DAILY GUIDE

October 2021

“For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.”" (Isaiah 57:15)

1-2 Kings Overview

The fall of Jerusalem to Babylon in 586 B.C. raised several questions: Was Israel’s God not in fact in control of history, as Moses had claimed? If the God of Moses did exist, and was good and all-powerful, how was it that God’s chosen city and temple had been destroyed, and his chosen royal family had all but come to its end?

The books of Kings respond to such questions, explaining why Israel was defeated. Israel’s God is indeed in control of nature and history. There are no other true gods anywhere. It is this good and all-powerful God who has overseen the destruction of his chosen city and his temple, and Israel’s exile to Babylon. Israel’s sin has caused these punishments.

After the division of the kingdom, the northern kingdom of Israel lasted slightly more than 200 years (931–722 B.C.), with 19 different kings, all of whom were wicked. The southern kingdom of Judah had the same number of kings, but many of them were good, and Judah lasted almost 150 years longer (931–586 B.C.). Toward the end of Judah’s monarchy came two of its best kings: Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:1–20:21) and Josiah (2 Kings 22:1–23:30). Yet the people still rebelled against the Lord, and Judah, like Israel, eventually went into exile as punishment for its sin. But hope remained, for God’s chosen royal line had not come to a complete end (2 Kings 25:27–30), and God remained ready to forgive those who repented. (Source and more)

  • October 1 - Psalm 1, 1 Kings 2
  • October 2 - (No reading)
  • October 3 - (No reading)
  • October 4 - Psalm 2, 1 Kings 3
  • October 5 - Psalm 3, 1 Kings 4
  • October 6 - Psalm 4, 1 Kings 5
  • October 7 - Psalm 5, 1 Kings 6
  • October 8 - Psalm 6, 1 Kings 7
  • October 9 - (No reading)
  • October 10 - (No reading)
  • October 11 - Psalm 7, 1 Kings 8
  • October 12 - Psalm 8, 1 Kings 9
  • October 13 - Psalm 9, 1 Kings 10
  • October 14 - Psalm 10, 1 Kings 11
  • October 15 - Psalm 11, 1 Kings 12
  • October 16 - (No reading)
  • October 17 - (No reading)
  • October 18 - Psalm 12, 1 Kings 13
  • October 19 - Psalm 13, 1 Kings 14
  • October 20 - Psalm 14, 1 Kings 15
  • October 21 - Psalm 15, 1 Kings 16
  • October 22 - Psalm 16, 1 Kings 17
  • October 23 - (No reading)
  • October 24 - (No reading)
  • October 25 - Psalm 17, 1 Kings 18
  • October 26 - Psalm 18, 1 Kings 19
  • October 27 - Psalm 19, 1 Kings 20
  • October 28 - Psalm 20, 1 Kings 21
  • October 29 - Psalm 21, 1 Kings 22
  • October 30 - (No reading)
  • October 31 - (No reading)

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Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.

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Prayer

O Lord our heavenly Father, whose blessed Son came not to be served, but to serve: We ask you to bless all who, following in his steps, give themselves to the service of others especially those who are laboring in this time of plague; endue them with wisdom, patience, and courage, that they may strengthen the weak and raise up those who fall, and, being inspired by your love, may worthily minister to the suffering, the friendless, and the needy; for the sake of him who laid down his life for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. [source]

Memory Verse

“Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”” (1 Kings 1:39)

Resource

September 2021 | Bible Reading Plan | November 2021