March 14 Readings

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Reading for the One Year Bible for the month of March


Today's readings: in Numbers 21-22:20; Luke 1:26-56; Psalm 57:1-11; Proverbs 11:9-11 (King James Version)

It is suggested that you read the passages along with listening to the mp3s because these are chapters that are not split.

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Numbers audio MP3s in KJV
Luke audios MP3s in KJV
Psalms audios MP3s in KJV
Proverbs audios MP3s in KJV

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In Numbers 21, Arad a city of Canaan was destroyed by the Israelites. This chapter spoke about the bronze snake. The Israelites complained and spoke against God and Moses. God sent them some venomous snake among them, and the snakes bit them and they died. The people came to Moses and said that the sinned because they spoke against the Lord and Moses. So Moses prayed to the Lord. The Lord told Moses to make a bronze snake and put it on a pole, anyone who looked at it would be saved. And when it did it anyone who looked at the bronze snake was saved. Jesus said in John 3.14-15 that as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert so the Son of Man was lifted that everyone who believes in him have eternal life. This was a part of the conversation with Nicodemus leading up to John 3.16.

In Numbers 22, the Israelites had arrived at the plains of Moab, the end of the journey before they would enter into Canaan. Balak, king of Moab, was terrified of the Israelites, because he saw what they did to the Amorites. He summoned Balaam. He thought since he could not defeat Israel militarily, he would use divination against them by paying for the services of Balaam. God came to Balaam in the night and asked who these men were, he said Balak, told him to put a curse on the Israelites. God told him not. God intervened by having Balaam's donkey speaking to him. All the details are provided in the links below.

Balaam, Part 1, (Numbers 22.1-35)
Balaam, Part 2,(Numbers 22.36-Num 24.25)


Numbers 21 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Numbers 22 with Commentaries, verse by verse

Other Links
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Calvin Harmony of the Law Volume 1 Search for the chapter you want with (CTRL F)
Calvin Harmony of the Law Volume 2 Search for the chapter you want with (CTRL F)
Calvin Harmony of the Law Volume 3 Search for the chapter you want with (CTRL F)
Calvin Harmony of the Law Volume 4 Search for the chapter you want with (CTRL F)

Guzik on Numbers 21
Guzik on Numbers 22
Peter Pett on Numbers 20-36

In Luke 1.26-38, in the town town of Nazareth, Gabriel was sent, this time to a virgin named Mary. Again, Gabriel said, Do not be afraid! , this time to Mary. Notice the announcement he gave her of who Jesus will be 'He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.' We should rejoice that He is king and His kingdom will never end regardless what is happening in our lives today. One of the great mystery of the Christian faith is the incarnation that Jesus is both God and man.

In Luke 1.39-45, Mary visited Elizabeth, and found out that Elizabeth was pregnant with John, and Elizabeth, being filled with the Holy Spirit, rejoiced that Mary was going to give birth to Jesus.
In Luke 1.46-56, Mary praises God in a song of praise, and there are many similarities with between Mary's song of praise and the song of praise that Hannah sung in 1Samuel 2.1-10. This hymn is known as the Magnificat which when translated from the Latin Vulgate means 'glorifies'.

More Links in Luke
Introduction to Luke-Malik
Argument for the Gospel of Luke-Malik
Deffinbaugh on Luke
Lightfoot on Luke
Ritchie on Luke
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Sermons on Luke by Ryle, Spurgeon, and Whitefield
John Piper Sermons on Luke

Psalm 57 is a song of David's deliverance from Saul. Verse 1-6 is a prayer and a complaint about David's situation with Saul. Verse 7-11 is praise and thanksgiving of David despite the problems facing him.

Proverbs 11.9-11
Here we have the contrast between the righteous and the wicked. Notice the use of the tongue when used by the wicked destroys, the shout of gladness from the righteouss, a city can be overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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