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Lamp and Light Bible Reading Plan
Welcome to the Lamp and Light Bible Reading Plan where we are seeking to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength with God's Word lighting the way!
Episodes
220 episodes
September 12, 2026 - Judges 8 & Proverbs 14:29-32
Today's reading covers Judges 8 and Proverbs 14:29–32. Our reflection follows Gideon's pursuit and defeat of the Midianite kings, his harsh dealings with Succoth and Penuel for refusing to aid Israel's army, and the unsettling aft...
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September 11, 2026 - Judges 7 & Proverbs 14:25-28
Today's reading covers Judges 7 and Proverbs 14:25–28. The reflection follows Gideon's army being whittled down from 32,000 to just 300 men before facing the Midianites, with God explaining the reduction plainly: "lest Israel boas...
September 10, 2026 - Judges 6 & Proverbs 14:21-24
Today's reading covers Judges 6 and Proverbs 14:21–24. The reflection follows Israel's oppression under the Midianites and the introduction of Gideon — a timid, fearful man whom God calls and equips through an encounter with the a...
September 9, 2026 - Judges 5 & Proverbs 14:17-20
Today's reading covers Judges 5 and Proverbs 14:17–20. The reflection walks through the Song of Deborah and Barak, a poetic retelling of Judges 4's victory over Sisera that highlights Deborah's prominent role and celebrates God's ...
September 8, 2026 - Judges 4 & Proverbs 14:13-16
Today's reading covers Judges 4 and Proverbs 14:13–16. The reflection follows Israel's fall back into oppression under Jabin, king of Canaan, and his commander Sisera, and the deliverance that comes through Deborah the prophetess,...
September 7, 2026 - Judges 3 & Proverbs 14:9-12
Today's reading covers Judges 3 and Proverbs 14:9–12. The reflection traces how God leaves certain nations in Canaan to test Israel, only for Israel to drift into mixed marriages and idol worship — setting off the cycle of sin, op...
September 5, 2026 - Judges 2 & Proverbs 14:5-8
Today's reading covers Judges 2 and Proverbs 14:5–8. The reflection opens with the angel of the Lord's confrontation at Bochim, unpacking it as a likely Christophany — a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. Then we trace Israel's r...
September 4, 2026 - Judges 1 & Proverbs 14:1-4
Today's reading covers Judges 1 and Proverbs 14:1–4, opening a new book in the Lamp and Light Bible reading plan. Our reflection lays out Judges as a whole — roughly 200 years of Israel's history split into spiritual disobedience,...
September 3, 2026 - Joshua 24 & Proverbs 13:21-25
Today's reading covers Joshua 24 and Proverbs 13:21–25 — and marks the close of the book of Joshua, the sixth book completed in the Lamp and Light Bible reading plan. Our reflection follows Joshua's final address at Shechem, where...
September 2, 2026 - Joshua 23 & Proverbs 13:17-20
Today's reading covers Joshua 23 and Proverbs 13:17–20. The reflection follows Joshua's farewell address to Israel's leaders as he nears the end of his life, echoing Moses's own closing words and centering on one core truth: God h...
September 1, 2026 - Joshua 22 & Proverbs 13:13-16
Today's reading covers Joshua 22 and Proverbs 13:13–16. The reflection follows the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh as they return home east of the Jordan and build an "imposing" altar, sparking near civil war until...
August 31, 2026 - Joshua 21 & Proverbs 13:9-12
Today's reading covers Joshua 21 and Proverbs 13:9–12. The reflection centers on the chapter's closing summary — "not one word of all the good promises the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed" — as a fitting capstone f...
August 29, 2026 - Joshua 20 & Proverbs 13:5-8
We read Joshua 20 and Proverbs 13:5–8, then trace how God’s law protects the innocent while still holding people accountable. We also discuss the pressures that can come with wealth and why our only lasting confidence is Christ's ...
August 28, 2026 - Joshua 19 & Proverbs 13:1-4
We move from Joshua 19’s careful land allotments to Proverbs 13:1–4, asking what applied wisdom looks like when we’re corrected, when we speak, and when we work. We connect God’s discipline to fatherly love, then get painfully pra...
August 27, 2026 - Joshua 18 & Proverbs 12:25-28
We trace God’s steady faithfulness from Joshua 18 at Shiloh to Proverbs 12:25-28, where anxiety feels heavy and a good word brings gladness. We talk about Scripture’s sufficiency for biblical counseling, the power of encouragement...
August 26, 2026 - Joshua 17 & Proverbs 12:21-24
We read Joshua 17 and Proverbs 12:21-24, then slow down to ask whether our words and our lives tell the same story. We wrestle with integrity, prudent speech, diligence, and the long view of God’s goodness even through suffering.&...
August 25, 2026 - Joshua 16 & Proverbs 12:17-20
We read Joshua 16 and see God faithfully assign land to Ephraim and Manasseh while noticing Israel's failure to drive out the Canaanites in Gezer. We also sit with Proverbs 12:17–20 to pursue truth, reject deceit, use words to hea...
August 24, 2026 - Joshua 15 & Proverbs 12:13-16
We connect Joshua 15’s detailed borders to the reality that God makes specific promises and has rightful authority over what we call “ours.” We also work through Proverbs 12:13–16 to show how our words, our humility, and ou...
August 22, 2026 - Joshua 14 & Proverbs 12:9-12
We read Joshua 14 and Proverbs 12:9-12, then trace how Caleb’s wholehearted trust leads to a promised inheritance and a land at rest from war. We also wrestle with Proverbs that expose image-based living, twisted “mercy,” and the ...
August 21, 2026 - Joshua 13 & Proverbs 12:5-8
We read Joshua 13 and see how God keeps his promises in almost shocking detail, then connect that confidence to our future hope in Christ’s return. We also sit in Proverbs 12:5-8 and ask what we’re setting our minds on, how wise t...
August 20, 2026 - Joshua 12 & Proverbs 12:1-4
Today's reading covers Joshua 12 and Proverbs 12:1–4. The reflection offers a "halftime score update" — a recap of the kings defeated under Moses and Joshua (33 in total) as a pause in the conquest narrative to recount God's faith...
August 19, 2026 - Joshua 11 & Proverbs 11:29-31
Today's reading covers Joshua 11 and Proverbs 11:29–31. The reflection highlights how the enemy coalition's numbers, described as "the sand that is on the seashore," echo the Abrahamic covenant language of offspring in Genesis. Th...
August 18, 2026 - Joshua 10 & Proverbs 11:25-28
Today's reading covers Joshua 10 and Proverbs 11:25–28. The reflection follows the coalition of five Amorite kings formed to punish Gibeon for its treaty with Israel, and Joshua's integrity in honoring that covenant despite having...