Readings for August
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Readings for Aug 01:
Jeremiah 30:1-24 Words for Jeremiah’s book – the time of Jacob’s trouble, and restoration c.606 BC
Jeremiah 31:1-40 More words for the book – rebuilding, regathering, restoring and rejoicing; the new covenant c.606 BC
2Kings 24:1-1 Nebuchadnezzar invades; Jehoiakim submits (606) then rebels (603) c.606 BC
Daniel 1:1-17 Meanwhile, in far off Babylon, 4 young men have learnt from their fathers’ mistakes c.606 BC
Total verses for today = 82
Readings for Aug 02:
Jeremiah 45:1-5 The Lord’s word to Baruch, after he had written all Jeremiah’s words in the book c.606 BC
Jeremiah 46:1-28 The Lord’s word against Pharoah Neco about his immediate defeat by Nebuchadnezzar and prophesying the destruction of Egypt (fulfilled about 571) c.606 BC
Jeremiah 25:1-38 Judah’s 70 year captivity in Babylon prophesied c.606 BC
Jeremiah 36:8-26 Baruch reads Jeremiah’s book to the people; they read it to the King and he burns it leaf by leaf c.606 BC
Total verses for today = 90
Readings for Aug 03:
Jeremiah 18:1-23 Jeremiah in the potter’s house – God’s dealings with Israel c.605 BC
Jeremiah 19:1-15 Jeremiah with the potter’s vessel – God’s judgement coming c.605 BC
Jeremiah 20:1-18 Jeremiah put in the stocks for proclaiming the word of the Lord; his prophesy against Passhur and his complaint to the Lord c.605 BC
Jeremiah 36:27-32 Jeremiah commissioned to have all his words written down in another book to replace the one burned by Jehoiakim c.605 BC
Daniel 1:18-21 Daniel and his 3 friends presented to Nebuchadnezzar, and found to be 10 times wiser than the magicians and astrologers of the Chaldeans c.603 BC
2Kings 24:2-4 Jehoiakim could have done with some of their wisdom! He is attacked by the Chaldeans, Moabites and Ammonites after rebelling against Nebuchadnezzar c.603 BC
Daniel 2:1-23 Nebuchadnezzar’s dream – danger ahead for Daniel! c.603 BC
Total verses for today = 92
Readings for Aug 04:
Daniel 2:24-49 Nebuchadnezzar’s dream interpreted by Daniel c.603 BC
Jeremiah 13:1-27 Jeremiah and the spoilt linen girdle – prophetic of the spoiling of Judah c.602 BC
Jeremiah 14:1-22 Prophecy of a drought; the peoples’ wanderings; and Jeremiah’s intercessions c.601 BC
Jeremiah 15:1-21 Jeremiah’s intercession is in vain, but the Lord promises him deliverance c.601 BC
Total verses for today = 96
Readings for Aug 05:
Jeremiah 16:1-21 But he is not to marry as judgement is coming on the people – they will be scattered, but later regathered c.601 BC
Jeremiah 17:1-27 Judgement is coming because of their iniquity and breaking of the covenant (esp. the Sabbath) c.601 BC
Jeremiah 7:1-34 The word of the Lord in the house of the Lord about the peoples’ empty worship of the Lord c.600 BC
Total verses for today = 82
Readings for Aug 06:
Jeremiah 8:1-22 Backsliding, lack of wisdom, coming judgement; and the pain of the Lord c.600 BC
Jeremiah 9:1-26 The Lord’s pain continued; understanding and knowing Him is the only true glory c.600 BC
Jeremiah 10:1-25 The foolishness of idolatry c.600 BC
Jeremiah 47:1-7 Judgement on the Philistines c.600 BC
Total verses for today = 80
Readings for Aug 07:
Jeremiah 48:1-47 Judgement on Moab c.600 BC
Jeremiah 49:1-33 Judgement on Ammon c.600 BC
Jeremiah 52:28-28 The people taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar in his 7th year c.600 BC
