Day 274 of the Professor Grant Horner Bible Reading Plan Today's readings explore discerning judgments, sacred furnishings, generous givings, contentious pursuits, incomprehensible powers, narrow escapes, foolish behaviors, tribal campaigns, apocalyptic desolations, and defensive testimonies. List 1 (Gospels): Matthew 7 Concludes sermon: avoid judging hypocritically, persistent prayer rewarded, enter narrow gate, beware false prophets as wolves, do Father's will, build on rock foundation against storms. List 2 (Pentateuch): Exodus 37 Bezalel constructs ark with mercy seat, table for showbread, lampstand with branches, incense altar—all from acacia wood overlaid gold, rings, poles included. List 3 (Pauline Epistles): 2 Corinthians 8 Praises Macedonian churches' joyful generosity amid poverty; urges Corinthians complete collection via Titus, excel in grace like Christ who impoverished for others. List 4 (General Epistles): 1 Timothy 6 Instructs slaves honor masters; condemns greedy false teachers; contentment with basics; rich commanded share, store heavenly treasures; guard deposit, avoid profane babble. List 5 (Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon): Job 26 Job sarcastically questions Bildad's help, then lauds God's dominion over dead, waters, pillars, thunder—yet these mere whispers of His vast might. List 6 (Psalms): Psalm 124 Acknowledges Lord's side prevented engulfment by raging foes; praises escape from snare; affirms help from heaven-earth Creator. List 7 (Proverbs): Proverbs 26 Likens honoring fools to snow in summer; warns against meddling quarrels like grabbing dog ears; gossips as madmen flinging firebrands; hatred concealed by deceit. List 8 (Historical Books): Judges 1 After Joshua's death, Judah, Simeon conquer territories, capture Adoni-Bezek, burn Jerusalem; but many tribes fail to fully dislodge Canaanites, leading to forced labor. List 9 (Prophets): Isaiah 24 Depicts Lord's ravaging of earth: inhabitants scattered, joy ceases, city ruined; few survivors amid broken everlasting covenant; yet glorious reign from Mount Zion awaits.

Day 268 of the Professor Grant Horner Bible Reading Plan Today's portions reveal ancestral records, craftsmanship calls, ministerial reconciliations, orderly living, temporary triumphs, merciful gates, prudent paths, tribal inheritances, Cushite judgments, and prison breakthroughs. - List 1 (Gospels): Matthew 1 Jesus' genealogy from Abraham through David to Joseph; virgin Mary conceives by Holy Spirit; angel instructs Joseph to name child Jesus, fulfilling Immanuel prophecy as Savior from sins. - List 2 (Pentateuch): Exodus 31 Bezalel filled with Spirit for skillful tabernacle work, assisted by Oholiab; artisans commanded; Sabbath observance mandated as covenant sign, violators face death; Moses receives stone tablets. - List 3 (Pauline Epistles): 2 Corinthians 2 Paul urges forgiveness for repentant offender to avoid Satan's schemes; describes ministry as triumphant Christ-procession spreading knowledge aroma; not peddling word but sincere before God. - List 4 (General Epistles): 2 Thessalonians 3 Requests prayer for word's spread; warns against idleness, commands work; Paul's example of self-support; directive: no work, no eat; final peace benediction, authenticating signature. - List 5 (Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon): Job 20 Zophar asserts wicked's joy short-lived: prosperity swallowed, abandoned by God; heavens reveal iniquity, earth rises against; possessions flow away in wrath, terrors overwhelm completely. - List 6 (Psalms): Psalm 118 Thanks for enduring love; Lord as salvation, better than human trust; surrounded but victorious; rejected stone becomes cornerstone; blessed coming in His name; bind sacrifice, extol exalted God. - List 7 (Proverbs): Proverbs 20 Wine mocks, strong drink rages; lazy avoid plowing, hunger follows; honest scales please Lord; youth's glory strength, old age gray hair; gossip betrays, prudent covers offenses. - List 8 (Historical Books): Joshua 19 Simeon's inheritance within Judah; allotments for Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, Dan detailed with borders, cities; Joshua given Timnath Serah in Ephraim per request. - List 9 (Prophets): Isaiah 18 Woe to Cush: bustling land beyond rivers; envoys sent, but Lord prunes before harvest; abandoned carcasses for birds, beasts; then gift brought to Zion from scattered tall people. - List 10 (Acts): Acts 16 Timothy joins Paul, Silas; vision calls to Macedonia; Lydia converted in Philippi; demon-possessed girl freed, owners incite imprisonment; earthquake opens jail, jailer saved, baptized; magistrates release apostles.

