December 31: Malachi 1–4; John 21; Psalm 150; Proverbs 31:10–31
Old Testament: Malachi 1–4 Malachi 1–4 (Listen)1 The oracle of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.1The Lord's Love for Israel2 “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you say, “How have you...
View ArticleJanuary 1: Genesis 1–2; Matthew 1:1–17; Psalm 1; Proverbs 1:1–7
Old Testament: Genesis 1–2 Genesis 1–2 (Listen)The Creation of the World1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face...
View ArticleJanuary 2: Genesis 3–4; Matthew 1:18–2:12; Psalm 2; Proverbs 1:8–19
Old Testament: Genesis 3–4 Genesis 3–4 (Listen)The Fall3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made.He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You1...
View ArticleJanuary 3: Genesis 5–6; Matthew 2:13–23; Psalm 3; Proverbs 1:20–33
Old Testament: Genesis 5–6 Genesis 5–6 (Listen)Adam's Descendants to Noah5 This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 Male and female he...
View ArticleJanuary 4: Genesis 7–8; Matthew 3; Psalm 4; Proverbs 2:1–15
Old Testament: Genesis 7–8 Genesis 7–8 (Listen)7 Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. 2 Take...
View ArticleJanuary 5: Genesis 9–10; Matthew 4:1–11; Psalm 5; Proverbs 2:16–22
Old Testament: Genesis 9–10 Genesis 9–10 (Listen)9 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be...
View ArticleJanuary 6: Genesis 11–12; Matthew 4:12–25; Psalm 6; Proverbs 3:1–4
Old Testament: Genesis 11–12 Genesis 11–12 (Listen)The Tower of Babel11 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land...
View ArticleJanuary 7: Genesis 13–15; Matthew 5:1–16; Psalm 7; Proverbs 3:5–8
Old Testament: Genesis 13–15 Genesis 13–15 (Listen)Abram and Lot Separate13 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb.2 Now Abram was very rich...
View ArticleJanuary 8: Genesis 16–17; Matthew 5:17–48; Psalm 8; Proverbs 3:9–10
Old Testament: Genesis 16–17 Genesis 16–17 (Listen)Sarai and Hagar16 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said to...
View ArticleJanuary 9: Genesis 18–19; Matthew 6:1–18; Psalm 9; Proverbs 3:11–12
Old Testament: Genesis 18–19 Genesis 18–19 (Listen)18 And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks1 of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked,...
View ArticleJanuary 10: Genesis 20–21; Matthew 6:19–24; Psalm 10; Proverbs 3:13–18
Old Testament: Genesis 20–21 Genesis 20–21 (Listen)Abraham and Abimelech20 From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar....
View ArticleJanuary 11: Genesis 22–23; Matthew 6:25–34; Psalm 11; Proverbs 3:19–20
Old Testament: Genesis 22–23 Genesis 22–23 (Listen)The Sacrifice of Isaac22 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your...
View ArticleJanuary 12: Genesis 24; Matthew 7:1–12; Psalm 12; Proverbs 3:21–27
Old Testament: Genesis 24 Genesis 24 (Listen)Isaac and Rebekah24 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, the...
View ArticleJanuary 13: Genesis 25–26; Matthew 7:13–29; Psalm 13; Proverbs 3:28–35
Old Testament: Genesis 25–26 Genesis 25–26 (Listen)Abraham's Death and His Descendants25 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and...
View ArticleJanuary 14: Genesis 27; Matthew 8–9:8; Psalm 14; Proverbs 4:1–9
Old Testament: Genesis 27 Genesis 27 (Listen)Isaac Blesses Jacob27 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he...
View ArticleJanuary 15: Genesis 28–29; Matthew 9:9–38; Psalm 15; Proverbs 4:10–19
Old Testament: Genesis 28–29 Genesis 28–29 (Listen)Jacob Sent to Laban28 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. 2 Arise, go to...
View ArticleJanuary 16: Genesis 30; Matthew 10:1–23; Psalm 16; Proverbs 4:20–27
Old Testament: Genesis 30 Genesis 30 (Listen)30 When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!” 2 Jacob's anger was...
View ArticleJanuary 17: Genesis 31; Matthew 10:24–42; Psalm 17; Proverbs 5
Old Testament: Genesis 31 Genesis 31 (Listen)Jacob Flees from Laban31 Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and from what was our father's he...
View ArticleJanuary 18: Genesis 32–33; Matthew 11; Psalm 18:1–24; Proverbs 6:1–19
Old Testament: Genesis 32–33 Genesis 32–33 (Listen)Jacob Fears Esau32 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God's camp!” So he called the...
View ArticleJanuary 19: Genesis 34–35; Matthew 12; Psalm 18:25–50; Proverbs 6:20–35
Old Testament: Genesis 34–35 Genesis 34–35 (Listen)The Defiling of Dinah34 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. 2 And when Shechem the...
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