July 29, 2018

Readings for this week:

29 July                        Job 22-23/Psalm 85             

30 July                        Job 24-26/Luke 21                

31 July                        Job 27-28/Luke 22                

01 August                  Job 29-30/Luke 23                

02 August                  Job 31-32/Psalms 86-87      

03 August                  Job 33-34/Luke 24    

04 August                  Job 35-36/Philippians 1     

 

Things to look for as you read this week:

• When Jesus is dying on the cross, who affirms that He is innocent?
• Job's "friends" insist that his sufferings must be due to some great sin in his life. Does Job admit their charges?

 

Last week's answers:

• From what group of people is the one leper who returns to thank Jesus for healing him? (He is a Samaritan.—Luke 17:16)
• What is the occupation of Zacchaeus? (Tax collector—Luke 19:2) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 22, 2018

Readings for this week:

22 July                        Job 7-8/Psalms 81-82                      

23 July                        Job 9-10/Luke 16                  

24 July                        Job 11-12/Luke 17                

25 July                        Job 13-14/Luke 18                

26 July                        Job 15-17/Psalms 83-84      

27 July                        Job 18-19/Luke 19    

28 July                        Job 20-21/Luke 20    

 

Things to look for as you read this week:

• From what group of people is the one leper who returns to thank Jesus for healing him?
• What is the occupation of Zacchaeus?

 

Last week's answers:

• Why does Haman wish to have all the Jews in Persia executed? (Because Mordecai, a relative of Esther, refuses to bow down before him—Esther 3:1-6)
• What Jewish festival is instituted in the book of Esther? (The festival of Purim—Esther 9:20-26)
• Does Jesus agree that those who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell were worse sinners than others? (No, He does not agree.—Luke 13:1-5)
• Satan anticipates that Job will curse God when everything is taken from him. Does he? (No, Job does not curse God.—Job 1-3)
   
  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 15, 2018

Readings for this week:

15 July                        Esther 1-3/Psalm 79            

16 July                        Esther 4-5/Luke 11              

17 July                        Esther 6-7/Luke 12              

18 July                        Esther 8-10/Luke 13            

19 July                        Job 1-2/Psalm 80     

20 July                        Job 3-4/Luke 14        

21 July                        Job 5-6/Luke 15        

 

Things to look for as you read this week:

• Why does Haman wish to have all the Jews in Persia executed?
• What Jewish festival is instituted in the book of Esther?
• Does Jesus agree that those who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell were worse sinners than others?
• Satan anticipates that Job will curse God when everything is taken from him. Does he?

 

Last week's answers:

• What was the occupation of Nehemiah at the Persian court? (Cupbearer to the king of Persia—Nehemiah 1:11)
• What information does Luke give us about Mary Magdalene? (She had been healed of seven demons.—Luke 8:2)
• Which disciples accompany Jesus at the Transfiguration? (Peter, James, and John—Luke 9:28)
   
  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 8, 2018

Readings for this week:

08 July                        Nehemiah 1-2/Psalm 78:1-37                    

09 July                        Nehemiah 3-4/Luke 6                     

10 July                        Nehemiah 5-6/Luke 7                     

11 July                        Nehemiah 7-8/Luke 8                     

12 July                        Nehemiah 9-10/Psalm 78:38-72    

13 July                        Nehemiah 11-12/Luke 9     

14 July                        Nehemiah 13/Luke 10        

 

Things to look for as you read this week:

• What was the occupation of Nehemiah at the Persian court?
• What information does Luke give us about Mary Magdalene?
• Which disciples accompany Jesus at the Transfiguration?

 

Last week's answers:

• During the reign of which king is the Book of the Law rediscovered in the temple? (Josiah—2 Chronicles 34:14)
• Why are the people surprised when Zechariah names his son "John"? (Children were usually given a name belonging to someone else in the family.—Luke 1:61)
• What king permits the Jews to return from Babylon to Judah? (Cyrus, king of Persia—Ezra 1:2-4; 6:1-5)
• Whose mother-in-law does Jesus heal? (Peter's—Luke 4:38-39) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1, 2018

Readings for this week:

01 July                        2 Chronicles 33-34/Psalm 75-76                

02 July                        2 Chronicles 35-36 /Luke 1:39-80              

03 July                        Ezra 1-2/Luke 2                    

04 July                        Ezra 3-4/Luke 3                    

05 July                        Ezra 5-6/Psalm 77    

06 July                        Ezra 7-8/Luke 4        

07 July                        Ezra 9-10/Luke 5      

 

Things to look for as you read this week:

• During the reign of which king is the Book of the Law rediscovered in the temple?
• Why are the people surprised when Zechariah names his son "John"?
• What king permits the Jews to return from Babylon to Judah?
• Whose mother-in-law does Jesus heal?

 

Last week's answers:

• What prophet tells Ahab that he will die in battle? (Micaiah—2 Chronicles 18:

18-22)

• Which king of Judah does God curse with leprosy? (Uzziah—2 Chronicles 26:
  
  19-23)