Day 264 of the Professor Grant Horner Bible Reading Plan Today's passages unfold arrest preparations, courtyard details, spiritual prophecies, watchful exhortations, divine silences, wondrous deliverances, instructional contrasts, Judah's boundaries, fallen luminaries, and miraculous liberations. - List 1 (Gospels): John 18 Jesus betrayed by Judas in garden, arrested; Peter denies thrice amid trials before Annas, Caiaphas; Pilate questions kingship, finds no guilt, offers Barabbas release over Passover custom. - List 2 (Pentateuch): Exodus 27 Bronze altar specs with horns, utensils; courtyard curtains of fine linen on bronze bases, pillars; gate screen embroidered; oil commanded for perpetual lampstand light. - List 3 (Pauline Epistles): 1 Corinthians 14 Pursue love, desire prophecy over tongues for edification; uninterpreted tongues like foreign speech; order worship: two-three speakers, interpret; women silent, all decently. - List 4 (General Epistles): 1 Thessalonians 4 Urges holy living, sexual purity, brotherly love; comforts on dead in Christ rising first at Lord's descent with trumpet, archangel; always with Lord. - List 5 (Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon): Job 16 Job calls friends miserable comforters, laments multiplied woes; affirms innocence, pleads for heavenly witness; warns of God's wrath on unjust despite current afflictions. - List 6 (Psalms): Psalm 114 Recalls exodus: sea fled, Jordan turned back; mountains skipped like rams at God's presence; rock became water pool, flint springs. - List 7 (Proverbs): Proverbs 16 Humans plan but Lord directs steps; pride precedes destruction; better poor integrity than crooked rich; king's wrath like roaring lion, wise appease. - List 8 (Historical Books): Joshua 15 Judah's allotment: southern border to Zin, northern to Jerusalem; lists cities like Hebron, Debir; Caleb's daughter Achsah requests springs; Jebusites remain. - List 9 (Prophets): Isaiah 14 Israel restored, taunts fallen Babylon king as weakened worm; Assyria, Philistia doomed; Lord's purpose crushes; oracle humbles proud, sweeps with destruction. - List 10 (Acts): Acts 12 Herod kills James, imprisons Peter; angel frees amid prayers, appears at Mary's house; guards executed; Herod struck dead for not glorifying God, word spreads.

