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 312 – Matt 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20; John 21Y3 Day 312 – Matt 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20; John 21
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 28 The soldiers who guarded Jesus’ tomb knew what happened. Actually, I don’t know if they saw Jesus walk away from ...
Y3 Day 310 – Matt 27; Mark 15Y3 Day 310 – Matt 27; Mark 15
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 27 I often marvel at the little things. They are everywhere, and I so often see God in them. I noticed ...
Y3 Day 307 – Matt 25; Matt 26, Mark 14Y3 Day 307 – Matt 25; Matt 26, Mark 14
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 25 Again Jesus said, “For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But ...
Y3 Day 306 – Matt 24; Mark 13; Luke 21:5-38Y3 Day 306 – Matt 24; Mark 13; Luke 21:5-38
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 24 Jesus predicted the destruction of the temple, which happened in 70 A.D. This was the second time God’s temple fell. ...
Y3 Day 305 – Matt 23; Luke 20Y3 Day 305 – Matt 23; Luke 20
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 23 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her.” (Matt. 23:37a). Jerusalem was a city ...
Y3 Day 304 – Matt 22; Mark 12; Luke 21:1-4Y3 Day 304 – Matt 22; Mark 12; Luke 21:1-4
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 22 I was pondering the other day on the concept of the resurrection, not so much as a time or event, ...
Y3 Day 302 – Luke 19; Matt 20; Matt 21Y3 Day 302 – Luke 19; Matt 20; Matt 21
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Luke 19 Yesterday we read about a rich man who became extremely sad after meeting Jesus. Today we read about a rich ...
Y3 Day 301 – Matt 19; Mark 10; Luke 18:15-43Y3 Day 301 – Matt 19; Mark 10; Luke 18:15-43
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Matt. 19 Let go. That is the one simple thing that is required of us to enter into God’s salvation. Yet it ...