Read through the Bible…2018

Another Roman New Year – have you made your ‘resolutions?’

Let me challenge you to read through the Bible – in a year.  While it may seem a daunting task it’s easily done.  Less than 15 minutes a day - and the wealth of discovery in reading our Father’s Word?  Priceless!

Over the years I’ve used a variety of programs, such as chronological and many sites offer variations, such as:  Bible Study Tools, Ligonier Ministries, Back to the Bible (to name a few - not to mention the plethora of apps).

I toyed with reading through chronologically; however, I’m still studying/researching the original order of the books of the Bible and decided to follow this plan:

1-Jan	Genesis 1-3	LAW Part 1 Genesis = In the Beginning
2-Jan	Genesis 4-7
3-Jan	Genesis 8-11
4-Jan	Genesis 12-15
5-Jan	Genesis 16-18
6-Jan	Genesis 19-21
7-Jan	Genesis 22-24
8-Jan	Genesis 25-26
9-Jan	Genesis 27-29
10-Jan	Genesis 30-31
11-Jan	Genesis 32-34
12-Jan	Genesis 35-37
13-Jan	Genesis 38-40
14-Jan	Genesis 41-42
15-Jan	Genesis 43-45
16-Jan	Genesis 46-47
17-Jan	Genesis 48-50
18-Jan	Exodus 1-3	LAW Part 2 Exodus = These are the Names
19-Jan	Exodus 4-6
20-Jan	Exodus 7-9
21-Jan	Exodus 10-12
22-Jan	Exodus 13-15
23-Jan	Exodus 16-18
24-Jan	Exodus 19-21
25-Jan	Exodus 22-24
26-Jan	Exodus 25-27
27-Jan	Exodus 28-29
28-Jan	Exodus 30-32
29-Jan	Exodus 33-35
30-Jan	Exodus 36-38
31-Jan	Exodus 39-40

Christ-Mass Is It Scriptural

Originally blogged 11/21/11 on Melissa’s Musing – edited for errors and/or link malfunctions.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. ~ John 4:24

I had been sent to Sunday School as a young child up until about the 3rd grade.  Then my family took up with the Jehovah's Witnesses (egads!) who said all the holidays were pagan.  Imagine!

Needless to say, I was quite distressed to learn I had been lied to!  December 25th was not the birth of Christ Jesus?

As I grew into adulthood, I *celebrated* the *holidays* not for any particular religious reasons, simply for the fun and idolatry.  I enjoyed the music, the mood, the secrets, the gifts.

When Father caused me to be born again, I wanted to know what the *holidays* were about, where they came from, and more importantly, what did HE say about them and how did HE want them done.

No where in Scripture could I find any definitive date, nor instruction on celebrating Jesus' birth.  I was shocked!  What?!?! Nor any of the other *holidays* that are commonly thought of as *Christian*.

I have been studying this topic since becoming a Christian (1990).  I have to confess that originally my mission was to discover what *holidays* were outlined in Scripture, how they were celebrated and then *perform* to the standard.  I had a very Pharisee based attitude.

I read the Word, I searched, I studied, I researched, I prayed - a lot.  I found nothing in God's Word indicating that He wanted the birth of HIS son celebrated.  Nothing about Easter, Good Friday, etc. etc. zip, zilch, nada, not one iota.

(As a note, Easter is NOT commanded in the Word...nor is a continuation of the Feasts which Jesus fulfilled.  We are to remember Him by breaking bread as oft as we come together.  Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread and Feast of First Fruits might be done in remembrance, as long as one does not think they must be done in order to establish and/or secure their salvation or sanctification.)

I had to then grapple with the thought (gag) surely the JW's were not correct?  I staunchly affirm that the Jehovah Witnesses are a cult.  That they have and continue to pervert the Word of God.  They use 'scare' tactics to keep their 'people' in line. 'Nuff said.

I am including some information that I have gleaned over the years as I researched and studied the issue.  My prayerful request to any reading.  Pray.  Read the Word.  Do not 'stick' with your denominational teachings (on any subject if you cannot substantiate it in the Word of God), what you were raised with, or that is what we have always done.

Truly, please pray about the issue, seek HIM and HIS wisdom over the issue.  Praying for the Bride that she will come out of 'her' and be set apart and holy unto Him.

Xmas

10 Reasons Christmas is Unscriptural

Previously Chapel Library offered these tracts as well (currently unavailable):

Is Christmas Christian
The Truth About Christmas, Lent, Good Friday and Easter


I browsed through this blog post...it has some interesting information, specifically about Roman Catholicism.

What Is Christ-Mass and Should You Be Merry About It?

