We don't have a catch-up day this week, so let's be diligent to keep at this every day. In addition to our usual Psalm reading on Sunday, we're also going to read a section of Proverbs as well as read the book of Amos and Obadiah. Here's the schedule for the week:
Sunday: Psalm 24-25
Monday: Daniel 6-8
Tuesday: Daniel 9-11
Wednesday: Daniel 12 and Proverbs 1
Thursday: Amos 1-4
Friday: Amos 5-8
Saturday: Amos 9 and Obadiah
After finishing Daniel on Wednesday, we are going to read the first chapter of the book of Proverbs. The majority of this book is believed to have been written by King Solomon, and it is a collection of the wisdom given to him by God. We are told right at the beginning of the book that the beginning of wisdom and knowledge is "the Fear of the Lord".
Also this week we are reading Amos and Obadiah (which are located back to back in the Old Testament among the prophets). Here is an introduction to the book of Amos:
Amos, the first of the "writing prophets", was a shepherd and a farmer called to prophesy during the reign of King Uzziah in the kingdom of Judah. During this time, both the kingdoms of Israel and Judah enjoyed political stability and financial prosperity, but it was also a time of idolatry, extravagance and corruption. The rich and powerful were oppressing the poor and Amos denounced the people of Israel for their apostasy and social injustice and warned them that disaster would fall upon them for breaking the covenant. He urged them to leave the hypocrisy of their "solemn assemblies" (5:21) and instead to "let justice roll down like waters" (v. 24). Nevertheless, said Amos, God would remember his covenant with Israel and would restore a faithful remnant.
I'll post a bit of information about Obadiah before Saturday, so be sure to check back by then. God bless you as you keep reading.
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Hey Guys Christian Here,
I am a little behind on my reading as you might be able to tell based upon this comment. But man I was so hummbled after reading PS 25:11 and God just made himself so much bigger in my heart that I had to share this. "For Your name's sake O Lord, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great." I was reminded so profoundly by this verse why God saves us, and what from. I felt like this verse just says it all. It is for the Lord's glory that we are forgiven so He gets all the credit. And our sin (iniquity) is very very great. Which when measured up to God's mercy the end result should magnify the Lord and his lovingkindness. To where we stand back or more rightly, fall down and lift our hands up in worship of our Awesome God who is worthy of all our praise for all "HE" has done and not "us"!
Well that gone long but I had to share. I miss you guys at youth group and I hope you are be oh so blessed by your reading! Christian
Some of this reading has been difficult but Daniel 9 was great! What an example of prayer to be reading and studying especially with the SNAG classes on prayer at this time. God's timing is so perfect.
I was reading MacArthur's Bible Commentary as I studied and it listed these valuable aspects of prayer to be learned from Daniel Chapter 9, so I thought I would share them with you.
True prayer is:
(1) in response to the Word (v2)
(2) Characterized by fervency and self-denial (v3)
(3) identified unselfishly with God's people (v5)
(4) strengthened by confession (vv5-15)
(5) dependent on God's character (vv 4, 7, 9, 15)
(6) focused on God's glory (vv16-19)
I also thought this was an incredible example of how we might be praying for our own county.
P.S. Curtis, any response to my previous blog regarding Joshua and prayer?
Daniel is one of my favorite books of the Bible! It was really good to be able to read it again... There are so many interesting stories that we've been reading in this scripture marathon. And many themes that are coming up again and again! What are some of your favorite stories and themes so far?
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