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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
October 19 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Isaiah 5-6
Chapter 5
Parable of the Vineyard
1 Let me sing now for my beloved
A song of my beloved about His vineyard.
My beloved had a (C1)vineyard on (F1)a fertile hill.
2 He dug it all around, cleared it of stones,
And planted it with (F1)the (C1)choicest vine.
And He built a tower in the middle of it,
And also carved out a (F2)wine vat in it;
Then He (C2)expected it to produce good grapes,
But it produced only (F3)worthless ones.
3 "And now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah,
(C1)Judge between Me and My vineyard.
4 "(C1)What more was there to do for My vineyard (F1)that I have not done in it?
Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce (F2)worthless ones?
5 "So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:
I will (C1)remove its hedge and it will be consumed;
I will (C2)break down its wall and it will become (C3)trampled ground.
6 "I will (C1)lay it waste;
It will not be pruned nor hoed,
But briars and thorns will come up.
I will also command the clouds not to (C2)rain on it."
7 For the (C1)vineyard of the LORD of armies is the house of Israel,
And the people of Judah are His delightful plant.
So He waited for justice, but behold, there was (C2)bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.
Woes for the Wicked
8 Woe to those who (C1)attach house to house and join field to field,
Until there is no more room,
And you alone are a landowner in the midst of the land!
9 In my ears the LORD of armies has sworn, "(C1)Many houses shall certainly become (C2)desolate,
Even great and fine ones, without occupants.
10 "For (C1)ten acres of vineyard will yield only one (F1)bath of wine,
And a (F2)(C2)homer of seed will yield only an (F3)ephah of grain."
11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning so that they may pursue (C1)intoxicating drink,
Who stay up late in the evening so that wine may inflame them!
12 Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and (C1)harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;
But they (C2)do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
13 Therefore My people go into exile for their (C1)lack of knowledge;
And their (F1)(C2)nobles are famished,
And their multitude is parched with thirst.
14 Therefore (C1)Sheol has enlarged its (F1)throat and opened its mouth beyond measure;
And (F2)Jerusalem's splendor, her multitude, her noise of revelry, and the jubilant within her, descend into it.
15 So the common people will be humbled and the person of importance brought low,
(C1)The eyes of the haughty also will be brought low.
16 But the (C1)LORD of armies will be (C2)exalted in judgment,
And the holy God will show Himself (C3)holy in righteousness.
17 (C1)Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture,
And strangers will eat in the ruins of the (F1)wealthy.
18 Woe to those who drag (C1)wrongdoing with the cords of (F1)deceit,
And sin as if with cart ropes;
19 (C1)Who say, "Let Him hurry, let Him do His work quickly, so that we may see it;
And let the plan of the Holy One of Israel approach
And come to pass, so that we may know it!"
20 Woe to those who (C1)call evil good, and good evil;
Who (F1)(C2)substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who (F1)substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are (C1)wise in their own eyes
And (F1)clever in their own sight!
22 (C1)Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine,
And valiant men in mixing intoxicating drink,
23 (C1)Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe,
And (C2)take away the (F1)rights of the ones who are in the right!
24 Therefore, (C1)as a tongue of fire consumes stubble,
And dry grass collapses in the flame,
So their (C2)root will become (C3)like rot, and their blossom (F1)blow away like dust;
For they have (C4)rejected the Law of the LORD of armies,
And discarded the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 For this reason the (C1)anger of the LORD has burned against His people,
And He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them.
And the (C2)mountains quaked, and their (C3)corpses (F1)lay like refuse in the middle of the streets.
(C4)Despite all this, His anger (F2)is not spent,
But His (C5)hand is still stretched out.
26 He will also lift up a (C1)flag to the distant (F1)nation,
And (C2)whistle for it (C3)from the ends of the earth;
And behold, it will (C4)come with speed swiftly.
27 (C1)No one in it is tired or stumbles,
No one slumbers or sleeps;
Nor is the (C2)undergarment at his waist loosened,
Nor his sandal strap broken.
28 (F1)(C1)Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;
The hoofs of its horses (F2)seem like flint, and its chariot (C2)wheels like a storm wind.
29 Its (C1)roaring is like a lioness, and it roars like young lions;
It growls as it (C2)seizes the prey
And carries it off with (C3)no one to save it.
30 And it will (C1)roar against it on that day like the roaring of the sea.
If one (C2)looks across to the land, behold, there is darkness and distress;
Even the light is darkened by its clouds.
Chapter 6
Isaiah's Vision
1 In the year of (C1)King Uzziah's death (C2)I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.2 Seraphim were standing above Him, (C1)each having six wings: with two each covered his face, and with two each covered his feet, and with two each flew.3 And one called out to another and said, "(C1)Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of armies.
