August 3: Judges 17; Acts 21; Jeremiah 30–31; Mark 16
With family: Judges 17; Acts 21 Judges 17 (Listen)Micah and the Levite17 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver...
View ArticleAugust 4: Judges 18; Acts 22; Psalms 1–2; Jeremiah 32
With family: Judges 18; Acts 22 Judges 18 (Listen)Danites Take the Levite and the Idol18 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the people of Dan was seeking for...
View ArticleAugust 5: Judges 19; Acts 23; Psalms 3–4; Jeremiah 33
With family: Judges 19; Acts 23 Judges 19 (Listen)A Levite and His Concubine19 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country...
View ArticleAugust 6: Judges 20; Acts 24; Psalms 5–6; Jeremiah 34
With family: Judges 20; Acts 24 Judges 20 (Listen)Israel’s War with the Tribe of Benjamin20 Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and the...
View ArticleAugust 7: Judges 21; Acts 25; Psalms 7–8; Jeremiah 35
With family: Judges 21; Acts 25 Judges 21 (Listen)Wives Provided for the Tribe of Benjamin21 Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, “No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.”...
View ArticleAugust 8: Ruth 1; Acts 26; Psalm 9; Jeremiah 36; Jeremiah 45
With family: Ruth 1; Acts 26 Ruth 1 (Listen)Naomi Widowed1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he...
View ArticleAugust 9: Ruth 2; Acts 27; Psalm 10; Jeremiah 37
With family: Ruth 2; Acts 27 Ruth 2 (Listen)Ruth Meets Boaz2 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to...
View ArticleAugust 10: Ruth 3–4; Acts 28; Psalms 11–12; Jeremiah 38
With family: Ruth 3–4; Acts 28 Ruth 3–4 (Listen)Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor3 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with...
View ArticleAugust 11: 1 Samuel 1; Romans 1; Psalms 13–14; Jeremiah 39
With family: 1 Samuel 1; Romans 1 1 Samuel 1 (Listen)The Birth of Samuel1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of...
View ArticleAugust 12: 1 Samuel 2; Romans 2; Psalms 15–16; Jeremiah 40
With family: 1 Samuel 2; Romans 2 1 Samuel 2 (Listen)Hannah’s Prayer2 And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies,...
View ArticleAugust 13: 1 Samuel 3; Romans 3; Psalm 17; Jeremiah 41
With family: 1 Samuel 3; Romans 3 1 Samuel 3 (Listen)The Lord Calls Samuel3 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days;...
View ArticleAugust 14: 1 Samuel 4; Romans 4; Psalm 18; Jeremiah 42
With family: 1 Samuel 4; Romans 4 1 Samuel 4 (Listen)The Philistines Capture the Ark4 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at...
View ArticleAugust 15: 1 Samuel 5–6; Romans 5; Psalm 19; Jeremiah 43
With family: 1 Samuel 5–6; Romans 5 1 Samuel 5–6 (Listen)The Philistines and the Ark5 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the Philistines took...
View ArticleAugust 16: 1 Samuel 7–8; Romans 6; Psalms 20–21; Jeremiah 44
With family: 1 Samuel 7–8; Romans 6 1 Samuel 7–8 (Listen)7 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated...
View ArticleAugust 17: 1 Samuel 9; Romans 7; Psalm 22; Jeremiah 46
With family: 1 Samuel 9; Romans 7 1 Samuel 9 (Listen)Saul Chosen to Be King9 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a...
View ArticleAugust 18: 1 Samuel 10; Romans 8; Psalms 23–24; Jeremiah 47
With family: 1 Samuel 10; Romans 8 1 Samuel 10 (Listen)Saul Anointed King10 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you to be...
View ArticleAugust 19: 1 Samuel 11; Romans 9; Psalm 25; Jeremiah 48
With family: 1 Samuel 11; Romans 9 1 Samuel 11 (Listen)Saul Defeats the Ammonites11 Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a...
View ArticleAugust 20: 1 Samuel 12; Romans 10; Psalms 26–27; Jeremiah 49
With family: 1 Samuel 12; Romans 10 1 Samuel 12 (Listen)Samuel’s Farewell Address12 And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to me and have made a...
View ArticleAugust 21: 1 Samuel 13; Romans 11; Psalms 28–29; Jeremiah 50
With family: 1 Samuel 13; Romans 11 1 Samuel 13 (Listen)Saul Fights the Philistines13 Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel,12 Saul chose...
View ArticleAugust 22: 1 Samuel 14; Romans 12; Psalm 30; Jeremiah 51
With family: 1 Samuel 14; Romans 12 1 Samuel 14 (Listen)Jonathan Defeats the Philistines14 One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the...
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