One Year Bible

December 19 Zephaniah 1:1-3:20Revelation 10:1-11Psalm 138:1-8Proverbs 30:11-14  Zephaniah 1:1 – There’s a debate as to whether Hezekiah, the ancestor of Zephaniah, was the King of Judah, if so – that …

December 18Habakkuk 1:1-3:19Revelation 9:1-21Psalm 137:1-9Proverbs 30:10  Habakkuk 1:1 – J. Vernon McGee has an interesting take on Habakkuk:  I call him the doubting Thomas of the Old Testament because he …

December 17Nahum 1:1-3:19Revelation 8:1-13Psalm 136:1-26Proverbs 30:7-9  Nahum 1:1 – Nahum means “comforter” – but there is little comfort in this book. We’ve jumped ahead 150 years since the book of …

December 16Micah 5:1-7:20Revelation 7:1-17Psalm 135:1-21Proverbs 30:5-6  Micah 5:2 – Read thru this verse again. A promised ruler in Israel, that is from everlasting? Who can that be other than God? …

December 15Micah 1:1-4:13Revelation 6:1-17Psalm 134:1-3Proverbs 30:1-4  Micah 1:1 –  Micah is a contemporary of Isaiah – he was around in the days of  Hezekiah. Notice that even during good king …

December 14Jonah 1:1-4-11Revelation 5:1-14Psalm 133:1-3Proverbs 29:26-27  Jonah 1:1 – This wasn’t the first prophetic message of Jonah.  He was a popular prophet of victory, and we know he’s from Gath …

December 13Obadiah 1:1-21Revelation 4:1-11Psalm 132:1-18Proverbs 29:24-25  Obadiah 1:1 – From J. Vernon McGee: The name Obadiah means “servant of Jehovah.” He is one of four prophets about whom we know …

December 12Amos 7:1-9:15Revelation 3:7-22Psalm 131:1-3Proverbs 29:23  Amos 7:3 – Notice how powerful prayer is? God’s judgment by grasshoppers was stopped. Judgment by fire was stopped in Amos 7:6. Similar to …

December 11Amos 4:1-6:14Revelation 2:18-3:6Psalm 130:1-8Proverbs 29:21-22  Amos 4:2 – Not much has changed between ancient Egyptian fish hooks and today’s fish hooks. Amos 4:6 – “Cleanness of teeth” is not …

December 10Amos 1:1-3:15Revelation 2:1-17Psalm 129:1-8Proverbs 29:19-20  Amos 1:1 – Who was Amos? A herdsman as opposed to the influential Isaiah who lived at the same time. In Amos 7:14 we’ll …

December 9Joel 1:1-3:21Revelation 1:1-20Psalm 128:1-6Proverbs 29:18  Joel 1:4 – This event is the biggest event in 5 generations (Joel 1:2-3), and has 4 layers of destruction (Joel 1:4).  Joel 1:14 …

December 8Hosea 10:1-14:9Jude 1:1-25Psalm 127:1-5Proverbs 29:15-17  Hosea 10:12 – This chapter has been difficult to read, but this verse is clear. “Break up your fallow ground: for it is time …

December 7Hosea 6:1-9:173 John 1:1-14Psalm 126:1-6Proverbs 29:12-14  Hosea 6:1 – We’ve read so much about judgment in the previous chapters, we have hope in this verse. Return to the LORD …

December 6Hosea 4:1-5:152 John 1:1-13Psalm 125:1-5Proverbs 29:9-11  Hosea 4:2 – Note the sins: Swearing (Leviticus 19:12/3rd Commandment), Lying (9th Commandment), Killing (6th Commandment), Stealing (8th Commandment), Adultery (7th Commandment). The …

December 5Hosea 1:1-3:51 John 5:1-21Psalm 124:1-8Proverbs 29:5-8  Hosea 1:1 – Hosea is a unique story. Rich Christiano has produced a great movie on the book of Hosea, Amazing Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agtN64fdNF8 Hosea …

December 4Daniel 11:36-12:131 John 4:1-21Psalm 123:1-4Proverbs 29:2-4  Daniel 11:36 – Between yesterday and today, we just leapfrogged the entire Church Age. Yesterday’s reading described events from 2,000 years ago. Today’s …

December 3Daniel 11:2-351 John 3:7-24Psalm 122:1-9Proverbs 29:1  Daniel 11:2 – In today’s reading we’ll go from Daniel’s present day (fall of Babylon 539 BC) to the Maccabean Revolt in 164 BC. …

December 2 Daniel 9:1-11:1 1 John 2:18-3:6 Psalm 121:1-8 Proverbs 28:27-28 Daniel 9:2 – Prophecy is easier to be understood at the time when it is being fulfilled, as opposed …

December 1Daniel 8:1-271 John 2:1-17Psalm 120:1-7Proverbs 28:25-26  Welcome to December! You are in the final month of the year, and it’s been an incredible time of digging into God’s Word! …

November 30Daniel 7:1-281 John 1:1-10Psalm 119:153-176Proverbs 28:23-24 Daniel 7:1 – Nebuchadnezzar had dreams,  now Daniel has his own dream. Notice also that this chapter is not in chronological order. According …