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
Jul 1
 Uzziah (Azariah; South; 52 good years). The date is about 810 BC.
Jeroboam II (North; 41 evil years). The date is about 825 BC.
Jul 2
 The first verse shows when he did his work. His addresses to “Israel,”
“Ephraim,”and “Samaria” show that he preached mainly to the North.
Jul 3
 In the midst of all this sin among God's people, Jonah actually went to their
worst enemy and brought Nineveh (the capital of Assyria) to repentance with
the word of God.
Jul 4
 Now Amos begins to prophesy against the sins of various nations.
Jul 5
 He continues to predict doom, particularly upon the people of God who had
gone into many sins.
Jul 6
 Amos meets an enemy, the priest Amaziah, in chapter 7. He closes out his
book with more proof of the fall of his people and a prediction of the church
in 9:11-15 that is referred to in Acts 15:13-18.
Jul 7
 Zachariah (North; 6 evil months).
Shallum (North; 1 evil month).
Menahem (North; 10 evil years).
Here is also a brief statement about Uzziah of the south at this time.
Pekahiah (North; 2 evil years). It is at this time that Assyria is the world
power—soon to conquer Israel for her sins.
Jul 8
 In the year that Uzziah died, Isaiah had this vision.
Pekah (North; 20 evil years).
Jotham (South; 16 good years).
Like Hosea, Isaiah dates his work by listing the kings who reigned when he
prophesied. There are great contrasts in these two chapters between the
sinfulness of his people and the glory of the church that was to be established
in Acts 2.
Jul 9
 Isaiah continues to show why punishment is deserved.
Jul 10
 Micah continues with the same theme as Isaiah.
These verses speak of the end of the reign of Jotham in Judah.
Ahaz (South; 16 evil years).
Here are predictions about the virgin-born Christ among some of Isaiah's
prophecies (see also Matthew 1 and Luke 1). Make special notes about the
characteristics of Immanuel that are given here.
Jul 11
 Again Isaiah is back to the theme of punishment.
Israel and Syria (Damacus) fail in a conspiracy against Judah.
Here is a statement of confidence in God.
Jul 12
 Damascus is to be judged (Damascus was the capitol of Syria).
Ahaz sets up pagan worship in Jerusalem.
Hoshea (North; 9 evil years).
Hezekiah (South; 29 good years).
Jul 13
 Now Isaiah and Hosea announce the fate of Ephraim (North).
Jul 14

Here is a great story of true unity in worship; Israel and Judah obey God
together!
Then they proceed to destroy idols.
However, Micah warns of a sad future due to more sin.

Jul 15
 Hoshea, the last king of the North, is taken prisoner (about 722 BC). Hosea,
the prophet, speaks of Israel's punishment.
Jul 16
 In spite of the fact that God's wrath against Ephraim (Israel) was justified, He
would not pour out all of His punishment and He would offer them hope—
again! If they would only return to God...
Jul 17

Now Israel falls. The time is 722/721 BC.
Psalm 80 is a plea for God to look at them in favor again.
Now our readings are of Judah alone (721-606 BC). Hezekiah is still king in
the South. Isaiah begins to prophesy against various wicked nations,
including Palestina (the Philistines) and Moab.

Jul 18

Isaiah 16 is more against Moab.
Then Hezekiah fights against Philistia and Amalek.
Finally, Isaiah prophesies against Ethiopia and Egypt.

Jul 19

Isaiah 23 is against the evil seaport of Tyre.
Then he predicts the punishment of Assyria.
Isaiah 11 is one of his great prophecies of the kingdom/church of Christ.
Isaiah 12 is a psalm of thanksgiving.

Jul 20

Here is the judgment of Babylon and a ray of hope for the future (the
Christian age).
Isaiah 24 is a prediction of judgments that were to come upon Judah.
In chapter 25, Judah rejoices over deliverances.
Jul 21

In chapter 26, Judah continues to sing of deliverance.
In Isaiah 27, the oppressor is judged.
Jul 22
 The first reading sounds an ominous note for the future of Judah.
The second reading deals with the Lord's vengeance and victory.

Jul 23

 We begin with Hezekiah's sickness and recovery.
Isaiah 40 is a chapter of comfort, referring to the work of John the Baptist
and the following events (see 40:3-5).
Jul 24
 The contrast between idolatry and the Servant (Christ) of God is sharply
drawn by Isaiah in this reading. Note how often the audience is challenged
by God to consider what He has done and can do.
Jul 25
 Isaiah continues to open up the future for his audience. One of the great
predictions of all time is in 44:28-45:7, where Isaiah predicts the work of
Cyrus the Great well over 100 years before it occurred, and then says that the purpose of this prophecy is so that men can KNOW that Jehovah is the
ONLY true God (see 45:5-7)!
Jul 26
 In chapter 48, God justifies His anger. In chapters 49 and 50, Isaiah discusses the role of God's Servant.
Jul 27
 This reading begins with God's calling people to faithfulness and ends with
one of the most famous pieces of all literature: Isaiah 53, the portrait of
Isaiah's Suffering Servant: Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God Who takes away
the sins of the world (John 1:29). The fact that the suffering of Jesus was
known and predestined before it occurred is devastating to the doctrine of
pre-millennialism, which teaches that the rejection of Jesus by the Jews was a
“surprise”!
Jul 28
 Here is God's commitment to mankind, and His invitation for all to come to
Him and follow His ways.
Jul 29
 In chapters 57 and 58 we have a contrast between what God wants and what He gets from men. In chapter 59 we have His call for man to depart from all sin.
Jul 30
 Here is a figurative description of the work and kingdom of Christ. Some of
this is quoted in the New Testament. Also, note that 62:2 is one of the places
where we have a reference to the fact that the Gentiles would be a part of this
kingdom/church. This is one of many proofs that the church is not an
“afterthought,” but was in God's mind all along (Ephesians 3:10,11).
Jul 31
 Isaiah 64 is a plea for God to not be angry with sinners anymore, but to give
them (us) another opportunity. In chapter 65, Jehovah responds with a
pledge to hear. Isaiah's book closes with a call from God for us to hear,
obey, and be blessed.