The Bible Reading Plan

Genesis Chapter 21

¹⁹God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink.

²⁰God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and as he grew up, he became an archer. ²¹He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

²²At that time, Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do. ²³So, swear by God here and now to me that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. Show me, and the land where you've lived as a foreigner, the same kindness that I've shown you."

²⁴Abraham said, "I will swear." ²⁵Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. ²⁶Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this thing. You didn't tell me, and I didn't hear of it until today."

²⁷Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant. ²⁸Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. ²⁹Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?"

³⁰He said, "Take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well." ³¹Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore an oath there. ³²So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. ³³Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of Yahweh the Everlasting God. ³⁴Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.

Judges Chapter 5

Judges Chapter 6

¹The children of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh: and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. ²The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds. ³So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them; ⁴and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, until you come to Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey. ⁵For they came up with their livestock and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it. ⁶Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried to Yahweh.

⁷When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh because of Midian, ⁸Yahweh sent a prophet to the children of Israel. He said to them, "Yahweh, the God of Israel says, 'I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you here out of the house of slavery; ⁹and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land; ¹⁰and I said to you, "I am Yahweh your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell." But you have not listened to my voice.'"

1 Chronicles Chapter 16

⁴He appointed some of the Levites to minister before Yahweh's ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel: ⁵Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud; ⁶with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

⁷Then on that day David first ordained giving of thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

⁸Oh give thanks to Yahweh.
Call on his name.
Make what he has done known among the peoples.
⁹Sing to him.
Sing praises to him.
Tell of all his marvelous works.
¹⁰Glory in his holy name.
Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
¹¹Seek Yahweh and his strength.
Seek his face forever more.
¹²Remember his marvelous works that he has done,
his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
¹³you offspring of Israel his servant,
you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

¹⁴He is Yahweh our God.
His judgments are in all the earth.
¹⁵Remember his covenant forever,
the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
¹⁶[the covenant] which he made with Abraham,
his oath to Isaac.
¹⁷He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
¹⁸saying, "I will give you the land of Canaan,
The lot of your inheritance,"
¹⁹when you were but a few men in number,
yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
²⁰They went about from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people.
²¹He allowed no man to do them wrong.
Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
²²"Don't touch my anointed!
Do my prophets no harm!"

²³Sing to Yahweh, all the earth!
Display his salvation from day to day.
²⁴Declare his glory among the nations,
and his marvelous works among all the peoples.
²⁵For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised.
He also is to be feared above all gods.
²⁶For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but Yahweh made the heavens.
²⁷Honor and majesty are before him.
Strength and gladness are in his place.

²⁸Ascribe to Yahweh, you relatives of the peoples,
ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
²⁹Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name.
Bring an offering, and come before him.
Worship Yahweh in holy array.
³⁰Tremble before him, all the earth.
The world also is established that it can't be moved.
³¹Let the heavens be glad,
and let the earth rejoice!
Let them say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns!"
³²Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
Let the field exult, and all that is in it!
³³Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before Yahweh,
for he comes to judge the earth.
³⁴Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
for his loving kindness endures forever.
³⁵Say, "Save us, God of our salvation!
Gather us together and deliver us from the nations,
to give thanks to your holy name,
to triumph in your praise."
³⁶Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.

All the people said, "Absolutely," and praised Yahweh.

Matthew Chapter 20

¹⁷As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, ¹⁸"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, ¹⁹and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up."

²⁰Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him. ²¹He said to her, "What do you want?"

She said to him, "Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom."

²²But Jesus answered, "You don't know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"

They said to him, "We are able."

²³He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

²⁴When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

²⁵But Jesus summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations domineer them, and their great ones dominate them. ²⁶It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. ²⁷Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant, ²⁸even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

²⁹As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. ³⁰Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord! son of David! have mercy on us!" ³¹The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, "Lord! son of David! have mercy on us!"

³²Jesus stood still and called them, and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

³³They told him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened."

³⁴Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.