May 20, 2013

Dear Friends,

 

            As we continue our journey through the scriptures, our Old Testament reading for this week will move us from the last days of King Saul to the beginning of the reign of King David, who reunited the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel into one nation of God's people.  In II Samuel 7, we will read of God's promise to establish his "house" with David which serves as the great Messianic prophecy for God's people, the line from which Christ will descend 1,000 years in the future.  In John's gospel, we will move to the events just prior to Jesus' final entry into Jerusalem, including the raising of Lazarus from the dead.  Our reading from Psalms will bring us to the longest chapter in the Bible in Psalm 119, which is a celebration of the Law of God.  Finally, the wisdom of God continues to be revealed to us in our reading of Proverbs. 

            May God continue to guide us as we read his word together.

 

Grace & Peace,

 

Tom Lovell

 

 

A YEAR WITH THE BIBLE.  Below are the daily readings for this week thru Sunday.  You may also read or listen online at http://dailyaudiobible.com.

 

Date	Old Testament	New Testament	Psalms	Proverbs
May 20	I Samuel 26:1-28:25	John 11:1-54	117:1-2	15:22-23
May 21	I Samuel 29:1-31:13	John  11:55-12:19	118:1-18	15:24-26
May 22	II Samuel 1:1-2:11	John 12:20-50	118:19-29	15:27-28
May 23	II Samuel 2:12-3:39	John 13:1-30	119:1-16	15:29-30
May 24	II Samuel  4:1-6:23	John 13:31-14:14	119:17-32	15:31-32
May 25	II Samuel 7:1-8:18	John 14:15-31	119:33-48	15:33
May 26	II Samuel 9:1-11:27	John 15:1-27	119:48-64	16:1-3