Table of Contents
Introduction: Reading the Bible for Our Joy 11
Week 1 Genesis 1-Genesis 28 21
Reflection: A Fast-Moving Start 25
Week 2 Genesis 29-Genesis 50 27
Reflection: Unmerited Forgiveness 31
Week 3 Exodus 1-Exodus 21 33
Reflection: God Judges 37
Week 4 Exodus 22-Exodus 40 39
Reflection: Sin Can't Be in His Presence 43
Week 5 Leviticus 1-Leviticus 24 45
Reflection: The Law 53
Week 6 Leviticus 25-Numbers 14 55
Reflection: Is Numbers about More than Actual Numbers? 59
Week 7 Numbers 15-Numbers 33 63
Reflection: Balaam-a Warning to the Wise 67
Week 8 Numbers 34-Deuteronomy 19 69
Reflection: Their Law Is Our Law 73
Week 9 Deuteronomy 20-Joshua 8 75
Reflection: Knowledge of God vs. Knowing God 79
Week 10 Joshua 9-Judges 6 83
Reflection: His Ways Are Better 87
Week 11 Judges 7-Ruth 4 91
Reflection: An Unlikely Hero 95
Week 12 1 Samuel 1-1 Samuel 20 97
Reflection: Come to Him All Who Are Weary 101
Week 13 1 Samuel 21-2 Samuel 11 103
Reflection: A Covenant with David 107
Week 14 2 Samuel 12-1 Kings 2 109
Reflection: Perfectly Just and Wholly Merciful 113
Week 15 1 Kings 3-1 Kings 20 115
Reflection: Solomon's Wisdom, God's Mercy 119
Week 16 1 Kings 21-2 Kings 15 121
Reflection: Lessons from Ahab's Repentance 125
Week 17 2 Kings 16-1 Chronicles 9 127
Reflection: Let's Study 2 Kings 22 131
Week 18 1 Chronicles 10-2 Chronicles 5 133
Reflection: What's in a Genealogy? 137
Week 19 2 Chronicles 6-2 Chronicles 33 139
Reflection: Seek and He Shall Be Found 143
Week 20 2 Chronicles 34-Nehemiah 9 145
Reflection: Ezra and Context 149
Week 21 Nehemiah 10-Job 15 151
Reflection: An Unusual Yet Relatable Story 155
Week 22 Job 16-Psalm 8 157
Reflection: Not Promised for All 161
Week 23 Psalm 9-Psalm 40 163
Reflection: #Blessed 167
Week 24 Psalm 41-Psalm 77 169
Reflection: Learning to Lament 173
Week 25 Psalm78-Psalm 118 175
Reflection: Shout for Joy! 179
Week 26 Psalm 119-Proverbs 8 181
Reflection: Fear Before Wisdom and Knowledge 185
Week 27 Proverbs 9-Proverbs 31 187
Reflection: Save Yourself Grief 191
Week 28 Ecclesiastes 1-Isaiah 7 193
Reflection: Three Books, One Message 197
Week 29 Isaiah 8-Isaiah 31 199
Reflection: Christmas All Year Long 203
Week 30 Isaiah 32-Isaiah 50 205
Reflection: No Justice, No Peace 209
Week 31 Isaiah 51-Jeremiah 3 211
Reflection: A Prophecy Worth Believing 215
Week 32 Jeremiah 4-Jeremiah 21 217
Reflection: Is Your Heart Desperately Sick? 221
Week 33 Jeremiah 22-Jeremiah 38 223
Reflection: Redeeming Jeremiah 29:11 227
Week 34 Jeremiah 39-Lamentations 2 229
Reflection: Let's Study Jeremiah 31 and the New Covenant 233
Week 35 Lamentations 3-Ezekiel 19 235
Reflection: New Every Morning 239
Week 36 Ezekiel 20-Ezekiel 36 241
Reflection: Life to Our Dry Bones 245
Week 37 Ezekiel 37-Daniel 6 249
Reflection: Faith That Leads to Prayer 253
Week 38 Daniel 7-Joel 3 255
Reflection: God Wants Our Heart 259
Week 39 Amos 1-Micah 7 261
Reflection: A Short Book Packed with History 265
Week 40 Nahum 1-Zechariah 10 267
Reflection: Yet I Will Rejoice 271
Week 41 Zechariah 11-Matthew 15 273
Reflection: Entering the New, Remembering the Old 277
Week 42 Matthew 16-Mark 7 279
Reflection: Follow Me and Make Disciples 283
Week 43 Mark 8-Luke 7 285
Reflection: He Understands 289
Week 44 Luke 8-Luke 24 291
Reflection: Jesus and Women 295
Week 45 John 1-John 19 297
Reflection: He's in the Beginning 301
Week 46 John 20-Acts 18 303
Reflection: God, Our Redeemer 307
Week 47 Acts 19-Romans 12 309
Reflection: Vie Road to Salvation 313
Week 48 Romans 13-2 Corinthians 7 317
Reflection: The Body and All Its Parts 321
Week 49 2 Corinthians 8-1 Ihessalonians 5 325
Reflection: Grace That Keeps On Giving 329
Week 50 2 Ihessalonians 1-Hebrews 6 331
Reflection: Go, Make Disciples 335
Week 51 Hebrews 7-1 John 5 337
Reflection: Purposeful Pain 341
Week 52 2 John-Revelation 22 343
Reflection: A New Heaven, a New Earth 347
Afterword 349
Additional Resources 351
The Bible Reading Plan 353
Biblical Book Abbreviations 357
Notes 359