December - Read Through the Bible

1-Dec	Romans 1-3	ABC's of Christian Doctrine
2-Dec	Romans 4-7
3-Dec	Romans 8-10
4-Dec	Romans 11-13
5-Dec	Romans 14-16
6-Dec	1 Corinthians 1-4
7-Dec	1 Corinthians 5-8
8-Dec	1 Corinthians 9-11
9-Dec	1 Corinthians 12-14
10-Dec	1 Corinthians 15-16
11-Dec	2 Corinthians 1-4
12-Dec	2 Corinthians 5-9
13-Dec	2 Corinthians 10-13
14-Dec	Galatians 1-3
15-Dec	Galatians 4-6
16-Dec	Ephesians 1-3	XYZ's of Doctrine
17-Dec	Ephesians 4-6
18-Dec	Philippians 1-4
19-Dec	Colossians 1-4
20-Dec	1 Thessalonians
21-Dec	2 Thessalonians
22-Dec	Hebrews 1-6
23-Dec	Hebrews 7-10
24-Dec	Hebrews 11-13
25-Dec	1 Timothy 1-6
26-Dec	2 Timothy 1-4
27-Dec	Titus 1-3; Philemon
28-Dec	Revelation 1-5
29-Dec	Revelation 6-11
30-Dec	Revelation 12-18
31-Dec	Revelation 19-22

November - Read Through the Bible

1-Nov	Luke 12-13
2-Nov	Luke 14-16
3-Nov	Luke 17-18
4-Nov	Luke 19-20
5-Nov	Luke 21-22
6-Nov	Luke 23-24
7-Nov	John 1-2
8-Nov	John 3-4
9-Nov	John 5-6
10-Nov	John 7-8
11-Nov	John 9-10
12-Nov	John 11-12
13-Nov	John 13-15
14-Nov	John 16-18
15-Nov	John 19-21
16-Nov	Acts 1-3
17-Nov	Acts 4-6
18-Nov	Acts 7-8
19-Nov	Acts 9-10
20-Nov	Acts 11-13
21-Nov	Acts 14-16
22-Nov	Acts 17-19
23-Nov	Acts 20-22
24-Nov	Acts 23-25
25-Nov	Acts 26-28
26-Nov	James 1-5
27-Nov	1 Peter 1-5
28-Nov	2 Peter 1-3
29-Nov	1 John 1-5
30-Nov	2 John; 3 John; Jude

Mark 6:39 - Green Grass

Daily reading and paused over this passage:

Mar 6:39  And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

Not just grass, green grass, which I find interesting.  Again, after how many readings and I just now noticed the adjective?

Green – G5515 - From the same as G5514; greenish, that is, verdant, dun-colored: - green, pale.  Total KJV occurrences: 4

·         G5514 - Feminine of apparently a primary word; “green”; Chloe, a Christian female: - Chloe.  Total KJV occurrences: 1

G5515 Uses:

Rev 6:8  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Rev 8:7  The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

Rev 9:4  And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

The word ‘green’ is used 41 times in Scripture – the first usage is in Genesis 1:30.

H24 – From an unused root (meaning to be tender). 8x

H1877 – From H1876; a sprout; by analogy grass. 15x

H3387 – From H3417; green that is, an herb. 1x

H3418 – From H3417 (in the sense of vacuity of color). 6x

H3419 – From the same as H3418; properly green; concretely a vegetable. 5x

H3759 – From H3754; a planted field (garden, orchard, vineyard or park). 14x

H3768 – Of foreign origin; byssus or fine vegetable wool.  1x

H3892 – From an unused root meaning to be new; fresh, that is unused or undried. 6x

H6291 – From an unused root meaning to be torpid, that is, crude; an unripe fig. 1x

H7488 – From an unused root meaning to be green; verdant; by analogy new; figuratively prosperous. 20x

G5200 – From the base of G5202; wet (as if with rain), that is, (by implication) sappy (fresh). 1x

Definitions (courtesy of Oxford Dictionaries) for words highlighted in red.

Verdant – adjective - (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation.

Vacuity – noun - lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness:

Byssus – noun - a fine textile fiber and fabric of flax.

