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Day 3 of 90: Bible Reading Plan (Read Genesis 21-33)

If you weren’t here yesterday, I’ll catch you up: Sarah gave her servant girl to Abraham to conceive a child with. This child was called Ishmael. I don’t think Sarah believed that God would fulfill His promise to her. If you read today, you’ll know that Sarah did have a baby, that’s where we pick back up!

Abraham had a son with Hagar. Then years later, when they’ve both (Abraham and Sarah) grown so old and wrinkled with age, Sarah becomes pregnant! They named the baby; Isaac.

The Other Woman: Hagar 

The other woman in this story has a role to play. Hagar was the woman given to Abraham, the woman that gave him his firstborn, but whenever Sarah has a baby – Hagar gets the boot. She was a slave – turned concubine. She had to lay with a man that had no intention of loving her; my heart has such a tenderness for her. I’m sure she was mistreated and the source of envy from Sarah, who had been the one to give her to him in the first place. Well now she is cast out into the wilderness and they nearly died, I mean they were in the blistering sun, with no food/drink, and she was sobbing; not wanting to watch this son of hers die.

I can’t imagine how desperate and abandoned she must have felt. But God sent help, exactly what she needed, and was abundantly faithful to this outcast. He opened up her eyes to show her this well and He promised that He’d make a great nation come from Ishmael even though it wouldn’t be the same as what would come from Isaac because Isaac would father God’s chosen people, but that, even though he would face hostility, He’d make a nation come from Him. Does He ever have to do that to you? Just hit you in the face with something to get you to open your eyes to see Him? No? Yeah, me either. Except, that’s a lie. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve missed seeing the Living Water in my presence because I was refusing to believe I could be helped; that things could change – oh boy, my disbelief. I wonder what kind of a fantastic relief that was to Hagar when her eyes met that well. 

“You are the God who sees me.” Genesis 16:13

Abraham was going to be faithful and sacrifice Isaac; if you read the verses you’ll know a ram was caught in a thicket by his horns and Abraham took it and offered it up as a burnt offering to the Lord. He then called the place of the offering, “The Lord will provide.”

Isaac’s sons are named Esau and Jacob. When they were born Jacob was basically grabbing Esau’s heel trying to be the first to be born, he literally came out of his mom’s womb fighting. Then later on Jacob is a conniver. Jacob takes his brothers birth-right and blessing from his dad (Esau traded it for stew) who is old and blind by this time, and then he runs off. God still uses Jacob; not because of Jacob’s character, but because God is a good God, because keeps His promises.

“I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps. ” Genesis 32:10

Do you remember this? In Genesis 32:10 as Jacob prays out to God, reminding Him of His faithfulness and promises. That’s so important for me to do when I pray, to speak His word back to Him and remind Him of His promises.

Family sure is messy.