Day 263 of the Professor Grant Horner Bible Reading Plan Today's readings delve into intercessory prayers, veiled constructions, agape definitions, persevering encouragements, lengthy rebukes, hallelujah exhortations, relational insights, aged allocations, oracular burdens, and reconciliatory gatherings. - List 1 (Gospels): John 17 Jesus prays for himself in glorification hour, eternal life as knowing God; intercedes for disciples' protection, unity, sanctification in truth; extends to future believers' oneness, indwelling love revealed globally. - List 2 (Pentateuch): Exodus 26 Tabernacle specs: ten fine linen curtains with cherubim, looped; eleven goat-hair coverings; acacia boards gold-overlaid, bars, rings; inner veil separating Most Holy, outer screen. - List 3 (Pauline Epistles): 1 Corinthians 13 Love paramount over gifts: patient, kind, not envious or boastful; bears, believes, hopes, endures all; partial ceases at perfection; faith, hope abide but love greatest. - List 4 (General Epistles): 1 Thessalonians 3 Paul sends Timothy amid separation anxiety, reports steadfast faith brings comfort; prays night/day for reunion, strengthened love; blameless holiness before God at Christ's coming. - List 5 (Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon): Job 15 Eliphaz accuses Job of undermining fear of God with windy words; insists wicked tormented, restless, destroyed by own schemes; no secret sin escapes divine judgment. - List 6 (Psalms): Psalm 113 Praise Lord's name forever, exalted above nations, heavens; raises poor from dust, barren to joyful mother; who like Him enthroned high yet stooping low. - List 7 (Proverbs): Proverbs 15 Gentle answer turns wrath, wise words heal; Lord sees everywhere, abhors evil; better little with righteousness than abundance unjustly; plans succeed with counsel, pride precedes fall. - List 8 (Historical Books): Joshua 14 Canaan allotments west of Jordan; Caleb claims Hebron per Moses' promise, wholly followed Lord; at 85, still strong for war, drives out Anakim giants. - List 9 (Prophets): Isaiah 13 Burden against Babylon: dreadful day summons warriors to destroy; stars darken, hearts melt in anguish; cruel Medes conquer, city desolate like Sodom, never reinhabited. - List 10 (Acts): Acts 11 Peter defends Gentile inclusion via vision, Spirit's fall; Antioch disciples first called Christians; Barnabas fetches Saul; Agabus prophesies famine, relief sent to Judea.

Day 260 of the Professor Grant Horner Bible Reading Plan Today's entries highlight abiding connections, equitable statutes, historical cautions, concluding visions, sovereign dominions, messianic oracles, verbal impacts, coalition defeats, arrogant downfalls, and evangelistic expansions. - List 1 (Gospels): John 14 Jesus reassures troubled disciples of prepared mansions, declares himself way, truth, life; promises greater works, answered prayers in his name, coming Counselor Spirit; emphasizes obedience from love, leaves non-worldly peace. - List 2 (Pentateuch): Exodus 23 Commands uphold justice, avoid bribes, rest land every seventh year, observe three annual feasts; angel precedes to guard, conquer enemies; prohibits foreign gods, promises health, fertility for covenant faithfulness. - List 3 (Pauline Epistles): 1 Corinthians 10 Recalls Israel's wilderness failures despite blessings as warnings: avoid craving evil, idolatry, immorality, testing Lord; temptation escapable; eucharist unites, flee idols; seek others' good, glorify God in all. - List 4 (General Epistles): Revelation 22 Depicts pure river, life tree bearing fruits for healing; God's throne illuminated, no night; Jesus affirms quick return, blesses commandment-keepers; invites all thirsty; seals prophecy, final grace to saints. - List 5 (Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon): Job 12 Job affirms shared wisdom, notes just suffer while wicked thrive; extols God's supremacy overturning nations, baffling wise, leading counselors barefoot; His knowledge profound, unchallenged. - List 6 (Psalms): Psalm 110 Divine oracle: Lord at God's right hand subdues foes as footstool; rules from Zion, eternal Melchizedek priest; shatters chiefs in wrath day, lifts head triumphantly. - List 7 (Proverbs): Proverbs 12 Contrasts: whoever loves discipline gains wisdom, but haters of correction brutish; diligent hands rule, deceitful hearts abhorred; truthful words endure, lying tongues momentary; righteous care for beasts, wicked cruel. - List 8 (Historical Books): Joshua 11 Jabin assembles vast northern alliance; God assures victory, Israel strikes suddenly, disables chariots, annihilates kings, cities; fulfills Moses' commands, rests from war after long campaigns. - List 9 (Prophets): Isaiah 10 Condemns oppressive laws robbing poor; Assyria as God's axe boasts, faces punishment for pride; remnant survives, yoke broken; highway from Assyria, Lord's zeal accomplishes. - List 10 (Acts): Acts 8 Saul ravages church post-Stephen; scattered believers evangelize; Philip's Samaria ministry brings joy, conversions, Spirit via apostles; Simon rebuked for simony; angel directs Philip to Gaza, explains Isaiah to Ethiopian, baptizes him.