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
Jun 1	Now Solomon exalts true wisdom (chapters 8,9) and begins a series of brief proverbs.
Jun 2	We continue here with many more brief wise sayings.
Jun 3	The short proverbs continue through these chapters.
Jun 4	The brief wise sayings of Solomon continue, covering many subjects that are needful today.
Jun 5	In chapter 24, the brief proverbs continue. Then, many more of Solomon's proverbs are listed, as recorded by Hezekiah's men.
Jun 6	Chapters 28 and 29 complete the proverbs of Solomon, while chapter 30 is attributed to Agur, the son of Jakeh.
Jun 7	This reading begins with the fall of Solomon and the rise of Jeroboam. This is the setting that serves as an important help in understanding the rest of the Old Testament. Then we begin Ecclesiastes, Solomon's book about the vanity of any life that is not lived in obedience to God, largely drawn from his own personal experience.
Jun 8	Palm 49 has many of the same ideas found in the reading in Ecclesiastes. The chapters in Ecclesiastes give manysources of “vanity” in everyday life. Keep reading— the solution is in chapter 12.
Jun 9	Solomon continues describing the vain lives that people live when they do not obey God. Much of this has the same ring as the book of Proverbs.
Jun 10	Now he reaches his grand conclusion: Life is truly vain without God. Let us therefore respect Him and obey His commandments in order to prepare for judgment. Let us avoid growing old without God, as described in chapter 12.
Jun 11	The year is about 975 BC—the death of Solomon and the beginning of the end for the united kingdom. Soon the country divided into North (Israel) and South (Judah), with Solomon's son, Rehoboam, as king of the South and Jeroboam as king of the North. Also in this reading is part of a chronology of the 12 tribes, beginning with the royal tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10).
Jun 12	Today's readings are the descendants of Levi.
Jun 13	These readings list the descendants of Reuben, Gad, Manasseh, Simeon, Issachar, Naphtali, Ephraim, Asher, and Benjamin.
Jun 14	We are still in 975 BC, with the story that contains the reasons for the division of the kingdom.
Jun 15	I Kings 13 is the famous story of the “young” and “old” prophets and the tragic death of the “young” prophet who believed a lie told by the “old” prophet. Then we have the rest of the wicked reign of Rehoboam (17 years). The next account is of the death of Jeroboam's son. The final sections are about the reign of Abijah, Rehoboam's wicked son (3 years).
Jun 16	War between Jeroboam (22 evil years) and Abijah. Nadab (North; 2 evil years). Baasha (North; 24 evil years). Asa (South; 41 good years). Psalm 77 is a tribute to God for His help in times of trouble.
Jun 17	Today's readings begin with more events in the good reign of Asa. Elah (North; 2 evil years). Zimri (North; 7 evil days). Omri (North; 12 evil years). About 929 BC.
Jun 18	Now we begin the evil reign of Ahab (North; 22 years; 918 BC). Asa dies. Jehoshaphat (South; 25 good years). The work of Elijah begins.
Jun 19	These two chapters contain more of the work of Elijah. Here is the history of war between Israel and Syria.
Jun 20	The wicked Ahab obtains the vineyard of Naboth through treachery and murder. Then the certain downfall of Ahab is predicted by Micaiah.
Jun 21	Here is the record of Ahab's death, while Jehoshaphat is rebuked for having an alliance with Ahab. Psalm 82 is a plea for uprightness. Today's readings close with more of the reign of Jehoshaphat.
Jun 22	Psalm 83 is a plea for God to defeat His enemies. Psalm 46 is a confident statement about God's abilities. The other reading is from the reign of Jehoshaphat.
Jun 23	Ahaziah (North; 2 evil years). Psalm 48 is another praise of God's greatness. The reign of Jehoshaphat continues. Elijah calls down fire from heaven. Jehoram (or, Joram; North; 12 evil years). Elijah is taken from earth by a whirlwind, one of the two men who never died. Who was the other?
Jun 24	Elisha begins his work without Elijah. Jehoram (Joram; South; 8 evil years).
Jun 25	The readings for today begin with more of the works of Elisha. The next readings are from the reign of Joram (or, Jehoram) in Judah. Note that he received a letter from Elijah after Elijah was taken up! Obadiah is mainly a prediction of the downfall of Edom (or, Esau, the nation that came from Israel's twin brother).
Jun 26	Ahaziah (South; 1 evil year). Note that in II Chronicles 22:2, the text says that Ahaziah was 42 when he began to reign. This is obviously a copyist's error; II Kings 8:26 says he was 22 at that time. Here is more of the work of Elisha in the North.
Jun 27	Jehu (North; 28 years of good and evil). The date is about 884 BC. Queen Athaliah (south; 6 evil years).
Jun 28	Joash (Jehoash; South; 40 relatively good years). The date here is about 878 BC.
Jun 29	Jehoahaz (North; 17 evil years). Joel's predictions were of desolations due to sin, a great call to repentance, and a great coming of the Holy Spirit in the last days (see Acts 2:16-21).
Jun 30	Today's reading begins with more of Joash of the South. Jehoash (Joash; North; 16 evil years). Amaziah (South; 29 good years). The date is about 839 BC.