July

July 5 - July 11 (Week #28)

Luke 9:51-10:21

Opportunities for Further Reading Week #28

  • 2nd Kings 1 – Elisha calls down fire on people here like Jesus’ disciples request in Luke 9:54

  • 1 Kings 19 – Elisha makes a similar request to the man in Luke 9:58 when he is called as a prophet

  • 1st Corinthians 9 & 10 – Paul discusses his ministry with many connections to Jesus’ instructions in Luke 1

  • Isaiah 14 – Babylon’s king is described as having fallen from heaven, possibly connected to Luke 10:18

  • Revelation 12 & 13 – another passage describing satan as falling from heaven and mentions of the book of life (rel. to Luke 10:20

  • Leviticus 21 – requirement that a priest must remain clean rel. to Luke 10:31

  • Psalm 27:4 – see verse 4 related to the ‘one thing needed’ in Luke 10:42)

July 12 - July 18 (Week #29)

Luke 11 (:1-54)

Opportunities for Further Reading Week #29

  • Exodus 8 – the phrase “by the finger of God” (Luke 11:20) also appears here

  • 2nd Peter 2 – More on being worse off if you fall away from the faith (rel. to Luke 11:26)

  • Proverbs 8 – a chapter on wisdom that counsels the reader to obey God’s counsel (rel. to Luke 11:28)

  • 2nd Chronicles 9 – The account of the Queen of Sheba visiting King Solomon referenced in Luke 11:31

  • Genesis 4 – The account of the murder of Abel referenced in Luke 11:51

  • 2nd Chronicles 24 – the account of the murder of Zechariah referenced in Luke 11:51

July 19 - July 25 (Week #30)

Luke 12 (:1-59)

Opportunities for Further Reading Week #30

  • 2nd Timothy 2 – More on disowning Jesus rel. to Luke 12:9

  • Job 20,27,31,38 – Much of Jesus’ teachings in this chapter relate to discussions that take place in Job. Each of the chapters listed are related to remarks make in Luke 12

  • Psalm 39 – Reflection on the fleetingness of life rel. to Luke 12:20

  • 1st Thessalonians 5 – More on the return of the Lord coming like a thief rel. to Luke 12:39

  • Leviticus 5 – Provisions for an unintentional sin are given here rel. to Luke 12:48

  • Numbers 15 – More provisions for an unintentional sin are found here rel. to Luke 12:48

July 26 - August 1 (Week #31)

Luke 13 (:1-35)

John 10:22-42

Opportunities for Further Reading Week #31

  • Isaiah 5 – How God regards a fruitless vineyard rel. to Luke 13:6

  • Psalm 118 – Jesus quotes this Psalm in Luke 13:35

  • Acts 3 – Jesus’ Disciples proclaim the Gospel in the same place (Solomon’s Colonade) that Jesus is here teaching in John 10

  • Leviticus 24 – Jesus’ opponents wish to stone Him in John 10 for blasphemy as prescribed here in the Mosaic Law

  • Psalm 82 – Jesus quotes this Psalm in John 10:34

  • Jeremiah 1 – Jesus’ words in John 10:36 sound similar to those in Jeremiah 1:5