1 Samuel 8:1-9:27 + John 6:22-42 + Psalm 106:32-48 + Proverbs 14:34-35 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - We have some great dramatic reading today in First Samuel!  Tyndale's One Year Bible Companion today has some good food for thought to the question of Why did Israel want a king? - "1. Samuel's sons were not fit to lead Israel 2. The 12 tribes of Israel continually had problems working together because each trib ..read more

1 Samuel 5:1-7:17 + John 6:1-21 + Psalm 106:13-31 + Proverbs 14:32-33 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - Interesting chapters in First Samuel today!  The idol Dagon was no match for the Ark of the Covenant!  You'll notice in verse 4 that Dagon ends up in a worship position before the Ark: "And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the ..read more

1 Samuel 1:1-2:21 + John 5:1-23 + Psalm 105:37-45 + Proverbs 14:28-29 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - Today we begin the book of First Samuel! This is an amazing book of the Bible. I cannot wait to read about Hannah, Samuel, Saul & David!  Below is an image of Samuel anointing Saul, which we will read about later this week: First Samuel Author: Unknown Date: Probably tenth century B.C. Content: The books of ..read more

Ruth 2:1-4:22 + John 4:43-54 + Psalm 105:16-36 + Proverbs 14:26-27 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Hi everyone!  Brief post today.  Back to a full post tomorrow! Old Testament - In today's readings in Ruth we are introduced to the incredible man, Boaz, who is really a "type" of Christ figure. Also in chapter 4 verse 16 the name of David is first mentioned in the Bible! It is awesome to read today how David descended from Ru ..read more

Judges 19:1-20:48 + John 3:22-4:3 + Psalm 104:24-35 + Proverbs 14:22-23 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - Today's readings in Judges 19 about the Levite's concubine being raped and killed really made me tear up today. What a sad story! The evil of the act led to tens of thousands of men dying in battle in chapter 20. Notice the similarities between Judges chapter 19 and Genesis chapter 19?  In Genesis chapter 19 tw ..read more

Judges 17:1-18:31 + John 3:1-21 + Psalm 104:1-23 + Proverbs 14:20-21 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link (**ERROR message? Clear the "cache" on your browser OR try another browser**) or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - Judges chapter 17 & 18 are sad chapters to read!  In these chapters we see how far a Levitical priest had wandered from his original call to serve God - by accepting money, idols, and position in Micah's house.  And we see how f ..read more

Judges 15:1-16:31 + John 2:1-25 + Psalm 103:1-22 + Proverbs 14:17-19 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link (**ERROR message? Clear the "cache" on your browser OR try another browser**) or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - Judges 15 today is quite a chapter!  Whew...  Samson is a whirlwind in this chapter... I know I probably should not chuckle about this - but a donkey's jawbone??  Who would have ever thought this could be a lethal weapon.  ..read more

Judges 13:1-14:20 + John 1:29-51 + Psalm 102:1-28 + Proverbs 14:15-16 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link (**ERROR message? Clear the "cache" on your browser OR try another browser**) or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - Today we begin reading four chapters about Samson, the last of the judges.  You'll notice that the author of Judges often compares the story of Samson's birth and life with the story of Israel.  Samson was a Nazirite, which meant h ..read more

Judges 11:1-12:15 + John 1:1-28 + Psalm 101:1-8 + Proverbs 14:13-14 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on Bible Gateway ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link (**ERROR message? Clear the "cache" on your browser OR try another browser**) or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - Today we read about Jephthah and his daughter - and the related vow.  It is interesting to note that some Biblical scholars do not think that Jepthah actually killed his daughter, but that she simply died a virgin, as verse 38 says.  ..read more

Judges 9:22-10:18 + Luke 24:13-53 + Psalm 100:1-5 + Proverbs 14:11-12 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture with Tom Dooley’s terrific NLT 1996 readings at this link (**ERROR message? Clear the "cache" on your browser OR try another browser**) or The ESV Bible: OT + NT + Psalms + Proverbs ~ Old Testament - Allright, I don't know about you, but I'm seeing quite a bit of pride flowing around in Judges recently - particularly in today's readings.  And we all know the old saying, "Pride goeth before the fall."  And indeed we are seein ..read more