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 ...
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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 20 – Gen 21; Matt 20; Neh 10Y4 Day 20 – Gen 21; Matt 20; Neh 10
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 21 I am lost as to the purpose of this story about the pact and covenant between Abraham and Abimelech. I ...
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 15 – Gen 16; Matt 15; Neh 5Y4 Day 15 – Gen 16; Matt 15; Neh 5
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 16 I’m thinking about Hagar this morning. Though God’s chosen line was as yet undeveloped, Hagar, as an Egyptian woman, clearly ...
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 12 – Gen 13; Matt 12; Neh 2Y4 Day 12 – Gen 13; Matt 12; Neh 2
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 13 Lot had a choice to make. He chose the well-watered Jordan valley. I have no idea what his thought process ...
Y4 Day 11 – Gen 12; Matt 11; Neh 1Y4 Day 11 – Gen 12; Matt 11; Neh 1
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 12 When we walk with God, the way things are now is not how they will be. We see this in ...
Y4 Day 10 – Gen 11; Matt 10; Ezra 10Y4 Day 10 – Gen 11; Matt 10; Ezra 10
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 11 One of the statements God made when the people united to build the Tower of Babel was, “…and now nothing ...
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 3 – Gen 3; Matt 3; Ezra 3Y4 Day 3 – Gen 3; Matt 3; Ezra 3
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 3 “The woman saw that the tree was…desirable to make one wise” (from Gen. 3:6). Wisdom comes from God alone. If ...
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. ...
Y4 Day 1 – Gen 1; Matt 1; Ezra 1Y4 Day 1 – Gen 1; Matt 1; Ezra 1
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 1 God didn’t just create living things. He created life. What I mean is that God made living things that passed ...
Y3 Day 29 – Gen 47; Gen 48-49; Gen 50Y3 Day 29 – Gen 47; Gen 48-49; Gen 50
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 47 After Joseph acquired all the silver and livestock in the land of Egypt, the people came to him offering themselves ...
Y3 Day 28 – Gen 43-44; Gen 45-46Y3 Day 28 – Gen 43-44; Gen 45-46
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 43-44 I mentioned yesterday that Jesus asks us to sacrifice the things we love the most. That is because these are ...
Y3 Day 27 – Gen 40-41; Gen 42Y3 Day 27 – Gen 40-41; Gen 42
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 40-41 Joseph had a lot of just cause for bitterness and anger against others in his life. His brothers – his ...
Y3 Day 26 – Gen 37; Gen 38; Gen 39Y3 Day 26 – Gen 37; Gen 38; Gen 39
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 37 I noticed another one of those interesting little details in this chapter this morning. I have long known that God ...
Y3 Day 25 – Gen 34; Gen 35; Gen 36Y3 Day 25 – Gen 34; Gen 35; Gen 36
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 34 I hear it – Satan’s lie in Hamor and Shechem’s request. “Intermarry with us…. Live with us. The land is ...
Y3 Day 24 – Gen 31; Gen 32-33Y3 Day 24 – Gen 31; Gen 32-33
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 31 Jacob’s story here is consistent with what I see of the Christian life. Jesus said that people would persecute us ...
Y3 Day 23 – Gen 28; Gen 29-30Y3 Day 23 – Gen 28; Gen 29-30
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 28 Funny, that the Bible doesn’t speak much about Terah, Abraham’s father. From what I see, God’s entire promised family line ...
Y3 Day 22 – Gen 25-26; Gen 27Y3 Day 22 – Gen 25-26; Gen 27
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 25-26 God is faithful to His promises, and His promises aren’t only for His chosen people. Though Ishmael was not of ...