For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Day 28 (July 28) Gen. 30 Ah – the great “baby war”. How sad to find your value only in producing sons. ...
Category: God’s Plan
Y4 Day 28 – Gen 29; Matt 28; Est 5Y4 Day 28 – Gen 29; Matt 28; Est 5
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 29 I still love the fact that God chose unloved Leah through which to fulfill His promise. I love that He ...
Y4 Day 27 – Gen 28; Matt 27; Est 4Y4 Day 27 – Gen 28; Matt 27; Est 4
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 28 Isaac finally seems to have accepted the fact that Jacob is the one through whom God would carry out His ...
Y4 Day 26 – Gen 27; Matt 26; Est 3Y4 Day 26 – Gen 27; Matt 26; Est 3
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 27 Just a curiosity question here….but I wonder if Isaac knew that Esau sold his birthright to Jacob or if he ...
Y4 Day 25 – Gen 26; Matt 25; Est 2Y4 Day 25 – Gen 26; Matt 25; Est 2
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 26 The bulk of this chapter sounds like a page copied out of Abraham’s story. There was a famine in the ...
Y4 Day 23 – Gen 24; Matt 23; Neh 13Y4 Day 23 – Gen 24; Matt 23; Neh 13
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 24 A couple of days ago I commented on Isaac’s apparent willingness to be his father’s sacrifice. Isaac really had nothing ...
Y4 Day 22 – Gen 23; Matt 22; Neh 12Y4 Day 22 – Gen 23; Matt 22; Neh 12
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 23 There is a lot of strange formality in this chapter. I suppose this was just the way such transactions were ...
Y4 Day 21 – Gen 22; Matt 21; Neh 11Y4 Day 21 – Gen 22; Matt 21; Neh 11
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 22 We hear a lot about Abraham and his willingness to sacrifice Isaac in this passage. But it takes two to ...
Y4 Day 19 – Gen 20; Matt 19; Neh 9Y4 Day 19 – Gen 20; Matt 19; Neh 9
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 20 A very unexpected thought popped into my head this morning when I read what God said to Abimelech in Genesis ...
Y4 Day 18 – Gen 19; Matt 18; Neh 8Y4 Day 18 – Gen 19; Matt 18; Neh 8
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 19 I wonder sometimes about the point of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. I think, though, that it is there ...
Y4 Day 17 – Gen 18; Matt 17; Neh 7Y4 Day 17 – Gen 18; Matt 17; Neh 7
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 18 Sarah laughed at the thought of having a child when she was no longer physically able to do so. I ...
Y4 Day 16 – Gen 17; Matt 16; Neh 6Y4 Day 16 – Gen 17; Matt 16; Neh 6
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 17 A few thoughts and observations from this chapter: Matt. 16 Just what kind of sign were the Pharisees and Sadducees ...
Y4 Day 14 – Gen 15; Matt 14; Neh 4Y4 Day 14 – Gen 15; Matt 14; Neh 4
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 15 When Abram asked God how he could know that he would possess the land God promised his descendants, God started ...
Y4 Day 13 – Gen 14; Matt 13; Neh 3Y4 Day 13 – Gen 14; Matt 13; Neh 3
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 14 Melchizedek is a mystery. As far as I know, he is only mentioned three times in the Bible. The first ...
Y4 Day 9 – Gen 9-10; Matt 9; Ezra 9Y4 Day 9 – Gen 9-10; Matt 9; Ezra 9
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 9-10 I’ve been talking about how the Bible leaves a lot of unanswered questions with a lot of missing details. People ...
Y4 Day 8 – Gen 8; Matt 8; Ezra 8Y4 Day 8 – Gen 8; Matt 8; Ezra 8
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 8 After what I learned yesterday about the seventeenth of the second month – the day God started the great flood ...
Y4 Day 7 – Gen 7; Matt 7; Ezra 7Y4 Day 7 – Gen 7; Matt 7; Ezra 7
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 7 There are several very specific numbers in this story. I continue to wonder who kept the records. Of course, God ...
Y4 Day 6 – Gen 6; Matt 6; Ezra 6Y4 Day 6 – Gen 6; Matt 6; Ezra 6
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 6 There is a lot I don’t understand here, and I have so many questions! However, one thing rings out loud ...
Y4 Day 5 – Gen 5; Matt 5; Ezra 5Y4 Day 5 – Gen 5; Matt 5; Ezra 5
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 5 How on earth do we have all these specific genealogical records from the beginning? Did they for whatever reason keep ...
Y4 Day 4 – Gen 4; Matt 4; Ezra 4Y4 Day 4 – Gen 4; Matt 4; Ezra 4
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 4 Most everybody is familiar with the story of Cain and Abel. I got to wondering this morning, though, what the ...
Y4 Day 2 – Gen 2; Matt 2; Ezra 2Y4 Day 2 – Gen 2; Matt 2; Ezra 2
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 2 The Bible story is not a neat and tidy, detailed, chronological record of history. It has an entirely different purpose. ...
Y3 Day 365 – Rev 20; Rev 21; Rev 22Y3 Day 365 – Rev 20; Rev 21; Rev 22
Rev. 20 I wonder what it means to reign with Christ, as John wrote about here. Reign over what? And to what end? I have a feeling reigning doesn’t mean quite what we tend to ...
Y3 Day 362 – Rev 8-9; Rev 10-11Y3 Day 362 – Rev 8-9; Rev 10-11
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rev. 8-9 I’m not sure what to think about all of this, so I will simply note a few observations about the ...
Y3 Day 361 – Rev 4-5; Rev 6-7Y3 Day 361 – Rev 4-5; Rev 6-7
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rev. 4-5 I have a hard time picturing this scene before God’s throne. I can’t say that I have ever been so ...
Y3 Day 359 – 1 Jn 4; 1 Jn 5; 2 Jn 1; 3 Jn 1Y3 Day 359 – 1 Jn 4; 1 Jn 5; 2 Jn 1; 3 Jn 1
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Jn. 4 I am more and more convinced that the book of Revelation is not a prophecy of some future series ...
Y3 Day 354 – Heb 7-8; Heb 9Y3 Day 354 – Heb 7-8; Heb 9
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 7-8 I find the book of Hebrews to be super useful in demonstrating how to interpret Old Testament scriptures. I have ...
Y3 Day 353 – Heb 4; Heb 5-6Y3 Day 353 – Heb 4; Heb 5-6
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 4 God made it clear that Biblical representations of His plan are just that – representations. For example, Solomon did not ...
Y3 Day 352 – Heb 1-2; Heb 3Y3 Day 352 – Heb 1-2; Heb 3
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Heb. 1-2 Luke, in his gospel, wrote of Jesus’ meeting with two of His disciples while they were traveling from Jerusalem to ...
Y3 Day 351 – 1 Pet 1; 1 Pet 2-4; 1 Pet 5Y3 Day 351 – 1 Pet 1; 1 Pet 2-4; 1 Pet 5
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. 1 Pet. 1 “You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in ...
Y3 Day 345 – Eph 1; Eph 2; Eph 3Y3 Day 345 – Eph 1; Eph 2; Eph 3
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Eph. 1 This is a great chapter to read whenever I start to feel like I am lacking in anything! Paul reminds ...