Study - Reading

The chronological Bible reading schedule and daily comments are taken directly from:
Skip Andrew's Chronological Reading Schedule.
The daily links are to each day's reading (King James Version) at BibleGateway.com.

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Reading
Comments
Aug 1
 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
 Assyria, who had destroyed Israel, now threatens Judah. Rabshakeh, a
spokesman for Assyria, blasphemes the God of Judah.
Aug 3
 Isaiah pleads with his people to face God honestly. They must not depend
upon foreign powers to fight their enemies!
Aug 4
 Today's reading begins with a strong sermon against those who think too
highly of themselves, God says, “I will be exalted” (33:10).
The last readings speak of Hezekiah's humility before God.
Aug 5
 Hezekiah seeks for the help of Isaiah against the Assyrians.
Psalm 44 is a remembrance of God's ability to save.
Then Assyria's leaders speak against God again. But Hezekiah does not give
up.Instead, he prays to God.
Aug 6
 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

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
 The first readings are proof of the evil ways of Manasseh.
Isaiah 22 presents a ray of hope in the midst of the certainty of the coming
captivity of Judah.
Now Manasseh repents and brings forth fruit “meet for repentance”
(Matthew 3:8).
Aug 9
 Amon (South; 2 evil years).
Josiah (South; 31 good years).
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
 The first reading refers to the 5 work of Josiah.
Then, we are introduced to the “Weeping Prophet” (Jeremiah), in the
thirteenth year of Josiah.
Aug 11
 In about 620 BC, Zephaniah prophesies of “the Coming Day of Jehovah.”
Aug 12
 Now we learn of the great reforms of Josiah through Hilkiah the priest.
Here is another warning of the coming judgment on Judah.
Aug 13
 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
 Josiah continues his reforms according to the Law of Moses.
Jeremiah continues his warnings against Judah if the people don't truly
repent.
Aug 15
 More charges are brought against Judah, ending with God's statement that if
they do not obey, they will be destroyed.
Aug 16
 Josiah is killed in a battle against Egypt.
Jehoahaz (South; 3 evil months).
Jehoiakim (South; 11 evil years).
God says he has given the land to Nebuchadnezzar.
Aug 17
 Jeremiah's life is spared after serious threats.
Habakkuk's cry is, “Why Do God's People Suffer?” (610 BC).
Aug 18
 Jeremiah 35 is one of the truly remarkable stories of the Bible: the
convictions of the Rechabites.
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
 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.
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 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
 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
 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
 Chapter 19 tells of the sign of the potter's vessel (flask). In chapter 20,
Jeremiah is persecuted by Pashur.
Chapter 47 is against various heathens, while chapter 48 is against Moab
(descendant of Lot; Genesis 19:37).

Aug 23

 The fall of several nations is predicted in Jeremiah 49.
Then we go back to more of the historical events of Jeremiah's day.
Jehoiachin (South; 3 evil months).
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.
The other readings tell about some who were carried away to Babylon.
Aug 24

Zedekiah (South; 11 evil years)
In Jeremiah 21 and 22, he prophecies against Zedekiah.
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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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.