Malachi 1-4 1 The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. The Lord’s Love for Israel 2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.” 4 If Edom says, …
December 30 – Zechariah 12-14, Revelation 21:1-22:5, Psalm 149, Proverbs 31:8-9
Zechariah 12-14 The Lord Will Give Salvation 12 The oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him: 2 “Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah. 3 On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone …
December 29 – Zechariah 10-11, Revelation 20, Psalm 148, Proverbs 31:1-7
Zechariah 10-11 The Restoration for Judah and Israel 10 Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain,from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field.2 For the household gods utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies;they tell false dreams and give empty consolation.Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd. 3 “My anger is …
December 28 – Zechariah 7-9, Revelation 19, Psalm 147, Proverbs 30:33
Zechariah 7-9 A Call for Justice and Mercy 7 In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. 2 Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to entreat the favor of the Lord, 3 saying to the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts and the prophets, “Should …
December 27 – Zechariah 4-6, Revelation 18, Psalm 146, Proverbs 30:32
Zechariah 4-6 A Vision of a Golden Lampstand 4 And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven …
December 26 – Zechariah 1-3, Revelation 17, Psalm 145:14-21, Proverbs 30:29-31
Zechariah 1-3 A Call to Return to the Lord 1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, 2 “The Lord was very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, Thus declares the Lord of hosts: Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. 4 Do not be like your fathers, to …
December 25 – Haggai 1-2, Revelation 16, Psalm 145:1-13, Proverbs 30:24-28
Haggai 1-2 The Command to Rebuild the Temple 1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the …
December 24 – Zephaniah 1-3, Revelation 15, Psalm 144, Proverbs 30:21-23
Zephaniah 1-3 1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. The Coming Judgment on Judah 2 “I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.3 “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds …
December 23 – Habakkuk 1-3, Revelation 14, Psalm 143, Proverbs 30:20
Habakkuk 1-3 1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. Habakkuk’s Complaint 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear?Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save?3 Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong?Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.4 So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth.For the wicked surround …
December 22 – Nahum 1-3, Revelation 13, Psalm 142, Proverbs 30:18-19
Nahum 1-3 1 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. God’s Wrath Against Nineveh 2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful;the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his …