Aug 1 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Micah 4:1-7:20

Micah, who worked at the same time as Isaiah, speaks of the same themes as Isaiah. Micah 4:1-3 is the same as Isaiah 2:1-4. Micah 5:2 tells the city of the Messiah's birth. Micah 6:8 should be memorized by all of us.

Aug 2 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Chronicles 32:1;Isaiah 36:1;II Kings 18:13-16;II Chronicles 32:2-8;II Kings 18:17-26;II Chronicles 32:9-14;Isaiah 36:2-11;II Kings 18:27-35;II Chronicles 32:15,16,18,19;Isaiah 36:12-20

Assyria, who had destroyed Israel, now threatens Judah. Rabshakeh, a spokesman for Assyria, blasphemes the God of Judah.

Aug 3 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Isaiah 29:1-31:9

Isaiah pleads with his people to face God honestly. They must not depend upon foreign powers to fight their enemies!

Aug 4 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Isaiah 32:1-33:24;

Today's reading begins with a strong sermon against those who think too highly of themselves, God says, “I will be exalted” (33:10).

II Kings 18:36,37;Isaiah 36:21,22;II Kings 19:1;Isaiah 37:1

The last readings speak of Hezekiah's humility before God.

Aug 5 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 19:2-7;Isaiah 37:2-7;Psalm 44;

Hezekiah seeks for the help of Isaiah against the Assyrians.
Psalm 44 is a remembrance of God's ability to save.

II Chronicles 32:17;II Kings 19:8-13;Isaiah 37:8-13;II Chronicles 32:20;II Kings 19:14-19;Isaiah 37:14-20

Then Assyria's leaders speak against God again. But Hezekiah does not give up.Instead, he prays to God.

Aug 6 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Psalm 73;II Kings 19:20-34;Isaiah 37:21-35;II Kings 19:35,36;II Chronicles32:21,22;Isaiah 37:36,37;Psalm 75

In Psalm 73, the writer tells us of a process of reasoning that results in his statement, “Truly God is good!”
Then we have the stories of Isaiah's instructions to Hezekiah and the destruction of 185,000 Assyrians by the angel of Jehovah.
In Psalm 75, the fact that “God is the Judge” is affirmed.

Aug 7 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Psalm 76;II Chronicles 32:23,27-30;II Kings 20:12-20;Isaiah 39:1-8;II Chronicles 32:31-33;II Kings 20:21

Psalm 76 teaches us that God is to be feared because He is so mighty (powerful; able).
The next series of readings is about the last days of Hezekiah.
Then Manasseh, his son, begins his reign of 55 years. Most of these years were very evil. His reign began in about 697 BC.

Aug 8 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 17:24-41;21:1-9;II Chronicles 33:1-9;II Kings 21:10-15;II Chronicles 33:10;

The first readings are proof of the evil ways of Manasseh.

Isaiah 22:15-25;II Kings 19:37;Isaiah 37:38;II Kings 21:16;

Isaiah 22 presents a ray of hope in the midst of the certainty of the coming captivity of Judah.

II Chronicles 33:11-17;II Kings 21:17,18;II Chronicles 33:18-20

Now Manasseh repents and brings forth fruit “meet for repentance” (Matthew 3:8).

Aug 9 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 21:19-22;II Chronicles 33:21-23;II Kings 21:23,25,26;II Chronicles 33:24;

Amon (South; 2 evil years).

II Kings 21:24;II Chronicles 33:25;34:1,2;II Kings 22:1,2;23:25;

Josiah (South; 31 good years).

Nahum 1:1-3:19

Nahum is primarily a prophecy of the fall of Nineveh (Assyria). This proves that Nineveh had gone back into sin after the preaching of Jonah many years earlier.

Aug 10 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Chronicles 34:3-7;

The first reading refers to the 5 work of Josiah.

Jeremiah 1:1-3:5

Then, we are introduced to the “Weeping Prophet” (Jeremiah), in the
thirteenth year of Josiah.

Aug 11 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Zephaniah 1:1-3:20

In about 620 BC, Zephaniah prophesies of “the Coming Day of Jehovah.”

Aug 12 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 22:3-7;II Chronicles 34:8-13;II Kings 22:8-20;II Chronicles 34:14-28;II Kings 23:1-3;II Chronicles 34:29-32;

Now we learn of the great reforms of Josiah through Hilkiah the priest.

Jeremiah 3:6-25

Here is another warning of the coming judgment on Judah.

Aug 13 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 4:1-6:30

Jeremiah is grieved over Judah's sins and the coming punishment from God through Babylon. Judah REFUSES to repent (see 6:16,17).

Aug 14 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 23:21-23,26,27;II Chronicles 35:1-19;II Kings 23:4-20,24;II Chronicles 34:33;

Josiah continues his reforms according to the Law of Moses.

Jeremiah 7:1-8:22

Jeremiah continues his warnings against Judah if the people don't truly repent.

Aug 15 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 9:1-12:17

More charges are brought against Judah, ending with God's statement that if they do not obey, they will be destroyed.

Aug 16 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 23:28-30;II Chronicles 35:20-27;

Josiah is killed in a battle against Egypt.

II Kings 23:31,32;II Chronicles 36:1-3;II Kings 23:33,34;II Chronicles 36:4;Jeremiah 22:10-12;

Jehoahaz (South; 3 evil months).

II Kings 23:35-37;II Chronicles 36:5;

Jehoiakim (South; 11 evil years).

Jeremiah 27:1-11

God says he has given the land to Nebuchadnezzar.

