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September 13 Isaiah 12:1-14:32 2 Corinthians 13:1-14 Psalm 57:1-11 Proverbs 23:9-11 Isaiah 12:1 – What a great picture of salvation! God was angry with us, but it is turned away, and …

September 12 Isaiah 10:1-11:16 2 Corinthians 12:11-21 Psalm 56:1-13 Proverbs 23:6-8 Isaiah 10:2 – God has active concerns for how we act here on earth. How we deal with the …

September 11 Isaiah 8:1-9:21 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Psalm 55:1-23 Proverbs 23:4-5 Isaiah 8:1 – Mahershalalhashbaz is the longest name in the Old Testament. The name means – “Hurry to the spoils!” …

September 10 Isaiah 6:1-7:25 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Psalm 54:1-7 Proverbs 23:1-3 Isaiah 6:1 – The year is 740 BC. The political establishment was in upheaval because Uzziah had been king …

September 9 Isaiah 3:1-5:30 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 Psalm 53:1-6 Proverbs 22:28-29 Isaiah 3:4 – We just read about this curse under Solomon in Ecclesiastes 10:16. Isaiah 3:12 – No this …

September 8 Isaiah 1:1-2:22 2 Corinthians 10:1-18 Psalm 52:1-9 Proverbs 22:26-27 Isaiah 1:1 – We begin the prophet Isaiah! Explore the Great Isaiah Scroll – the most significant of the Dead …

September 7 Song of Solomon 5:1-8:14 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Psalm 51:1-19 Proverbs 22:24-25 Song 5:1 – Solomon is enjoying fully the gift of intimacy without guilt and shame (Nelson, 103). …

September 6 Song of Solomon 1:1-4:16 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 Psalm 50:1-23 Proverbs 22:22-23 Song 1:1 – You’re more likely to hear a message from Ephesians than from the Song of …

September 5 Ecclesiastes 10:1-12:14 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Psalm 49:1-20 Proverbs 22:20-21 Ecclesiastes 10:1 – If you read about marketing, you’ll read about “Brand consistency.” What’s always amazed me about “business …

September 4 Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18 2 Corinthians 7:8-16 Psalm 48:1-14 Proverbs 22:17-19 Ecclesiastes 7:15 – You can almost hear Job saying these words! Ecclesiastes 7:20 – This theme echoes throughout the …

September 3 Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:12 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:7 Psalm 47:1-9 Proverbs 22:16 Ecclesiastes 4:2 – What does thinking this is all there is in life lead to? Suicidal or even genocidal …

September 2 Ecclesiastes 1:1-3:22 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Psalm 46:1-11 Proverbs 22:15 Ecclesiastes 1:1 – Welcome to a new book in the wisdom genre! Today we’ll be getting a double dose …

September 1 Job 40:1-42:17 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Psalm 45:1-17 Proverbs 22:14 Job 40:4 – Job has an Isaiah-like experience (Isaiah 6:5). He no longer wishes to take his case to the …

August 31 Job 37:1-39:30 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10 Psalm 44:9-26 Proverbs 22:13 Job 37:5 – How great is our God? Job 37:14 – Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of …

August 30 Job 34:1-36:33 2 Corinthians 4:1-12 Psalm 44:1-8 Proverbs 22:10-12 Job 34:18 – Elihu tells Job – you wouldn’t accuse a king or a prince of being evil, but …

August 29 Job 31:1-33:33 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 Psalm 43:1-5 Proverbs 22:8-9 Job 31:1 – Job outlines the disciplines of a godly man. While we may want to dismiss it as …

August 28 Job 28:1-30:31 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 Psalm 42:1-11 Proverbs 22:7 Job 28:20-28 – The choral song “Wisdom and Understanding” is based on this passage. Yes Job has much wisdom …

August 27 Job 23:1-27:23 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:11 Psalm 41:1-13 Proverbs 22:5-6  Job 23:1 – The Third Round of the Debate begins to finish – we’ll see Job’s Answer to Eliphaz …

August 26 Job 20:1-22:30 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Psalm 40:11-17 Proverbs 22:2-4  Job 20:1 – Let’s recap where we are. We are in the second round of the great debate on …

August 25 Job 16:1-19:29 1 Corinthians 16:1-24 Psalm 40:1-10 Proverbs 22:1 Job 16:2 – The book of Job is not usually where you go for devotions, but you are awakened …