To Me every knee shall bow

OT

 

7th Cycle.

  

NT

 

14th Cycle.

  

Sat 13Sep2026

Fri 04Sep2026

Psalm 84:1 - 89:52 (119 verses) WEB

Psalms Book IV:

Psalm 90:1 - 106:48 (333 verses) WEB

Psalms Book V:

Psalm 107:1 - 109:31 (87 verses) WEB

John 16:1 - 21:25 (197 verses) NIV

Sat 05Sep2026

Psalm 110:1 - 118:29 (112 verses) ESV

Psalm 119:1 - 176 (176 verses) WEB

Psalm 120:1 - 138:8 (165 verses) WEB

Acts 1:1 - 5:42 (178 verses) ESV

Sun 06Sep2026

Psalm 139:1 - 150:6 (161 verses) WEB

Proverbs 1:1 - 10:32 (288 verses) NIV

Acts 6:1 - 10:48 (206 verses) ESV

Mon 07Sep2026

Proverbs 11:1 - 21:31 (327 verses) NIV

Acts 11:1 - 20:38 (357 verses) ESV

Wed 09Sep2026

Ecclesiastes 1:1 - 12:14 (222 verses) JND

Song of Solomon 1:1 - 8:14 (117 verses) NWB

Romans 1:1 - 9:33 (257 verses) NET

Thu 10Sep2026

Isaiah 1:1 - 17:14 (344 verses) WEB

Romans 10:1 - 16:27 (176 verses) ESV

Fri 11Sep2026

Isaiah 18:1 - 34:17 (323 verses) BBE

1 Corinthians 1:1 - 6:20 (124 verses) NET

1 Corinthians 7:1 - 16:24 (313 verses) WEB

Sat 12Sep2026

Isaiah 35:1 - 51:23 (376 verses) WEB

2 Corinthians 1:1 - 13:14 (257 verses) ESV

Sun 13Sep2026

Isaiah 52:1 - 66:24 (249 verses) WEB

Galatians 1:1 - 6:18 (149 verses) ESV

Ephesians 1:1 - 6:24 (155 verses) ESV

ESV — English Standard Version
NET — New English Translation
BBE — Bible in Basic English
NWB — Noah Webster Bible
JND — JN Darby's Translation
WEB — World English Bible

Overall Progress : 2026-09-13	OT	NT
Total No. of Verses	23,145	7,958
Finished reading	Isaiah	Ephesians
Finished No. of Verses	18,947	6,217
Completion	81.9 %	78.1 %

I have spent nine days of intensive readings of both the Old and New Testaments. At last, I am gradually catching up with lost time after several months of slow readings.

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Passage for Today

By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return:
‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.’

Isaiah 45:23

 

English Standard Version

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In simplicity and godly sincerity

OT

 

7th Cycle.

  

NT

 

13th Cycle.

  

2025.08.11 Mon

2025.07.13 Sun

Joshua 1:1 - 5:15 (98 verses) WEB

2 Corinthians 1:1 - 13:14 (257 verses) NIV

2025.07.20 Sun

Galatians 1:1 - 3:29 (74 verses) NIV

2025.07.22 Tue

Joshua 6:1 - 8:35 (88 verses) WEB

Galatians 4:1 - 6:18 (75 verses) KJV

2025.08.11 Mon

Joshua 9:1 - 13:33 (150 verses) WEB

Ephesians 1:1 - 6:24 (155 verses) KJV

WEB — World English Bible
KJV — King James Version
NIV — New International Version

Overall Progress
OT = 6,230 / 23,145 verses (26.9 %)
NT = 6,215 / 7,957 verses (78.1 %)

Reading has continued to be slow and frequently interrupted through the months of July and the first two weeks of August. In the New Testament, I finished reading the Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians followed by the entire Epistles to the Galatians and to the Ephesians. In the Old Testament I have covered the first thirteen chapters of the Book of Joshua.

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Passage for Today

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

2 Corinthians 1:12

 

King James Version

Not with persuasive words but with power of God

OT

 

6th Cycle.