Grace and Peace

Old Testament

Day 1 Genesis 1 – 11

Day 2 Genesis 12 – 20

Day 3 Genesis 21 –  33

Day 4 Genesis 34 – 50

Day 5 Exodus 1  – 11

Day 6 Exodus 12 – 18

Day 7 Exodus 19 – 30

Day 8 Exodus 31- 40

Day 9 Leviticus 1 – 7

Day 10 Leviticus 8 – 15

Day 11 Leviticus 16 – 22

Day 12 Leviticus 23 – 27

Day 13 Numbers 1 – 8

Day 14 Numbers 9 -16

Day 15 Numbers 17 -25

Day 16 Numbers 26 -36

Day 17 Deuteronomy 1 – 9

Day 18 Deuteronomy 10 – 17

Day 19 Deuteronomy 18 – 26

Day 20 Deuteronomy 27 -34

Day 21 Joshua 1 – 10

Day 22 Joshua 11 – 24

Day 23 Judges 1 – 10

Day 24 Judges 11 – 21

Day 25 Ruth 1 –   4

Day 26 1 Samuel 1 – 16

Day 27 1 Samuel 17 – 1 Samuel 31

Day 28 2 Samuel 1 – 24

Day 29 1 Kings 1 – 22

Day 30 2 Kings 1 – 25

Day 31 1 Chronicles 1 – 8

Day 32 1 Chronicles 9 – 19

Day 33 1 Chronicles 20 – 29

Day 34 2 Chronicles 1 – 21

Day 35 2 Chronicles 22 – 36

Day 36 Ezra 1-  Ezra 10

Day 37 Nehemiah 1 –  Nehemiah 13

Day 38 Esther 1 –  Esther 10

Day38 Job 1 –  Job 23

Day 39 Job 24 –  Job 42

Day 40 Psalms 1 –  Psalms 21

Day 41 Psalms 22 – Psalms 60

Day 42 Psalms 61 – Psalms 90

Day 43 Psalms 91 – Psalms 115

Day 44 Psalms 116 – Psalms 150

Day 45 Proverbs 1 – Proverbs 15

Day 46 Proverbs 16 – Proverbs 31

Day 47 Ecclesiastes 1 – Ecclesiastes 12

Day 48 Song of Solomon 1 – Song of Solomon 8

Day 49 Isaiah 1 –  Isaiah 27

Day 50 Isaiah 28 – Isaiah 66

Day 51 Jeremiah 1 – Jeremiah 20

Day 52 Jeremiah 21 – Jeremiah 52

Day 53 Lamentations 1 – Lamentations 5

Day 54 Ezekiel 1 – Ezekiel 22

Day 55 Ezekiel 23 – Ezekiel 48

Day 56 Daniel 1 – Daniel 12

Day 57 Hosea 1 – Hosea 14

Day 58 Joel 1 – Joel 3

Day 59 Amos 1 – Amos 9

Day 60 Obadiah 1

Day 61 Jonah 1 – Jonah 4

Day 62 Micah 1 – Micah 7

Day 63 Nahum 1 – Nahum 3

Day 64 Habakkuk 1 – Habakkuk 3

Day 65 Zephaniah 1 – Zephaniah 3

Day 66 Haggai 1 – Haggai 2

Day 67 Zechariah 1 – Zechariah 14

Day 68 Malachi 1 – Malachi 4

NEW TESTAMENT

Day 69 Matthew 1 – Matthew 28

Day 70 Mark 1 – 16

Day 71 Luke 1 – Luke 12

Day 72 Luke 13 – Luke 24

Day 73 John 1 – John 21

Day 74 Acts 1 – Acts 15

Day 75 Acts 16 – Acts 28

Day 76 Romans 1 – Romans 16

Day 77 1 Corinthians 1 – 1 Corinthians 16

Day 78 2 Corinthians 1 – 2 Corinthians 13

Day 79 Galatians 1 – Galatians 6

Day 80 Ephesians 1 – Ephesians 6

Day 81 * Philippians 1 – Philippians 4 (Morning)

                Colossians 1 – Colossians 4 ( Afternoon)

                1 Thessalonians 1 – 1 Thessalonians 5 (Bedtime)

Day 82 2 Thessalonians 1 – 2 Thessalonians 3 (Morning)

                1 Timothy 1 – 1 Timothy 6  (Afternoon)

                2 Timothy 1 – 2 Timothy 4 (Bedtime)

Day 83 Titus 1 – Titus 3 (Morning )

                Philemon 1 (Afternoon)

                Hebrews 1 – Hebrews 13 (Bedtime)

Day 84 James 1 –  James 5  (Morning)

                1 Peter 1 – 1 Peter 5 (Afternoon)

                2 Peter 1 – 2 Peter 3 (Bedtime)

Day 85 1 John 1 – 1 John (Morning)

                2 John 1 (Afternoon)

                3 John  (Bedtime)

Day 86 Jude 1

Day 87 Revelation 1 – Revelation 6

Day 88 Revelation 7 – Revelation 18

Day 89 Revelation 19 – Revelation 22

Day 90 – PRAISE!