Week 24
Day 1
Proverbs 28-31
Psalm 7
Day 2
Watch our Read Scripture video on the book of Ecclesiastes, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This book forces us to face death and random chance, and the challenges they pose to a naive belief in God's goodness.
Ecclesiastes 1-4
Psalm 8
Day 3
Ecclesiastes 5-8
Psalm 9
Day 4
In this book we hear the skeptical voice of "the teacher." He observes that living by the book of Proverbs doesn't always bring positive results. Sometimes life is hard and defies neat explanations. How do you live with that tension, and still strive for wisdom? Ecclesiastes is the second of the three biblical wisdom books.
Ecclesiastes 9-12
Psalm 10
Day 5
Watch our Read Scripture video on the book of Song of Songs, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The Song of Songs is a collection of ancient Israelite love poems that celebrate the beauty and power of God's gift of love and sexual desire.
Song of Songs 1-4
Psalm 11
Day 6
Song of Songs 5-8
Psalm 12
Day 7
Watch our Read Scripture video on the book of Jeremiah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Jeremiah announces that God will judge Israel's sins with an exile to Babylon. And then, he lives through the horror of his predictions.
Jeremiah 1-3
Psalm 13