December 8 – Daniel 10-12, Jude, Psalm 128, Proverbs 29:15-17

Daniel 10-12 Daniel’s Terrifying Vision of a Man 10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision. 2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. 3 I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine …

December 7 – Daniel 8-9, 3 John, Psalm 127, Proverbs 29:12-14

Daniel 8-9 Daniel’s Vision of the Ram and the Goat 8 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. 2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at …

December 6 – Daniel 6-7, 2 John, Psalm 126, Proverbs 29:9-11

Daniel 6-7 Daniel and the Lions’ Den 6 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss. 3 Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And …

December 5 – Daniel 4-5, 1 John 5:13-21, Psalm 125, Proverbs 29:5-8

Daniel 4-5 Nebuchadnezzar Praises God 4  King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! 2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. 3 How great are his signs,    how mighty his wonders!His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,    and his dominion endures from generation to generation. Nebuchadnezzar’s Second Dream …

December 4 – Daniel 2-3, 1 John 5:1-12, Psalm 124, Proverbs 29:2-4

Daniel 2-3 Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream 2 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is …

December 3 – Daniel 1, 1 John 4:7-21, Psalm 123, Proverbs 29:1

Daniel 1 Daniel Taken to Babylon 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and …

December 2 – Ezekiel 47-48, 1 John 4:1-6, Psalm 122, Proverbs 28:27-28

Ezekiel 47-48 Water Flowing from the Temple 47 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar. 2 Then he brought me out by way …

December 1 – Ezekiel 45-46, 1 John 3:4-24, Psalm 121, Proverbs 28:25-26

Ezekiel 45-46 The Holy District 45 “When you allot the land as an inheritance, you shall set apart for the Lord a portion of the land as a holy district, 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits broad. It shall be holy throughout its whole extent. 2 Of this a square plot of 500 by 500 cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for an open space around it. 3 And from …

November 30 – Ezekiel 42-44, 1 John 2:18-3:3, Psalm 120, Proverbs 28:23-24

Ezekiel 42-44 The Temple’s Chambers 42 Then he led me out into the outer court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the separate yard and opposite the building on the north. 2 The length of the building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits. 3 Facing the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court, and facing the pavement that belonged to …

November 29 – Ezekiel 40-41, 1 John 2:7-17, Psalm 119:169-176, Proverbs 28:21-22

Ezekiel 40-41 Vision of the New Temple 40 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day, the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me to the city. 2 In visions of God he brought me to the land of …