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04/27/2025 – Day 301 – James – Chapters 1 – 3 / “For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.”

In our first cycle of today’s reading, there is a post covering the 1999 Joint Declaration of the Doctrine of Justification, Post one of three , dated 03/14/2021. It …

04/26/2025 – Day 300 – Habakkuk – Chapters 1 – 3 / “Chapter Three – Habakkuk’s Prayer” – An amazing faith testimony, by God’s grace alone!

You may might want to review the first cycle post dated 03/13/2021 for this day as well titled “God’s hope through faith is founded in a holy fear.”

Halley’s Bible Handbook …

04/25/2025 – Day 299 – Ecclesiastes – Chapters 1 – 2 / “Vanity of Vanities: All is Vanity” Halley’s Bible Handbook

The 1st cycle post dated 03/12/2021 gives an excellent summary of the book and Solomon’s life, the author of this book of the Bible.

Here is Halley’s commentary:

Vanity of Vanities: …

04/24/2025 – Day 298 – Psalm – Chapters 122 – 124 / Psalm 122 – “A Prayer for Jerusalem”

These excerpt commentaries are from “The Apologetics Study Bible”:

“122:1 The pilgrim psalmist reflected on the joy he felt when it was time to go to the holy city to observe …

04/22/2025 – Day 296 – Deuteronomy – Chapters 4 through 6: The Jewish Shema and so much more….

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-shema

Again, if you search on “Day 296” – you will find other commentary on the Jewish Shema. The connections to the New Testament are pervasive.

Check out …

04/21/2025 – Day 295 – Acts – Chapters 9 & 10 / Paul immediately begins witnessing for Christ in the toughest of places.

We have a first cycle post dated 03/08/2021 entitled: “The Trinity at Work in the Redemption. Today, I would like to cover just four verses, Paul’s “Witnessing for …

04/19/2025 – Day 293 – Nahum – Chapters 1 – 3 (the entire book) / 1: 2-6 – The attributes of God

Prior cycle posts on this reading are dated 03/06/2021; 12/17/2022; 0205/2023. You can pull them all up at once by searching on “Day 293”. Interesting note on the …

04/17/2025 – Day 291 – Psalm – Chapters 120 – 121 / The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. The Lord will protect your coming and going both now and forever.” (121: 7 – 8)

Let’s take a look at John Gill’s commentary on these two verses:

https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/psalms-121-7.html

https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/psalms-121-8.html

Also, I encourage you to check out our first cycle post of this reading: …

04/15/2025 – Day 289 – Deuteronomy – Chapters 1 through 3 / 11 week Tuesday Deuteronomy study that will take us to the end of our one year read and study through the Bible.

First, I have chosen the “Catholic Study Bible – New American Bible” for a summary of the Book of Deuteronomy. It stands out in my opinion amongst: “The …