2Chronicles 36:6-8 Jehoiakim captured by Nebuchadnezzar and taken to Babylon, along with some treasures from the Temple c.599 BC
2Kings 24:5-7 Jehoiakim’s death (In Babylon); succession of Jehoiachin; Egypt contained c.599 BC
Total verses for today = 87
Readings for Aug 08:
Jeremiah 29:1-23 Jeremiah’s letter to the captives in Babylon and the promise of restoration after 70 years c.599 BC
2Kings 24:8-16 Accession and reign of Jehoiachin (a.k.a. Jeconiah or Coniah) c.599 BC
2Chronicles 36:9-10 As told by the Chronicler c.599 BC
1Chronicles 3:10-17 Genealogy of Jehoiachin and Zedekiah, from Solomon
Jeremiah 22:20-30 Prophecy against Jehoiachin (see Matt. 1:11-12) – not one of his eight sons reigned after him c.599 BC
Jeremiah 23:1-40 False pastors and prophets, and the Righteous Branch c.599 BC
Total verses for today = 93
Readings for Aug 09:
2Kings 24:17-19 Zedekiah’s accession and reign (Zedekiah means Righteousness of the Lord!) c.599 BC
2Chronicles 36:11-12 As told by the Chronicler c.599 BC
Jeremiah 52:1-3 As told by Jeremiah c.599 BC
Jeremiah 37:1-15 The Babylonians leave the siege of Jerusalem and Jeremiah prophesies their return; he is arrested, falsely charged and imprisoned for most of Zedekiah’s reign c.599 BC
Jeremiah 24:1-10 The two baskets of figs – captivity in Babylon and desertion to Egypt prophesied c.598 BC
Jeremiah 27:1-22 Prophecy about all the nations who will serve Nebuchadnezzar, and the taking of the remaining Temple treasures to Babylon (see Jer. 52:17-23) c.598 BC
Jeremiah 28:1-17 Two prophets, two yokes and two years, but only one outcome c.598 BC
Jeremiah 29:24-32 Correspondence from and to the captives already in Babylon c.597 BC
Jeremiah 49:34-39 Prophecy against Elam, but also restoration for Elam c.598 BC
Total verses for today = 87
Readings for Aug 10:
Jeremiah 50:1-46 Prophecy against Babylon (cf. Rev. 17-18) c.595 BC
Jeremiah 51:1-64 Prophecy against Babylon continued c.595 BC
Total verses for today = 110
Readings for Aug 11:
Ezekiel 1:1-28 Meanwhile, by a river in Babylon, the Heavens are opened to a priest called Ezekiel c.595 BC
Ezekiel 2:1-10 The call of Ezekiel c.595 BC
Ezekiel 3:1-27 Ezekiel to be a watchman c.595 BC
Ezekiel 4:1-17 The siege of Jerusalem – the man becomes the message c.595 BC
Total verses for today = 82
Readings for Aug 12:
Ezekiel 5:1-17 After more than a year lying on one side, he has to shave his head and beard as s sign c.594 BC
Ezekiel 6:1-14 Judgement coming on the land and the people of Israel c.594 BC
Ezekiel 7:1-27 The end has come, the day is here; judgement will not be delayed any longer c.594 BC
Ezekiel 8:1-18 Ezekiel’s vision of idolatry inside the Temple itself c.594 BC
Ezekiel 9:1-11 The idolaters killed, but those who mourned over Israel’s sin are spared c.594 BC
Total verses for today = 87
Readings for Aug 13:
Ezekiel 10:1-22 The Glory departs from the temple c.594 BC
Ezekiel 11:1-25 Judgement prophesied against the leaders of Israel; a promise of return and the new covenant c.594 BC
Ezekiel 12:1-28 The exile symbolised; the flight and capture of Zedekiah prophesied; the time is now! c.594 BC
Ezekiel 13:1-23 Woe to the false prophets and those who rely on magic charms c.594 BC
Total verses for today = 98
Readings for Aug 14:
Ezekiel 14:1-23 Judgement is inescapable c.594 BC
Ezekiel 15:1-8 Pictures of Jerusalem – a useless vine c.594 BC