Aug 17 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 26:1-19;

Jeremiah's life is spared after serious threats.

Habakkuk 1:1-3:19

Habakkuk's cry is, “Why Do God's People Suffer?” (610 BC).

Aug 18 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 35:1-19;

Jeremiah 35 is one of the truly remarkable stories of the Bible: the convictions of the Rechabites.

Jeremiah 25:15-38;Daniel 1:1-3;Jeremiah 25:1-11;36:1-8; 45:1-5; 46:1-12;II Kings 24:7

Now we see a little bit of how the lives of Jeremiah (older) and Daniel (younger) overlapped as they served God faithfully in different places during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel is taken captive in about 605 BC.

Aug 19 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Daniel 1:4-20;

The convictions of Daniel and his friends ought to impress everyone. Let us resolve to take such a strong stand, too. Do not ever let peer pressure lead you into compromise.

Jeremiah 26:20-24;22:13-19; 36:9;

These readings show once again how corrupt the people had become. The martyrdom of Urijah and the sparing of Jeremiah remind us of a similar story about James and Peter in Acts 12.

Daniel 2:1-49

Daniel 2 is one of the most important of all Old Testament chapters. A failure to use it properly results in many misunderstandings. The dream of Nebuchadnezzar has five kingdoms:
1. Babylon (612-539 BC).
2. Medo-Persia (539-331 BC).
3. Greece (331-64 BC).
4. Rome (64 BC-AD 476).
5. The Church of Christ (established in the days of the Roman Empire; Matthew 16:18,19;Mark 9:1; Acts 2:1-47; AD 30).

Aug 20 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 36:10-32;13:1-15:21

Chapter 36 is the remarkable story of the burning of God's word - but it was not “destroyed,” for God caused it to be written again.
In chapters 13-15, more signs of Judah's certain fall are given.

Aug 21 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 16:1-18:23

First, God tells Jeremiah not to get married due to the great punishment that was coming (chapter 16). Second, more sins of Judah are given and condemned (chapter 17). Third, Jeremiah gives the famous lesson on the potter and the clay (chapter 18).

Aug 22 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 19:1-20:18;II Kings 24:1;

Chapter 19 tells of the sign of the potter's vessel (flask). In chapter 20, Jeremiah is persecuted by Pashur.

Jeremiah 47:1-48:47

Chapter 47 is against various heathens, while chapter 48 is against Moab (descendant of Lot; Genesis 19:37).

Aug 23 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 49:1-39;

The fall of several nations is predicted in Jeremiah 49.

II Kings 24:2-4;II Chronicles 36:6,7;Jeremiah 52:28;II Kings 24:5,6;II Chronicles 36:8;

Then we go back to more of the historical events of Jeremiah's day.

II Kings 24:8,9;II Chronicles 36:9;

Jehoiachin (South; 3 evil months).

Jeremiah 22:24-30;

Jeremiah 22:30 is VERY important. It teaches that no descendant of Jehoiachin (including Jesus) would EVER prosper as a king in the earthly city of Jerusalem. This DESTROYS all forms of premillennialism, no matter how popular it is in our time.

II Kings 24:10-16;II Chronicles 36:10;Esther 2:5,6

The other readings tell about some who were carried away to Babylon.

Aug 24 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

II Kings 24:17-20;II Chronicles 36:11-16;Jeremiah 37:1,2;52:1,2;

Zedekiah (South; 11 evil years)

Jeremiah 21:1-14; 22:1-9,20-23;

In Jeremiah 21 and 22, he prophecies against Zedekiah.

Jeremiah 23:1-40

In Chapter 23, he predicts the coming of the BRANCH (Christ; see Zechariah 3:8; 6:12,13), and warns the priests and prophets.

Aug 25 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 24:1-10;27:12-22;29:1-30:24

Chapter 24 is his lesson about the two baskets of figs.
Chapter 27:12-22 is addressed to Zedekiah.
Chapter 29 is the record of letters to the captives. Chapter 30 is a chapter that gives them hope in spite of their sins.

Aug 26 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Jeremiah 31:1-40;28:1-17;51:59

Jeremiah 31 contains the famous promise of a new covenant, fulfilled by the giving of the New Testament (vv. 31-34; Hebrews 8:6-13).
Chapter 28 deals with a false prophecy by Hananiah.
The last verse for this reading tells of a trip Jeremiah took to Babylon at this time.

Aug 27 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Ezekiel 1:1-3:27

The year of Ezekiel's call was 592 BC. In these three chapters, he views the glory of God, is told of his mission among a wicked people, and receives the duties of a watchman.

Aug 28 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Ezekiel 4:1-6:14

The signs of the tile and the knife portray the siege and fall of Jerusalem. The reason he gives is idolatry (chapter 6).

Aug 29 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Ezekiel 7:1-10:22

In chapter 7, the overthrow of the land is seen. In the rest of the reading, we see God's withdrawal from the temple as a result of their many sins.

Aug 30 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Ezekiel 11:1-13:23

Chapter 11 has the record of the 25 evil rulers. At the end of the chapter, God's glory leaves the city. Chapter 12 is about two more signs showing that the fall was certain. Chapter 13 is against the false prophets and prophetesses.

Aug 31 - (Online Reading Links - KJV | NKJV | NIV | NASB)

Ezekiel 14:1-16:63

Ezekiel 14 shows God's attitude toward idolatry and idolaters. Chapter 15 is a parable of the vine. Chapter 16 is a picture of Jerusalem as God's child - unfaithful and ungrateful. Punishment is deserved.