  

NT

 

12th Cycle.

  

2024-11-06 Wed

2024-10-26 Sat

Romans 12:1 - 16:27 (118 verses) NET

2024-10-27 Sun

1 Corinthians 1:1 - 6:20 (124 verses) NET

2024-10-28 Mon

1 Corinthians 7:1 - 16:24 (313 verses) WEB

2 Corinthians 1:1 - 13:13 (256 verses) RBV

2024-10-29 Tue

Galatians 1:1 - 6:18 (149 verses) RBV

2024-10-30 Wed

Ephesians 1:1 - 6:24 (155 verses) WEB

2024-10-31 Thu

Philippians 1:1 - 4:23 (104 verses) KJV

Colossians 1:1 - 4:18 (95 verses) KJV

2024-11-01 Fri

1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 5:28 (89 verses) NET

2 Thessalonians 1:1 - 3:18 (47 verses) NET

2024-11-02 Sat

1 Timothy 1:1 - 6:21 (113 verses) WEB

2 Timothy 1:1 - 4:22 (83 verses) WEB

2024-11-05 Tue

Titus 1:1 - 3:15 (46 verses) NET

Philemon 1:1 - 1:25 (25 verses) NET

Hebrews 1:1 - 13:25 (303 verses) WEB

2024-11-06 Wed

James 1:1 - 3:18 (71 verses) NET

James 4:1 - 5:20 (37 verses) WEB

NET — New English Translation
WEB — World English Bible
RBV — Revised Berkeley Version
KJV — King James Version

Overall Progress
OT = 22,558 / 23,145 verses (97.46 %)
NT = 7,229 / 7,957 verses (90.85 %)

Most of my readings over the past ten days were done during my recent visit to Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shanghai in the Jiangnan district of China.

This is the first time I manage to continue with my daily Bible readings while travelling, mostly at night back at the hotel after a long day of sight-seeing, with some reading done on long bus journeys between distant cities, and on the five hour flights to and fro.

I have now read about 90% of the New Testament.

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Passages for Today

1 Corinthians 2:4,5

 

New English Translation

4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

1 Corinthians 6:11

 

New English Translatioin

Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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My thoughts for today can be found in the links below —

• Paradoxes of Apostolic Living 2022-05-19
• Words of Life 2021-01-17
• We believe, therefore we speak 2020-07-06
• The New Way of the Spirit 2013-06-10

To every one of us, grace has been given

OT  6th Cycle.   NT  11th Cycle.   Saturday 06Jul2024

Sun 16Jun24

1 Samuel 3:1 - 10:27 (169 verses) WEB

1 Corinthians 12:1 - 16:24 (166 verses) NET

Mon 17Jun24

2 Corinthians 1:1 - 6:18 (116 verses) NKJV

Tue 18Jun24

1 Samuel 11:1 - 31:13 (577 verses) NIV

2 Corinthians 7:1 - 13:14 (141 verses) NIV

Wed 19Jun24

2 Samuel 1:1 - 15:37 (406 verses) WEB

Galatians 1:1 - 6:18 (149 verses) WEB

Wed 26Jun24

2 Samuel 16:1 - 19:43 (128 verses) NIV

Ephesians 1:1 - 6:24 (155 verses) NIV

WEB — World English Bible
NET — New English Translation
NKJV — New King James Version
NIV — New International Version

Overall Progress
OT = 8,325 / 23,145 verses (35.97 %)
NT = 6,219 / 7,957 verses (78.16 %)

Over the past ten days, I finished reading the book of First Samuel and nineteen chapters of Second Samuel in the Old Testament. Meanwhile for my New Testament readings, I continue with the Pauline Epistles — completing the last five chapters of First Corinthians, the entire Second Corinthians and the epistle to the Ephesians.

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Passage of the Day

7But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
8This is why it says:

‘When he ascended on high,
he took many captives
and gave gifts to his people.’

Ephesians 4:7 – 8  New International Version

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My thoughts for today can be found in the link below —

• Did the Anointed One give or receive gifts?

