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Day 140 (May 20): Lord, show our enemies your power that they will be disgraced, Solomon becomes king, Solomon is wise to Adonijah’s plan to overthrow him, Adonijah, Joab and Shimei killed, Solomon sacrifices 1,000 burnt offerings, Solomon asks God for wisdom
Welcome to BibleBum where we are exploring the entire Bible in one year to better learn how to follow God’s instructions and discover the purpose for our lives. The BibleBum blog uses The One Year Chronological Bible, the New Living Translation version. At the end of each day’s reading, Rob, a cultural history aficionado and…
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Day 73 (March 14): Moses calls Israelites to fully commit to God, loyalty comes with rewards, remember God’s blessings, God to drive out the wicked from Canaan, Moses lays out sin of golden calf again
Welcome to BibleBum where we are exploring the entire Bible in one year to better learn how to follow God’s instructions and discover the purpose for our lives. The BibleBum blog uses The One Year Chronological Bible, the New Living Translation version. At the end of each day’s reading, Rob, a cultural history aficionado and…
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Day 18 (Jan. 18): Jacob gives blessings to descendants, Jacob foretells future of sons, Jacob dies, Joseph reassures brothers, Joseph dies
Genesis 47:28 Questions & Observations Q. (47:28): There is about a 140-year discrepancy when this story took place? Can you explain anything about how scientists have a hard time pinning down the dates? A. I am honestly surprised that they can even make the two estimates that they have. I feel that the dates they…
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Day 17 (Jan. 17): Jacob’s good news, Jacob’s family moves to Egypt, Jacob and Joseph reunite, Jacob blesses Pharaoh, famine is devastating
Welcome to BibleBum where we are exploring the entire Bible in one year to better learn how to follow God’s instructions and discover the purpose for our lives. The BibleBum blog uses The One Year Chronological Bible, the New Living Translation version. At the end of each day’s reading, Rob, a cultural history aficionado and…
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Day 15 (Jan. 15): Joseph interprets dreams, Pharaoh makes Joseph second in command of Egypt
Genesis 40 Genesis 35:28-29 Genesis 41 Questions & Observations Q. (40:9): Does “3” symbolize anything in today’s reading? It happened three times: cup-bearer’s vine, baker’s boxes, days to Pharoah’s birthday. A. Things repeated three times are for emphasis. The author really wants you to pay attention to the details of the story he is telling…