New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church's 365 Day Bible Program 'Rooted in the Bible'

Rooted in the Bible

Read the Bible Through in One Year

This structured program helps members read the Bible through in one year, and provides a means to ask questions on the readings and receive answers.

Participation is simple:

We are using the The NIV Daily Bible--The Complete NIV in 365 Daily Readings available at church, which has the readings already divided up by day.

The day's reading and Pastor Bauer's synopsis are listed below.

When you encounter sections where you have questions, use the form below to eMail Pastor. Once answered, the question and response will be displayed here, as well as eMailed to those who have signed up for this service.

Day 187 -- July 6

Old Testament Reading: 2 Kings 12:1-14:22

The priests were not equipped to make repairs. They had too many other duties to perform. So other workmen were needed.

Joash bought off the king of Aram in order to keep him from attacking Jerusalem.

In the darkest days of Israel, when kings were very wicked, you find a rare exception like Jehoahaz who sought the Lords favor, in other words, repented.

God completely surrounded the ministry of his prophets Elijah and Elisha with power that even contact with Elishas bones resulted in life.

Amaziah, king of Judah, was evidently over-confident in his military might.

The fact that the people of Jerusalem and Judah were assassinating their kings points out their depravity and corruption.

New Testament Reading: Acts 25:1-22

Paul sounds a bit frustrated with the corrupt way his case was being handled by the Roman governors, so, he exercises his right as a Roman citizen to have his case heard before Caesar.

Woops. What a blunder! The new governor shows how incompetent he is by sending his first case to the supreme court named Caesar.

Psalm/Proverb Reading: Psalm 81:1-7

The rams horn is called the Shophar. The Hebrews followed a lunar calendar.

The psalmist recounts the goodness of God to Israel in delivering Israel from bondage in Egypt.

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