As for me, I will look unto Yehovah

OT  5th Cycle.   NT  10th Cycle.

Wed 16Aug23
Micah 1:1 - 7:20 (105 verses) GNB
2 Corinthians 9:1 - 11:33 (66 verses) NKJV

Thu 17Aug23
Nahum 1:1 - 3:19 (47 verses) ASV
Habakkuk 1:1 - 3:19 (56 verses) ASV

Sun 20Aug23
Zephaniah 1:1 - 3:20 (53 verses) NIV
Haggai 1:1 - 2:23 (38 verses) NIV
Zechariah 1:1 - 3:10 (44 verses) WEB
2 Corinthians 12:1 - 13:14 (35 verses) NIV
Galatians 1:1 - 6:18 (148 verses) NIV

GNB — Good News Bible
NKJV — New King James Version
ASV — American Standard Version
NIV — New International Version
WEB — World English Bible

Since last Wednesday, I have finished reading the prophets Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and Haggai, along with three chapters of Zechariah in the Old Testament.

In my New Testament readings, I covered the last four chapters of Second Corinthians followed by all six chapters of Galatians.

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Passage of the Day

5 Believe ye not in a companion, put not confidence in a familiar friend: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: a man's enemies are the men of his own household. 7 But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the °God of my salvation: my °God will hear me.
Micah 7:5 – 7  JN Darby's Translation

21 “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22 You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 10:21 - 22  World English Bible

34 “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 A man’s foes will be those of his own household. 37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.
Matthew 10:34 - 37  World English Bible

The Prophet Micah of Moresheth-Gath prophesied that a perplexing time will come in future when people become so wicked that one cannot even trust his own family and friends. In fact, a man's enemies will come from his own household (Micah 7:6)

This words are echoed in the teachings of our Lord Iesus in Matthew chapter 10, when the Lord warned his disciples about the difficult times that will have to pass before his Second Coming.

In fact, our Lord told the disciples that it was his very ministry among the children of Israel at that time that would trigger such disturbing conflicts, setting children against parents to the extent that a man's foes will be those of his won household (Matthew 10:36).

In saying these words, our Lord revealed to his disciples that the fulfilment of the prophecy in Micah chapter 7 was already happening.

It is in this context — that of the fulfilment of Micah's prophecy — that our Lord told his disciples these solemn words in Matthew 10:37 :

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me;
and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.

Brothers and Sisters in the Anointed One, we are living in difficult times. We are surrounded by wickedness. Many around us will hate us because of the Name of Iesus, even those of our own family. What shall we do? How shall we live through such times?

The prophet Micah has the answer, "But as for me, I will look unto Yehovah, I will wait for the God of my Salvation. My God will hear me" (Micah 7:7 JND).

Our Lord likewise told his disciples, " . . . he who endures to the end will be saved." (Matthew 10:22 WEB)

Let us continually look to Our Father in Heaven, the God of Salvation. He will hear us. Let us endure to the end. We will be saved.

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The following are links to several related blog posts on the Lord's teaching about loving our Lord more than our family, that I have written between the years 2010 and 2019 —

• The Course of Discipleship (Feb2010)
• The Course of Discipleship: a Summary (Feb2010)
• Trying Times (Sep2019)

Deleted notes : a painful misstep

OT  5th Cycle.   NT  9th Cycle.

The detailed day-by-day record of my Bible readings for the past 18 days are lost. I have been recording the daily entries on Google Keep notes and today, after I have updated my overall Old and New Testament progress, I deleted them accidentally before I copied them over to this blog. Unfortunately, Google Keep does not allow me to undo and restore deleted texts once I have closed the note.

It was a painful misstep for me.

