Daily Reader's Bible - Flipbook - Page 4
You have in your hands a complete Bible divided into 365 three-part readings.
Reading the three passages assigned to each day will lead you through the entire
Bible in a year. There are other daily reading Bibles available, but this one will offer
you a fresh perspective and new insights through its unique arrangement. Each
daily reading is made up of three parts:
The Scripture portions in the story section are drawn from the narrative portions
of the Bible. This includes the Old Testament books of Genesis through Esther and
the New Testament books of Matthew through Acts. The first reading each day is
designed to draw you into the Bible’s story.
This section relates primarily to history, or “His Story” (that is, God’s story). The
story readings naturally define the structure and overall progression of this reading
Bible. The two other daily readings, when possible, are arranged to encourage
meaningful reflection on this narrative.
The passages in the teaching section come from the prophetic books of the Old
Testament (Isaiah through Malachi, excluding Lamentations) and the letters of the
New Testament (Romans through Revelation). These books comment and elaborate
on the deeper meaning of the events and instructions recorded in the story section,
applying God’s truth to new historical situations.
This section explores the significance of these historical events and interprets
them in light of the Law and the Promise (the writings of the prophets) and their
ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ (the writings of the apostles). This second part
seeks to reveal and unpack the story of salvation presented in the historical narrative,
which reaches its climax and full realization in God’s Son, Jesus, the long-awaited
Messiah and Redeemer.
The portions in the wisdom section are taken from the Old Testament books
traditionally regarded as wisdom writings or books of poetry. These include Job,
Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and Lamentations. In these books we
find wisdom related to the challenges and concerns of everyday life and experience.
This section relates to our human responses and interpretations of lived experience
and might be described as our story. As part of the Holy Bible, these human wisdom
responses are “spirited” responses. They were written by people inspired by God’s
Spirit, our Advocate, who helps us apply God’s truth to our lives.
As the readings were collected for each of the three sections, the choice was made
to unify entire books within a single category of readings. For example, although
many of the books included in the story section have passages that could be moved
into the teaching or wisdom sections, this would have required splitting and splicing
the books extensively, yielding a very fragmented arrangement of the Bible.
The teaching and wisdom sections, when possible, are arranged to allow
meaningful connections to the story section. The teaching section often brings
theological reflection to bear on the story section, while the wisdom section brings
