Genesis 32-34; Psalm 145; Mark 13 Genesis 32: What was Jacob’s prayer to God before facing Esau? What do Jews not eat because of Jacob’s struggle with God? Genesis 33: What did Jacob do prior to meeting Esau?  Was there hostility between Esau and Jacob? Genesis 34: This is quite a story.  Is there anything that surprises you? Mark 13: What does…

Genesis 30-31; Psalm 11; Mark 12 Genesis 30: Make a list of all of Jacob’s wives and the children they had.  Why did Laban want Jacob to stay? Genesis 31: Why did Jacob flee? Why did Jacob strip the branches and place them in front of the flocks and herds – 30:37-42? What did the stone heaps signify in verses 45-48.  Mark…

Sunday, January 19 Genesis 28-29; Mark 11 Monday, January 20 Genesis 30-31; Psalm 11; Mark 12 Tuesday, January 21 Genesis 32-34; Psalm 145; Mark 13 Wednesday January 22 Genesis 35-37; Psalm 12; Mark 14 Thursday, January 23 Genesis 38-40; Mark 15 Sunday, January 19 Genesis 28-29; Mark 11 Genesis 28: Who did Esau marry (in this chapter) and why? Why did Jacob…

Thursday, January 16 Genesis 26-27; Mark 10 Genesis 26: Like father like son! What happened to the wells that were dug by Abraham’s servants? (v. 15)  Why did Abimelek tell Isaac to move away and why did Abimelek reach out to Isaac later? Genesis 27: Why did Rebekah trick Isaac? Mark 10:  What does Jesus teach about gender and marriage?  What made…

Week 2: January 12 – 18, 2020Sunday, January 12: Genesis 16-18; Mark 6Monday, January 13: Genesis 19-20; Psalm 1; Mark 7Tuesday, January 14: Genesis 21-23; Psalm 107; Mark 8Wednesday, January 15: Genesis 24-25; Psalm 4; Mark 9Thursday, January 16: Genesis 26-27; Mark 10 Sunday, January 12:  Genesis 16-18; Mark 6 Genesis 16: To where and why did Hagar leave?  What did the…

Readings for Week 1 Sunday, Genesis 1-2; Psalm 19; Mark 1Monday Genesis 3-5; Mark 2Tuesday Genesis 6-8; Psalm 104; Mark 3Wednesday Genesis 9-11; Mark 4Thursday Genesis 12-15; Psalm 148; Mark 5 Genesis 1: On what day was man created? What was the first thing God did for man? What was given to man for food?   Genesis 2: What was the second…

Friday 29-November Hosea 5-6 Hosea 5: To whom is the warning directed? Hosea 6: What does the Lord desire? Journal Prompt: What is the hope of Hosea 6:1-3? Answers: Hosea 5: The warning is directed to the priests and the royalty of Israel. Hosea 6:  The Lord desires mercy, not sacrifice and acknowledgment of God.

Thursday 28-November Hosea 3-4; Ps 136 Hosea 3: what does God command Hosea to do? Hosea 4: What does the Lord condemn Israel for? Journal Prompt:  What do you learn about God from these chapters? Answers: Hosea 3:  God commands Hosea to reconcile with his wife, Gomer, who had been unfaithful to him.  He was to love her. Hosea 4:  The Lord…

Weds 27-November Hosea 1-2 Hosea 1: What did God command Hosea to do? What do Hosea’s children symbolize? Hosea 2: Who is the mother God refers to?What did Israel continue to observe that God would cause to cease? Journal Prompt: Consider Hosea 2:5-8.  How do you struggle today with giving the credit to other people rather than to God for the things that…

Tuesday 26-November Daniel 11-12; Ps 135 Daniel 11: Who was king? What happens to the kingdom of Greece after it arises to power? Daniel 12: Who is the great prince in charge of the Jews? Journal Prompt:  Contemplate and write about this verse. “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” This…