May Old Testament readings
Click on a date below May 1st Joshua 9:1-27 Joshua is deceived by the Hivites of Gibeon May 2nd Joshua 10:1-28 Joshua defeats five Amorite kings May 3rd Joshua 10:29-43 Joshua conquers the southern cities of Canaan May 4th Joshua 11:1-14 Joshua embarks on the Northern Campaign in Canaan May 5th Joshua 13:1-8,14:1-4,18:1 Canaan is divided among the twelve tribes of Israel May 6th Joshua 20:1-9 Six 'cities of refuge' are set up by the Israelites May 7th Joshua 22:1-16,21,28,30-34 The tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh return home May 8th Joshua 23:1-16,24:14-16,22-27 Joshua gives a farewell speech to the Israelites May 9th Joshua 26:29-33 Joshua dies and Joseph's bones are buried at Shechem May 10th Judges 1:1-11,17-19 The Israelites attack Besek, Jerusalem and Hebron May 11th Judges 2:1-5,10-15 The Israelites worship Baal and Ashtoreth May 12th Judges 2:16-23 God chooses inspirational leaders to save his people May 13th Judges 3:5-11 Othniel defeats the King of Mesopotamia May 14th Judges 3:12-30 Ehud defeats King Eglon of Moab May 15th Judges 4:1-24,5:31 Deborah and Barak defeat Sisera May 16th Judges 6:1-27 Gideon destroys the altar of Baal May 17th Judges 6:33-40 Gideon puts out a fleece to ask for a sign from God May 18th Judges 7:1-25 Gideon defeats the Midianites at Mount Gilboa May 19th Judges 8:4-28 Gideon is asked to become King of Israel May 20th Judges 8:29-9:21 Abimelech becomes the first king of Israel May 21st Judges 9:22-49 Abimelech crushes Gaal's rebellion and destroys Shechem May 22nd Judges 9:50-57 The death of Abimelech, the first king of Israel May 23rd Judges 10:1-16 Tola and Jair lead the Israelites May 24th Judges 10:17-11:33 Jephthah defeats the Amorites May 25th Judges 11:30-31,34-40 Jephthah sacrifices his own daughter May 26th Judges 12:1-6 War breaks out between the Israelite tribes May 27th Judges 12:7-15,13:1 Izban, Elon and Abdon lead Israel May 28th Judges 13:2-25 Samson is brought up as a Nazirite May 29th Judges 14:1-11 Samson kills a lion and marries a Philistine woman May 30th Judges 14:12-20 Samson sets a riddle for his partygoers to solve May 31st Judges 15:1-8 Samson destroys the Philistine grain harvest |
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