverbs 21:13 Nehemiah 9:33 – The right perspective says “thou art just” – “we have done wickedly.” Nehemiah 9:38 – Nehemiah …

August 14 Nehemiah 7:73-9:21 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 Psalm 33:12-22 Proverbs 21:11-12 Nehemiah 8:3 – Imagine – all the people gathered, begging Ezra to bring the book of the law, and …

August 13 Nehemiah 5:14-7:73 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Psalm 33:1-11 Proverbs 21:8-10 Nehemiah 5:14 – Should Christian leaders be paid? Nehemiah had a right to eat (Nehemiah 5:15), he had an …

August 12 Nehemiah 3:15-5:13 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 Psalm 32:1-11 Proverbs 21:5-7 Nehemiah 3:1 – The roll call of the faithful who were involved in rebuilding the walls! Pastor Wolfmueller has …

August 11 Nehemiah 1:1-3:14 1 Corinthians 7:1-24 Psalm 31:19-24 Proverbs 21:4 Nehemiah 1:7 – 1,000 years after Moses, Nehemiah is still aware of the consequences of forsaking the law, but …

August 10 Ezra 10:1-44 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 Psalm 31:9-18 Proverbs 21:3 Ezra 10:3 – Is God ordering mass divorce? In today’s culture we are told “love is love” – but …

August 9 Ezra 8:21-9:15 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 Psalm 31:1-8 Proverbs 21:1-2 Ezra 8:22 – Ezra was faced with a tension – accept the gracious offer of the king to provide …