Bible Challenge 07/08 - 07/14

Greetings All!

We're continuing on with Psalms this week - the biggest book in the Bible.Remember in the original Hebrew, this book is divided into 5 sections. We finish up the first and oldest section with Psalm 41 and begin the 2nd section with our final chapter.

One of the interesting things about many of the Psalms in this week's reading are the connections that can be made to Jesus and the New Testament. Below is a partial list of references about the Messiah in these psalms and how they are answered in Jesus (this chart comes from The Messiah Revealed website).

Subject	Prophecy	Fulfillment
None of the Messiah's bones would be broken.	Psalm 34:20	John 19:32-33
The Messiah's offering of himself would replace all sacrifices.	Psalm 40:6-8a	Hebrews 10:10-13
The Messiah would say the scriptures were written of him.	Psalm 40:6-8b	Luke 24:44
The Messiah would come to do God's will.	Psalm 40:7-8	John 5:30
The Messiah would not conceal his mission from the congregation.	Psalm 40:9-10	Luke 4:16-21
The Messiah's betrayer would be a friend whom he broke bread with.	Psalm 41:9	Mark 14:17-18

May your reading of Psalms this week give you fresh eyes for the Gospels!

08, Sunday: Psalms 15-18

09, Monday: Psalms 19-22

10, Tuesday: Psalms 23-26

11, Wednesday: Psalms 27-30

12, Thursday: Psalms 31-34

13, Friday: Psalms 35-38

14, Saturday: Psalms 39-42

May God add His richest blessings to the reading, the hearing, the understanding and most importantly the living out of His Holy Word. Amen.