Ezekiel 16:1-63 Pictures of Jerusalem – an unfaithful wife, a brazen prostitute c.594 BC
Total verses for today = 94
Readings for Aug 15:
Ezekiel 17:1-24 Two eagles and a vine – a despised oath and a broken covenant c.594 BC
Ezekiel 18:1-32 The soul that sins is the one who will die. The righteous ways of the Lord. Repent and live! c.594 BC
Ezekiel 19:1-14 Ezekiel laments for the two last kings of Judah and prophesies the capture of Zedekiah c.594 BC
2Kings 24:20-20 Zedekiah’s rebellion c.593 BC
2Chronicles 36:13-16 As told by the Chronicler c.593 BC
Total verses for today = 75
Readings for Aug 16:
Ezekiel 20:1-49 The constant rebellion of the house of Israel recounted; judgement and restoration prophesied c.593 BC
Ezekiel 21:1-32 The King of Babylon is a sword of judgement in the Lord’s hands, against Judah and against the Ammonites c.593 BC
Total verses for today = 81
Readings for Aug 17:
Ezekiel 22:1-31 The sins of Jerusalem recounted; no one to ‘stand in the gap’ so wrath is coming c.593 BC
Ezekiel 23:1-49 Israel and Judah compared to two adulterous sisters c.593 BC
Total verses for today = 80
Readings for Aug 18:
Ezekiel 24:1-27 Ezekiel is shown that the siege of Jerusalem has started, the very day his wife dies and he is not allowed to mourn c.593 BC
2Kings 25:1-1 Zedekiah and the Siege of Jerusalem starts c.593 BC
Ezekiel 25:1-17 Prophecies against the nations around Judah for their hostility to Judah c.593 BC
Jeremiah 34:1-22 A word to Zedekiah about the coming siege of Jerusalem; the broken covenants c.591 BC
Jeremiah 39:1-1 As told by Jeremiah c.590 BC
Jeremiah 52:4-4 As told by Jeremiah c.590 BC
Total verses for today = 69
Readings for Aug 19:
Jeremiah 32:1-44 In the midst of the siege, Jeremiah buys a field (he is still in prison), as a sign of restoration coming after judgement c.589 BC
Jeremiah 33:1-26 The certainty of God’s covenant with the Patriarchs c.589 BC
Jeremiah 52:29-29 The deportation starts c.589 BC
Jeremiah 37:16-21 Zedekiah calls for Jeremiah secretly, but does not repent; but Jeremiah is not to be put back in the pit c.589 BC
Jeremiah 21:1-10 The Lord rejects Zedekiah’s request for a miraculous deliverance, because of the evils the house of David had done c.589 BC
Total verses for today = 87
Readings for Aug 20:
Jeremiah 38:1-28 Jeremiah put into, and taken out of, the dungeon; Zedekiah calls for him the second time, and is given a second chance to change his ways c.589 BC
Ezekiel 29:1-16 Ezekiel prophesies judgement on Egypt by Babylon c.588 BC
Ezekiel 30:20-26 The Lord will use Babylon to break Egypt’s power c.588 BC
Ezekiel 31:1-18 The destruction of Assyria’s greatness is a warning to Pharaoh c.588 BC
2Kings 25:3-21 Zedekiah and the Fall of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Total verses for today = 89
Readings for Aug 21:
2Chronicles 36:17-19 Destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar c.588 BC
Jeremiah 52:5-27 As told by Jeremiah c.588 BC
Jeremiah 39:2-18 The siege of Jerusalem is over; Zedekiah flees and is captured, blinded and taken to Babylon c.588 BC
Lam. 1:1-22 Jeremiah laments the destruction of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Lam. 2:1-22 Jeremiah laments the destruction of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Total verses for today = 87
Readings for Aug 22:
Lam. 3:1-66 Jeremiah laments the destruction of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Lam. 4:1-22 Jeremiah laments the destruction of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Total verses for today = 88
Readings for Aug 23:
Lam. 5:1-22 Jeremiah laments the destruction of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Jeremiah 40:1-16 Gedaliah appointed ruler of the poor remnant, and some dispersed Jews come home c.588 BC
2Kings 25:22-26 Babylonian rule over Jerusalem c.588 BC
2Chronicles 36:20-21 The land starts to enjoy its Sabbaths, that the people had ignored for centuries; 70 years of rest c.588 BC
Psalm 137:1-9 Mourning in captivity
Jeremiah 41:1-18 Gedaliah and Ishmael c.588 BC
Jeremiah 42:1-12 The people ask for Jeremiah to seek the Lord about going to Egypt c.588 BC
Total verses for today = 84
Readings for Aug 24:
Jeremiah 42:13-22 What will happen if they do go down to Egypt c.588 BC
Jeremiah 43:1-13 The people go to Egypt against Jeremiah’s advice, and take him with them! c.588 BC
Ezekiel 26:1-21 Prophecy against Tyre for its part in the sack of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Ezekiel 27:1-36 Prophecy against Tyre for its part in the sack of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Total verses for today = 80
Readings for Aug 25:
Ezekiel 28:1-26 Prophecy against Tyre for its part in the sack of Jerusalem c.588 BC
Obadiah 1:1-21 Prophecy against Edom for its part in the sack of Jerusalem c.587 BC
Jeremiah 44:1-30 The Word of the Lord to those in Egypt c.587 BC
Ezekiel 33:21-33 The Fall of Jerusalem explained c.587 BC
Total verses for today = 90
Readings for Aug 26:
Ezekiel 34:1-31 The Shepherds of Israel reproved; but the Lord will appoint one shepherd and make a covenant of peace c.587 BC
Ezekiel 35:1-15 Prophecy against Edom (Mount Seir) because of their ancient hostility to Israel c.587 BC
Ezekiel 36:1-38 The regathering of Israel in the end times described c.587 BC
Total verses for today = 84
Readings for Aug 27:
Ezekiel 37:1-28 The valley of dry bones leading to one nation again with one King c.587 BC
Ezekiel 38:1-23 Gog’s invasion of regathered Israel described c.587 BC
Ezekiel 39:1-29 Final judgement on Gog; the Spirit poured out on the house of Israel c.587 BC
Total verses for today = 80
Readings for Aug 28:
Ezekiel 32:1-32 Ezekiel laments for Pharaoh and Egypt c.587 BC
Ezekiel 33:1-20 The warning about the watchman c.587 BC
Jeremiah 52:30-30 A further deportation to Babylon c.585 BC
Daniel 3:1-30 Nebuchadnezzar is not satisfied being the head of gold (Ch. 2), he makes an image of himself entirely of gold c.580 BC
Total verses for today = 83
Readings for Aug 29:
Ezekiel 40:1-49 Ezekiel has a vision of restored Jerusalem; the city walls described c.574 BC
Ezekiel 41:1-26 The temple described c.574 BC
Ezekiel 42:1-20 The courts and rooms c.574 BC
Total verses for today = 95
Readings for Aug 30:
Ezekiel 43:1-27 The Glory of God returns c.574 BC
Ezekiel 44:1-31 The Glory fills the House; the faithful priests appointed c.574 BC
Ezekiel 45:1-25 The Lord’s portion of the land; the offerings and festivals c.574 BC
Total verses for today = 83
Readings for Aug 31:
Ezekiel 46:1-24 Concerning the Prince c.574 BC
Ezekiel 47:1-23 The River of living water and the boundaries of the land c.574 BC
Ezekiel 48:1-35 The division of the land; the city named The Lord is There c.574 BC
Total verses for today = 82