The (F1)(C2)whole earth is full of His glory."
"(C1)Woe to me, for I am ruined!
Because I am a man of (C2)unclean lips,
And I live among a (C3)people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the (C4)King, the LORD of armies."
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the (C1)altar with tongs.7 He (C1)touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and (C2)your guilt is taken away and atonement is made for your sin."
Isaiah's Commission
8 Then I heard the (C1)voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then (C2)I said, "Here am I. Send me!"9 And He said, "Go, and tell this people:'Keep on (C1)listening, but do not understand;
And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.'
10 "(C1)Make the hearts of this people (F1)(C2)insensitive,
Their ears (F2)dull,
And their eyes (F3)blind,
(C3)So that they will not see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed."
"Until (C2)cities are devastated and without inhabitant,
Houses are without people
And the land is utterly desolate,
12 The LORD has (C1)completely removed people,
And there (F1)are many (C2)forsaken places in the midst of the land.
13 "Yet there will still be a tenth portion in it,
And it will again be subject to burning,
Like a terebinth or an (C1)oak
Whose stump remains when it is cut down.
The (C2)holy seed is its stump."
Psalms 109:20-31
Chapter 109
20 May this be the (C1)reward of my accusers from the LORD,
And of those who (C2)speak evil against my soul.
21 But You, (F1)GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me (C1)for the sake of Your name;
Because (C2)Your mercy is good, rescue me;
22 For (C1)I am afflicted and needy,
And (F1)my heart is (C2)wounded within me.
23 I am passing (C1)like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off (C2)like the locust.
24 My (C1)knees (F1)are weak from (C2)fasting,
And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.
25 I also have become a (C1)disgrace to them;
When they see me, they (C2)shake their head.
26 (C1)Help me, LORD my God;
Save me according to Your mercy.
27 (F1)And may they (C1)know that this is Your hand;
You, LORD, have done it.
28 (C1)They will curse, but You bless;
When they arise, they will be ashamed,
But Your (C2)servant will be glad.
29 (F1)May (C1)my accusers be clothed with dishonor,
And (F2)may they (C2)cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
30 With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD;
And (C1)I will praise Him in the midst of many.
31 For He stands (C1)at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who (C2)judge his soul.
Revelation 19
Chapter 19
The Fourfold Hallelujah
1 After these things I heard something like a (C1)loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,
5 And a voice came from the throne, saying,
6 Then I heard something like (C1)the voice of a great multitude and like (C2)the sound of many waters, and like the (C3)sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
Marriage of the Lamb
7 "Let's rejoice and be glad and (C1)give the glory to Him, because (C2)the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His (F1)(C3)bride has prepared herself."8 It was given to her to clothe herself in (C1)fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the (C2)righteous acts of the (F1)saints.9 Then (C1)he (*)said to me, "(C2)Write: '(C3)Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.'" And he (*)said to me, "(C4)These are the true words of God."10 Then (C1)I fell at his feet to worship him. (C2)But he (*)said to me, "(F1)Do not do that; I am a (C3)fellow servant of yours and your brothers and sisters who (C4)hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
The Coming of Christ
11 And I saw (C1)heaven opened, and behold, a (C2)white horse, and He who sat on it is called (C3)Faithful and True, and in (C4)righteousness He judges and wages war.12 His (C1)eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many (C2)crowns; and He has a (C3)name written on Him which no one knows except Himself.13 He is clothed with a (C1)robe dipped in blood, and His name is called (C2)The Word of God.14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in (C1)fine linen, (C2)white and clean, were following Him on white horses.15 (C1)From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that (C2)with it He may strike down the nations, and He will (F1)(C3)rule them with a rod of iron; and (C4)He treads the (F2)wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has (C1)a name written: "(C2)KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
17 Then I saw (F1)an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to (C1)all the birds that fly in (C2)midheaven, "(C3)Come, assemble for the great feast of God,18 so that you may (C1)eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, (C2)both free and slaves, and (C3)small and great."
19 And I saw (C1)the beast and (C2)the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who (C3)sat on the horse, and against His army.
Doom of the Beast and False Prophet
20 And the beast was seized, and with him the (C1)false prophet who (C2)performed the signs (F1)(C3)in his presence, by which he (C4)deceived those who had received the (C5)mark of the beast and those who (C6)worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the (C7)lake of (C8)fire, which burns with (F2)brimstone.21 And the rest were killed with the sword which (C1)came from the mouth of Him who (C2)sat on the horse, and (C3)all the birds were filled with their flesh.Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995,2020 by The Lockman Foundation