As a result, I can only post a summary of my reading progress below, without the detailed books, chapters and verses I covered for each of the past 18 days:

Old Testament readings

• Joshua 01May23 – 07May23
• Judges 07May23 – 11May23
• Ruth 12May23 – 12May23
• 1 Samuel 12May23 – 16May23
• 2 Samuel 16May23 – 18May23
• 1 Kings 18May23 – 20May23
• 2 Kings 20May23 – (finished Ch 1 to Ch 4)

New Testament readings

• Romans 02May23 – 03May23
• 1 Corinthians 04May23 – 07May23
• 2 Cotinthians 07May23 – 09May23
• Galatians 11May23 – 11May23
• Ephesians 11May23 – 11May23
• Philippians 11May23 – 11May23
• Colossians 12May23 – 12May23
• 1 Thessalonians 12May23 – 12May23
• 2 Thessalonians 12May23 – 12May23
• 1 Timothy 12May23 – 12May23
• 2 Timothy 12May23 – 12May23
• Titus 13May23 – 13May23
• Philemon 13May23 – 13May23
• Hebrews 13May23 – 13May23
• James 14May23 – 14May23
• 1 Peter 14May23 – 14May23
• 2 Peter 15May23 – 15May23
• 1 John 15May23 – 15May23
• 2 John 15May23 – 15May23
• 3 John 15May23 – 15May23
• Jude 15May23 – 15May23
• Revelation 16May23 – 18May23

I have reached a milestone in completing the 9th round of my New Testament reading two days ago, on Thu 18May23

A summary of my Bible reading cycles can be found below:

• My Bible Reading Cycles

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Noteworthy Passages of the Day

1 Therefore, because we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces patient endurance, 4 and patient endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:1 - 5  Lexham English Bible

26 And likewise also, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as one ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with unexpressed groanings. 27 And the one who searches our hearts knows what the mindset of the Spirit is, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose, 29 because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined, these he also called, and those whom he called, these he also justified, and those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
Romans 8:26-30  Lexham English Bible

if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved
Romans 10:9  Lexham English Bible

5 Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you to be in agreement with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, 6 so that with one mind you may glorify with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 15:5-6  Lexham English Bible

14 Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.
1 Corinthians 6:14  New American Standard Bible

Then I knew . . .

OT  4th Cycle.   NT  8th Cycle.

Mon 05Dec22
Jeremiah 23:1 - 37:21 NIV (411 verses)
Galatians 1:1 - 6;18 WEB (149 verses)
Ephesians 1:1 - 6:24 WEB (155 verses)

For today's Old Testament reading, I covered another fifteen chapters of Jeremiah, bringing me to the end of chapter 37.

In the New Testament, I read through both the Epistles to the Galatians and Ephesians.

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Passage of the Day

6 And Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.” ’ 8 Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
Jeremiah 32:6 - 8  New King James Version

Jeremiah became certain, he "knew", that the instructions he had heard earlier about buying over his uncle's field in Anatoth was really the word of the LORD when he saw Hanamel face to face in the court where he was imprisoned.

Likewise with us, when the word of God is proven true by significant events happening in our lives, we know that we have believed in the true word of our God and Father in Heaven.

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Nine years ago, I wrote my observations of Jeremiah 32:8 briefly in a blog post, link below:

• So I knew (29Sep2013)

Finished reading 1Samuel, 1&2Corinthians, Galatians

OT  4th Cycle.    NT  7th Cycle.

Monday 15Aug2022
1 Samuel 18:1 - 25:44 WEB (229 verses)
1 Corinthians 9:1 - 16:24 ESV (260 verses)
2 Corinthians 1:1 - 13:14 ESV (257 verses)

Tuesday 16Aug2022
1 Samuel 26:1 - 31:13 WEB (117 verses)
2 Samuel 1:1 - 4:12 WEB (112 verses)
Galatians 1:1 - 6:18 ESV (149 verses)

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Over the past two days, I read 14 chapters of the book of 1 Samuel, bringing me to the end of the book, followed by four chapters of 2 Samuel. In the New Testament, I finished reading 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, and Galatians.

Tomorrow I will continue reading 2 Samuel in the Old Testament and proceed with the Epistle to the Ephesians in the New Testament.