October - Read Through the Bible

1-Oct	2 Chronicles 22-24
2-Oct	2 Chronicles 25-27
3-Oct	2 Chronicles 28-29
4-Oct	2 Chronicles 30-32
5-Oct	2 Chron. 33-34
6-Oct	2 Chron. 35-36
7-Oct	Matthew 1-4
8-Oct	Matthew 5-7
9-Oct	Matthew 8-9
10-Oct	Matthew 10-12
11-Oct	Matthew 13-14
12-Oct	Matthew 15-17
13-Oct	Matthew 18-20
14-Oct	Matthew 21-22
15-Oct	Matthew 23-24
16-Oct	Matthew 25-26
17-Oct	Matthew 27-28
18-Oct	Mark 1-3
19-Oct	Mark 4-5
20-Oct	Mark 6-7
21-Oct	Mark 8-9
22-Oct	Mark 10-11
23-Oct	Mark 12-13
24-Oct	Mark 14
25-Oct	Mark 15-16
26-Oct	Luke 1
27-Oct	Luke 2-3
28-Oct	Luke 4-5
29-Oct	Luke 6-7
30-Oct	Luke 8-9
31-Oct	Luke 10-11

September Read Through the Bible

1-Sep	Daniel 9-10
2-Sep	Daniel 11-12
3-Sep	Ezra 1-2
4-Sep	Ezra 3-5
5-Sep	Ezra 6-7
6-Sep	Ezra 8-10
7-Sep	Nehemiah 1-3
8-Sep	Nehemiah 4-6
9-Sep	Nehemiah 7-8
10-Sep	Nehemiah 9-11
11-Sep	Nehemiah 12-13
12-Sep	1 Chronicles 1-2
13-Sep	1 Chronicles 3-5
14-Sep	1 Chronicles 6
15-Sep	1 Chronicles 7-8
16-Sep	1 Chronicles 9-10
17-Sep	1 Chronicles 11-12
18-Sep	1 Chronicles 13-15
19-Sep	1 Chronicles 16-17
20-Sep	1 Chronicles 18-20
21-Sep	1 Chronicles 21-23
22-Sep	1 Chronicles 24-25
23-Sep	1 Chronicles 26-27
24-Sep	1 Chronicles 28-29
25-Sep	2 Chronicles 1-4
26-Sep	2 Chronicles 5-7
27-Sep	2 Chronicles 8-10
28-Sep	2 Chronicles 11-14
29-Sep	2 Chronicles 15-18
30-Sep	2 Chronicles 19-21

August - Daily Reading

1-Aug	Proverbs 19-21	Wisdom Books
2-Aug	Proverbs 22-23
3-Aug	Proverbs 24-26
4-Aug	Proverbs 27-29
5-Aug	Proverbs 30-31
6-Aug	Job 1-5
7-Aug	Job 6-9
8-Aug	Job 10-13
9-Aug	Job 14-16
10-Aug	Job 17-20
11-Aug	Job 21-23
12-Aug	Job 24-28
13-Aug	Job 29-31
14-Aug	Job 32-34
15-Aug	Job 35-37
16-Aug	Job 38-39
17-Aug	Job 40-42
Festival (6 Books)
18-Aug	Song of Solomon 1-8	Passover
19-Aug	Ruth 1-4	Feast of Pentecost
20-Aug	Lamentations 1-3:36	Ab 10th
21-Aug	Lamentations 3:37-5:22
22-Aug	Ecclesiastes 1-4	Feast of Tabernacles
23-Aug	Ecclesiastes 5-8
24-Aug	Ecclesiastes 9-12
25-Aug	Esther 1-3	Feast of Purim
26-Aug	Esther 4-6
27-Aug	Esther 7-10
Restoration (3 Books)
28-Aug	Daniel 1-2
29-Aug	Daniel 3-4
30-Aug	Daniel 5-6
31-Aug	Daniel 7-8

July 2017

July 2017....may the Word of God be a transforming power in your life.

1-Jul	Psalms 26-31	Wisdom Books
2-Jul	Psalms 32-35
3-Jul	Psalms 36-39
4-Jul	Psalms 40-45
5-Jul	Psalms 46-50
6-Jul	Psalms 51-57
7-Jul	Psalms 58-65
8-Jul	Psalms 66-69
9-Jul	Psalms 70-73
10-Jul	Psalms 74-77
11-Jul	Psalms 78-79
12-Jul	Psalms 80-85
13-Jul	Psalms 86-89
14-Jul	Psalms 90-95
15-Jul	Psalms 96-102
16-Jul	Psalms 103-105
17-Jul	Psalms 106-107
18-Jul	Psalms 108-114
19-Jul	Psalms 115-118
20-Jul	Psalm 119:1-88
21-Jul	Psalm 119:89-176
22-Jul	Psalms 120-132
23-Jul	Psalms 133-139
24-Jul	Psalms 140-145
25-Jul	Psalms 146-150
26-Jul	Proverbs 1-3
27-Jul	Proverbs 4-6
28-Jul	Proverbs 7-9
29-Jul	Proverbs 10-12
30-Jul	Proverbs 13-15
31-Jul	Proverbs 16-18