January Old Testament readings
Click on a day below January 1st Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 The story of God's creation January 2nd Genesis 2:4-24 The story of God's creation (continued) January 3rd Genesis 2:8-17 God creates an earthly paradise January 4th Genesis 3:1-23 Adam and Eve disobey God and end their idyllic life January 5th Genesis 4:1-16 Cain is punished for killing his brother January 6th Genesis 4:17-26 Who built the earliest city in Mesopotamia? January 7th Genesis 6:5-22 God decides to destroy the evil in the world January 8th Genesis 7:11-24 God sends a catastrophic flood January 9th Genesis 8:1-17 Noah journeys to Aratta on the flood January 10th Genesis 9:1-16 God makes a new agreement with mankind January 11th Genesis 10:1-12,32 The colonisation of the ancient world January 12th Genesis 11:1-9 Who built the Tower of Babylonia? January 13th Genesis 11:27,37.12:11-7 God makes a covenant agreement with Abram January 14th Genesis 12:6,8-20 Abram deceives the King of Egypt January 15th Genesis 13:1-18 Abram and Lot go their separate ways January 16th Genesis 14:8-20 Abram rescues Lot from captivity January 17th Genesis 15:1-11,17-21 God promises Abram he will have a son January 18th Genesis 16:1-16 Ishmael is born January 19th Genesis 17:1-16 God gives Abram a new name to signify a new agreement January 20th Genesis 18:1-16 Abraham has three mysterious visitors January 21st Genesis 19:1-26 God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah January 22nd Genesis 21:1-21 God fulfils his promise to Abraham January 23rd Genesis 22:1-18 God challenges Abraham over child sacrifice January 24th Genesis 23:1-19 Sarah dies and is buried at Hebron January 25th Genesis 24:1-61 Abraham seeks a wife for Isaac January 26th Genesis 24:61-67 Isaac meets Rebekah and falls in love January 27th Genesis 25:1-11 Abraham dies and is buried at Hebron January 28th Genesis 25:19-21,24-34 Jacob 'the trickster is born January 29th Genesis 26:1-9,12-15,23-25 Isaac moves to Beersheba January 30th Genesis 27:1-23,30-33,42-45 Jacob cheats Esau and flees to Haran January 31st Genesis 28:10-22 Jacob has an amazing dream at Bethel |
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