Passage of the day

Samuel said, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the LORD’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22  World English Bible British Edition

Last year I wrote a short post in my devotional blog on this passage, entitled, "Self-will versus the voice of the LORD", link below:

• Self-will vs the voice of the LORD

I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Iesus

Sunday 22May2022
OT reading to resume on 01Jul22
Galatians 5:1 – 6:18 WEB (44 verses)
Ephesians 1:1 - 6:24 WEB (155 verses)

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Having finished reading the Old Testament yesterday, I will be reading only the New Testament from today onwards until the end of June. After that I will embark on my next cycle of Old Testament again.

In my reading of the Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians this afternoon, I read the prayer of the apostle for the assembly at Ephesus from chapter 3 verses 14 to 19.

In making this prayer, the Apostle bows his knees to the Father of our Lord Iesus the Anointed, asking for strength, for love, and for understanding of the love of the Anointed One to be granted to the Ephesian brethren.

Ephesians 3:14 - 19  WEB  World English Bible

For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ,

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory,

that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;

to the end that you,

being rooted and grounded in love,

may be strengthened

to comprehend with all the saints

what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge,

that you may be filled to all the fullness of God.

I first wrote my thoughts about this prayer nine years ago in my devotional blog post. Last August, I wrote another post on it again, paying attention to the word "Christ", the Anointed One. The following are the links to my posts:

• The Prayer for the Ephesians (07Jun2013)
• The Lord Iesus, the Anointed One (22Aug2021)

Reminders from the prophet Malachi

Saturday 21May2022
Malachi 1:1 – 4:6 NWB (55 verses)
Galatians 1:1 – 4:31 WEB (105 verses)

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Today, in my reading of Malachi, the last book in the Old Testament, I came across two reminders of the promised Kingdom of God.

The first reminder comes from Malachi chapter 1 where, in verse 11, the prophet records the word of the LORD telling the people of Edom that His Name shall be great among the Gentiles, "from the rising of the sun until its setting".

Malachi 1:11  NWB  Noah Webster Bible

For from the rising of the sun even to the setting of the same,

my name shall be great among the Gentiles;

and in every place incense shall be offered to my name,

and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen,

saith the LORD of hosts.

This prophecy about Gentiles giving glory to the Name of the LORD is also written in Psalm 113. In verses 3 and 4, the psalmist writes that "from the rising of the sun to its going down" the Name of the LORD is to be praised, and that the LORD is high above ALL nations.

Psalm 113:3 - 4  KJV  King James Version

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same

the LORD's name is to be praised.

The LORD is high above all nations,

and his glory above the heavens.

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The second reminder from my reading of the Book of Malachi today comes from verse 1 of chapter 3 where Malachi prophesies that God will send a messenger to clear the way before Him, followed by another messenger called "the Lord whom ye seek", who is the "Messenger of the Covenant" whom the people have been longing for.

Malachi 3:1  NWB  Noah Webster Bible

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he will come, saith the LORD of hosts.

About twelve years ago, I wrote my thoughts in two blog posts about my observations from Malachi chapter 3, links below:

• A prophecy of two messengers (26Mar2010)
• The prophecy of two messengers fulfilled (27Mar2010)

Accounts of eight kings of Judah and ten kings of Israel

Sat 26Feb2022

Today's Passages
2 Kings 6:1 - 16:20 GNB (309 verses)
Galatians 2:1 - 6:18 JND (125 verses)
Ephesians 1:1 - 3:21 JND (66 verses)

Shabbat Shalom.

Today, the 25th day of Adar (12th month) is the Seventh Day of the Biblical Week. It is Sabbath Day. Let us rest from all our work in keeping the Fourth Commandment.

In my Old Testament reading today, I read chapters 6 through 16 of Second Kings. These chapters contain accounts of the 5th to 12th kings of the southern kingdom of Judah interleaved with accounts of the 8th to 18th kings of the northern kingdom of Israel.

Altogether, these chapters of the book of Second Kings tell of the reigns of eight kings of Judah and ten kings of Israel.

