Hi there! I’m so glad you have clicked to listen to this trailer to the Digging Deeper Daily Bible reading plan for 2024. If you want to read the Bible in a great reading plan that will hold your attention and enable you to stay with the program, you are in the right place. My name is Phil Fields. I’m almost 74 years old and happily married to Gale. We have three children, and five grandkids. In 1983, when our kids were still small, our family went as Bible translators to Papua, Indonesia. We finished a New Testament translation for the Orya people in 2005. Since that time I have been leading ..read more

Here is the link to the Digging Deeper Daily Youversion reading plan: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/1314-digging-deeper-daily-by-daily-bible   Here is a link to a fuller explanation about how to duplicate the experience of the Read To Me Daily reading plan: https://sites.google.com/clarinetpages.net/read-the-bible-in-a-year/listen/using-the-youversion-app?authuser=0 ..read more

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Welcome back for Day 29 in our reading plan. GENESIS 47-48:In yesterday's reading, Jacob arrived in Egypt with his family. Excluding more extended family, the whole group numbered 70 people at that time. JOB 29:Yesterday in Job 28, we heard the chapter in praise of God’s wisdom. I think NLT is right attributing this to Job rather than to Zophar. Today Job speaks of his former blessings, in the first of three chapters which are the final statement of his case. 1PETER 3:In his first two chapters, Peter packed each sentence with meaning. I encourage you to take time to re-read those chapters slow ..read more

Greetings everyone! I am hoping that all of you who are in different places in the 365 episodes of the DBRP will get this news. I’m going to use the initials DBRP for Daily Bible Reading Podcast several times in this message. At around 12:01 midnight GMT on February 1st, I am going to flip a switch that will probably change the way both the Daily NLT and the Daily GNT podcasts will display in your podcast app. It is likely that you may notice a change in the ordering or appearance of the podcasts. However, there should be no problem in finding the podcast that you want to play next. For many y ..read more

GENESIS 41:In yesterday's reading in Genesis 40, Joseph interpreted two dreams. He said something quite significant: Interpreting dreams is God’s business. JOB 25:Yesterday in Job chapter 24, Job said, Job 24:1 GNT Why doesn't God set a time for judging, a day of justice for those who serve him? And speaking of the helpless and downtrodden he said, 12 “In the cities the wounded and dying cry out, but God ignores their prayers. Starting in 24:18 GNT follows a number of other translations in saying that Zophar chimed in, disagreeing that the wicked are indeed punished, contradicting what Job was ..read more

GENESIS 38-39:In yesterday's reading in Genesis 37, we heard of Joseph's dreams, his brothers' jealousy, and Joseph being sold into slavery in Egypt. JOB 23:Yesterday Eliphaz said: GNT 4 It is not because you stand in awe of Godthat he reprimands you and brings you to trial.5 No, it's because you have sinned so much;it's because of all the evil you do. And he also said, 21 Now, Job, make peace with Godand stop treating him like an enemy;if you do, then he will bless you.22 Accept the teaching he gives;keep his words in your heart.23 Yes, you must humbly return to Godand put an end to all the e ..read more

GENESIS 36:In yesterday’s reading in Genesis, Jacob's daughter Dinah was raped, and the perpetrator Shechem was killed together with all the males in his town. God then told Jacob to return to Bethel. At the end of yesterday’s reading, Rachel and Grampa Isaak died. JOB 21:In Zophar's angry speech yesterday in Job chapter 20, he did not directly say that Job was wicked, but he clearly implied it. MARK 13:Mark chapter 12— which gives an overview of the interactions with the enemies and critics of Jesus, marks the end of Jesus' public ministry as related by Mark. Today’s chapter represents the ce ..read more

GENESIS 30:In yesterday’s reading in Genesis 28-29, Jacob left home, and God appeared to him and promised to bless him as he blessed Isaac. Jacob worked for Laban, married both Leah and Rachel, and he had four sons through Leah. JOB 17:Yesterday was the first chapter of Job's response to Eliphaz. He complained that his three comforters were not very comforting, saying 1-2 GNT I have heard words like that before;the comfort you give is only torment.3 Are you going to keep on talking forever?Do you always have to have the last word? And he said, 6 But nothing I say helps,and being silent does no ..read more

GENESIS 28-29:After what Jacob did to Esau in Genesis 27— with Esau holding a big grudge, it was time for Jacob to get out of town. JOB 16:In Job 15, Eliphaz said that Job was showing no reverence for God, and that his own words condemned him. His rhetorical questions all imply that Job is being proud and guilty of sin. Eliphaz maintained that no mortal can be pure (and that much is true). MARK 10a:AND, in yesterday's reading, Jesus predicted his death, spoke about who is greatest in God's kingdom, and talked about the seriousness of sin. In 9:37 Jesus took a little child in his arms and said ..read more