Inside the schoolhouse at dawn: walnut shelves of scrolls and old scriptures, brass lamps lit, the teacher's desk with an open Bible.

The Study

Old Testament, every school morning. Notes from the lessons as they are written up, free for teens and anyone seeking the scriptures.

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Put two people or choices side by side and four simple questions reveal truths scripture never says out loud.

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The year's reading

Old Testament, week by week

The weeks around this one
WkWeek ofReading
40Sep 28Isaiah 40–49
41Oct 5Isaiah 50–57
42Oct 12Isaiah 58–66 (this week)
43Oct 19Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20
44Oct 26Jeremiah 31–33; 36–38; Lamentations 1; 3
45Nov 2Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47
46Nov 9Daniel 1–7
47Nov 16Hosea 1–6; 10–14; Joel
48Nov 23Amos; Obadiah; Jonah
49Nov 30Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah
50Dec 7Haggai 1–2; Zechariah 1–4; 7–14
51Dec 14Malachi
The whole yearJust these weeks
Every week of the year
WkWeek ofReading
1Dec 29Introduction to the Old Testament
2Jan 5Moses 1; Abraham 3
3Jan 12Genesis 1–2; Moses 2–3; Abraham 4–5
4Jan 19Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5
5Jan 26Genesis 5; Moses 6
6Feb 2Moses 7
7Feb 9Genesis 6–11; Moses 8
8Feb 16Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2
9Feb 23Genesis 18–23
10Mar 2Genesis 24–33
11Mar 9Genesis 37–41
12Mar 16Genesis 42–50
13Mar 23Exodus 1–6
14Mar 30Easter
15Apr 6Exodus 7–13
16Apr 13Exodus 14–18
17Apr 20Exodus 19–20; 24; 31–34
18Apr 27Exodus 35–40; Leviticus 1; 4; 16; 19
19May 4Numbers 11–14; 20–24; 27
20May 11Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34
21May 18Joshua 1–8; 23–24
22May 25Judges 2–4; 6–8; 13–16
23Jun 1Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–7
24Jun 81 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–16
25Jun 151 Samuel 17–18; 24–26; 2 Samuel 5–7
26Jun 222 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 3; 6–9; 11
27Jun 291 Kings 12–13; 17–22
28Jul 62 Kings 2–7
29Jul 132 Kings 16–25
30Jul 202 Chronicles 14–20; 26; 30
31Jul 27Ezra 1; 3–7; Nehemiah 2; 4–6; 8
32Aug 3Esther
33Aug 10Job 1–3; 12–14; 19; 21–24; 38–40; 42
34Aug 17Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46
35Aug 24Psalms 49–51; 61–66; 69–72; 77–78; 85–86
36Aug 31Psalms 102–3; 110; 116–19; 127–28; 135–39; 146–50
37Sep 7Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31; Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12
38Sep 14Isaiah 1–12
39Sep 21Isaiah 13–14; 22; 24–30; 35
40Sep 28Isaiah 40–49
41Oct 5Isaiah 50–57
42Oct 12Isaiah 58–66 (this week)
43Oct 19Jeremiah 1–3; 7; 16–18; 20
44Oct 26Jeremiah 31–33; 36–38; Lamentations 1; 3
45Nov 2Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47
46Nov 9Daniel 1–7
47Nov 16Hosea 1–6; 10–14; Joel
48Nov 23Amos; Obadiah; Jonah
49Nov 30Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah
50Dec 7Haggai 1–2; Zechariah 1–4; 7–14
51Dec 14Malachi
52Dec 21Christmas

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This year I'm teaching seminary from the Old Testament. As I study and prepare lessons for my students, I'll share the thoughts and findings along the way — short, honest reflections on the scriptures we're reading together. Free for my teens, and for anyone who wants to walk through the Old Testament this year.

— Shane

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