Kings of Judah

5th Jehoram ben Jehoshaphat

6th Ahaziah ben Jehoram

7th Queen Athaliah bat Ahab

8th Joash ben Ahaziah

9th Amaziah ben Joash

10th Uzziah ben Amaziah

11th Jotham ben Uzziah

12th Ahaz ben Jotham

Kings of Israel

9th Joram ben Ahab (brother of Ahaziah ben Ahab)

10th Jehu ben Jehoshaphat ben Nimshi

11th Jehoahaz ben Jehu

12th Jehoash ben Jehoahaz

13th Jeroboam ben Jehoash

14th Zechariah ben Jeroboam ben Jehoash

15th Shallum ben Jabez

16th Menahem ben Gadi

17th Pekahiah ben Menahem

18th Capt. Pekah ben Remaliah

A table of all the kings of the divided kingdom of Judah and Israel can be found in the link below:

• Kings of Judah and Israel

The God and Father of our Lord Iesus

Thursday 24Feb2022

Today's Passages
2 Kings 1:1 - 5:27 ESV (141 verses)
2 Corinthians 11:1 - 13:14 WEB (68 verses)
Galatians 1:1 - 1:24 WEB (24 verses)

Today in my New Testament reading, I am reminded that our Heavenly Father, God Almighty, Creator of the Heavens and Earth, is also the God and Father of our Lord Iesus the Anointed One. On the day of resurrection, our Lord told Mary in John chapter 20:

John 20:17  WEB  World English Bible
Jesus said to her, 'Don't touch me, for I haven't yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.''

This afternoon, I read in Second Corinthians chapter 11 the words of the apostle who refers to our God as the "God and Father" of the Lord Iesus.

2 Corinthians 11:31  WEB  World English Bible
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forevermore, knows that I don't lie.

Twelve years ago, I have written a blog post on thanksgiving, prayer and praise being offered to the God and Father of our Lord Iesus in the New Testament epistles:

• Thanksgiving, Prayer and Praise in the Epistles

Brothers and Sisters in the Anointed One, let us worship our God and Father in Heaven. Let us call upon Him as the God and the Father of our Lord Iesus.

A Summary of Readings over two weeks

Monday 2021.12.13

Today's Passages:
2 Chronicles 33:1 - 36:23 RBV (108 verses)
Genesis 1:1 - 3:24 NIV (80 verses)
Ephesians 5:1 - 6:24 NIV (57 verses)
Philippians 1:1 - 4:23 NIV (104 verses)

Sunday 2021.12.12
Passages:
2 Chronicles 32:1 - 33 ASV (33 verses)
Ephesians 3:1 - 4:32 RBV (53 verses)

Friday 2021.12.10
Passages:
2 Chronicles 30:1 - 31:21 ASV (48 verses)
Galatians 6:1 - 18 RBV (18 verses)
Ephesians 1:1 - 2:22 RBV (45 verses)

Thursday 2021.12.09
Passages:
Galatians 4:1 - 5:26 RBV (57 verses)

Mon 2021.11.29 to Wed 2021.12.08
Cumulative Passages:
2 Chronicles 10:1 - 29:36 (432 verses)
2 Corinthians 1:1 - 13:14 (233 verses)

I was away from my computer for the last two weeks, visiting my daughter's family whom I have not seen for two years because of border restrictions brought about by the Covid-19 Pandemic.

At last, I am back again at my desktop, writing this post and waking up to the reality of how many chapters I had managed to read while travelling and visiting my grandchildren.

From the end of November when I began preparing to embark on my journey, to the first week of December, I finished reading the entire epistle of Second Corinthians along with nineteen chapters of Second Chronicles up to the end of chapter 29.

Then from 09December until today, I read Galatians, Ephesians and Philippians. At the same time, I finished the remaining seven chapters of Second Chronicles, bringing me to the end of my 2nd Cycle of Old Testament Reading.

Today I embark on my 3rd Cycle of Old Testament Reading, beginning with the book of Genesis, covering the first three chapters.

All in all over the last two weeks, I have read a total of 701 verses from the Old Testament. From the New Testament, I read a total of 567 verses, bringing me to the end of Philippians in the current 4th Cycle of New Testament Reading.

