Read the whole Bible in one year

Week 47, November 26, 2011. “Serving the One True God”

This week's Reading:  Nov. 19th to 25th

Old Testament:  Ezekiel 39:1 to Daniel 2:23
New Testament:  James 2:18 to 1 Peter 4:6
Psalms:  Psalm 118:1 to 119:80
Proverbs:  Proverbs 27:14 to 28:1

Old Testament

Why were Daniel and his friends given new names? 

Daniel 1:3-7 (RSV)
[3] Then the king commanded Ash'penaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility,  [4] youths without blemish, handsome and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to serve in the king's palace, and to teach them the letters and language of the Chalde'ans.  [5] The king assigned them a daily portion of the rich food which the king ate, and of the wine which he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king.  [6] Among these were Daniel, Hanani'ah, Mish'a-el, and Azari'ah of the tribe of Judah.  [7] And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshaz'zar, Hanani'ah he called Shadrach, Mish'a-el he called Meshach, and Azari'ah he called Abed'nego. 

New Testament

Is Peter telling Christian women not to try to look beautiful.  If so, (or not), what is his main point of 1 Peter 3:1-6?

1 Peter 3:1-6 (RSV)
[1] Likewise you wives, be submissive to your husbands, so that some, though they do not obey the word, may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, [2] when they see your reverent and chaste behavior.  [3] Let not yours be the outward adorning with braiding of hair, decoration of gold, and wearing of fine clothing, [4] but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.  [5] So once the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves and were submissive to their husbands, [6] as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are now her children if you do right and let nothing terrify you. 


Beginning in January 2012:  The Mens Breakfast group, will work toward becoming more like Christ, through study of this classic book, The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.