A long read from Isaiah

Friday 2021.08.20

Today is the Sixth Day of the Biblical Week again. It is time to finish all necessary tasks for this week and to prepare to rest on the Seventh Day Sabbath which will begin at sunset this evening.

This morning, while waiting for my car to undergo preventive maintenance at the service centre, I managed to read a longer portion of the book of Isaiah, from chapter sixteen through twenty-eight, a total of thirteen chapters.

In the NT, I finished reading the last two chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians. Tomorrow, I will begin reading the Epistle to the Ephesians using the New King James Version.

Today's Passages:
Isaiah 16:1 - 28:29 NIV
Galatians 5:1 - 6:18 KJV --> Ephesians NKJV

The Root of Jesse

Thursday 2021.08.19

This morning I read Isaiah chapters eleven through fifteen.

Chapter eleven of this portion of scripture begins with a prophecy about the Messiah: that he will be a descendant of Jesse ben Obed (Yishai ben Obed in Hebrew, meaning "God's Gift"), grandson of Ruth and Boaz, of the tribe of Judah.

In the first three verses, the Messiah is described as a Shoot from the stump Jesse, and as a Branch from the root of Jesse. The Spirit of Yehovah will rest on Him.

Isaiah 11:1 - 3a NIV
1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.

Later in verse ten, the Messiah is called the Root of Jesse, and the Gentile nations will rally to Him.

Isaiah 11:10 NIV
In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.

In my NT reading, I covered chapters three and four of the Epistle to the Galatians.

Today's Passages:
Isaiah 11:1 - 15:9 NIV
Galatians 3:1 - 4:31 KJV

Here am I, send me

Wednesday 2021.08.18

This morning I reading chapters six through ten of the book of Isaiah in the Latter Prophets division of the Neviim. (See my blog page, The Law, the Prophets, and the Writings for details of the Hebrew divisions of scripture into Torah, Neviim, and Khetuvim.)

Isaiah chapter 6 in today's reading contains the account of Isaiah's vision of the LORD sitting on His throne, high and mighty, with the train of his robe filling the Temple. Above the throne were seraphim, six-winged creatures, flying around and calling out,

Isaiah 6:3 NIV
And they were calling to one another:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

It was the year when the King of Judah, Uzziah ben Amaziah died at the end of his 52 years of reign. In that vision, the prophet Isaiah was called to a mission of prophesying to the Kingdom of Judah.

Isaiah 6:8 NIV
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

For my NT reading to day, I started reading the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians, chapters 1 and 2.

Today's Passages:
Isaiah 6:1 - 10:34 NIV
Galatians 1:1 - 2:21 KJV

Monday 05Apr21

Monday 2021.04.05

2 Chronicles 25:1 - 26:23 BBE
Psalm 11:1 - 12:8 WEB
Galatians 2:1 - 4:31 KJV
Galatians 5:1 - 6:18 WNT
Ephesians 1:1 - 23 WNT
Sirach 12:1 - 18 LXX

BBE = Bible in Basic English
WEB = World English Bible
KJV = King James Version
WNT = Weymouth New Testament
LXX = Septuagint Brenton

Sunday 04Apr21

Sunday 2021.04.04

2 Chronicles 18:1 - 34 BBE
2 Chronicles 19:1 - 24:27 ASV
Psalm 2:1 - 12 WEB
Psalm 3:1 - 10:18 KJV
2 Corinthians 12:1 - 13:14 KJV
Galatians 1:1 - 24 WNT
Sirach 11:1 - 34 LXX

BBE = Bible in Basic English
WEB = World English Bible
KJV = King James Version
WNT = Weymouth New Testament
LXX = Septuagint Brenton

Wednesday 01July2020

Exodus 19:1 - 25 LXX
Galatians 4:1 - 6:18 KJV WNT

LXX = Septuagint (Brenton)

KJV = King James Version

WNT = Weymouth's New Testament

Tuesday 30June2020

Exodus 16:1 -  18:26 LXX
Galatians 1:1 - 3:29 KJV YLT

LXX = Septuagint (Brenton)
KJV = King James Version
YLT = Young's Literal Translation