I’m recording the King James Version of the Bible, one chapter at a time. I invite you to join me in listening. Here’s why:
1) The New Testament in the KJV is based on the Received Text (Textus Receptus), which I believe is the most trustworthy and original text of the New Testament books. The Received Text is the basis for other early English translations of the Bible during the Reformation period, including the Tyndale New Testament and the Coverdale Bible.
2) The King James Version of the Bible is renowned for its linguistic beauty.
3) There’s a certain power in reading Bible books as a whole. Bible-in-a-year plans can be great, but they have a few pitfalls:
• They typically chop the Bible up into unnatural parts (a reading from several books each day). This makes it harder to understand each book and remember it distinctly.
• If it’s not January 1, we aren’t as likely to start a Bible-in-a-year reading plan. Every day is an excellent day to start reading the Bible.
• At the end of the year — once we’ve completed reading the whole Bible — we might think we’re “done.” Our goal shouldn’t simply be to read the whole Bible; our goal should be to read the whole Bible and to read the Bible every day of our life. We’re never done.
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I’m recording the King James Version of the Bible, one chapter at a time. I invite you to join me in listening. Here’s why:
1) The New Testament in the KJV is based on the Received Text (Textus Receptus), which I believe is the most trustworthy and original text of the New Testament books. The Received Text is the basis for other early English translations of the Bible during the Reformation period, including the Tyndale New Testament and the Coverdale Bible.
2) The King James Version of the Bible is renowned for its linguistic beauty.
3) There’s a certain power in reading Bible books as a whole. Bible-in-a-year plans can be great, but they have a few pitfalls:
• They typically chop the Bible up into unnatural parts (a reading from several books each day). This makes it harder to understand each book and remember it distinctly.
• If it’s not January 1, we aren’t as likely to start a Bible-in-a-year reading plan. Every day is an excellent day to start reading the Bible.
• At the end of the year — once we’ve completed reading the whole Bible — we might think we’re “done.” Our goal shouldn’t simply be to read the whole Bible; our goal should be to read the whole Bible and to read the Bible every day of our life. We’re never done.
Genesis 37 begins to develop the account of Joseph, the favored son of Jacob.
At seventeen, Joseph tended flocks with his brothers, but he brought bad reports about them to their father. Jacob showed his preference for Joseph by giving him a “a coat of many colours,” causing his brothers to hate him and speak harshly to him.
Joseph’s position worsened when he shared two dreams suggesting his family would bow down to him. In the first dream, his brothers’ sheaves of grain bowed to his sheaf. In the second, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed to him. These dreams infuriated his brothers even more. Even his father rebuked him and pondered what these dreams might have meant.
Jacob sent Joseph to check on his brothers while they were tending flocks near Shechem. The brothers saw him approaching from a distance and plotted to kill him. Reuben (the oldest) intervened and convinced them to throw Joseph into a pit instead, planning to rescue him later. The brothers stripped Joseph of his special coat and threw him into the pit.
While eating, they noticed a caravan of Ishmaelite merchants passing by. Judah proposed selling Joseph rather than killing him, reasoning they shouldn’t shed their brother’s blood. They sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver to the merchants. When Reuben returned and found Joseph missing, he tore his clothes in distress.
The brothers then devised a plan to deceive their father. They took Joseph’s robe, dipped it in goat’s blood, and presented it to Jacob, leading him to believe a wild animal had devoured his son. Jacob mourned deeply, tearing his clothes and refusing to be comforted, saying he would mourn until he joined his son in death.
Meanwhile, the Midianite merchants sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
The KJV Audio Bible
I’m recording the King James Version of the Bible, one chapter at a time. I invite you to join me in listening. Here’s why:
1) The New Testament in the KJV is based on the Received Text (Textus Receptus), which I believe is the most trustworthy and original text of the New Testament books. The Received Text is the basis for other early English translations of the Bible during the Reformation period, including the Tyndale New Testament and the Coverdale Bible.
2) The King James Version of the Bible is renowned for its linguistic beauty.
3) There’s a certain power in reading Bible books as a whole. Bible-in-a-year plans can be great, but they have a few pitfalls:
• They typically chop the Bible up into unnatural parts (a reading from several books each day). This makes it harder to understand each book and remember it distinctly.
• If it’s not January 1, we aren’t as likely to start a Bible-in-a-year reading plan. Every day is an excellent day to start reading the Bible.
• At the end of the year — once we’ve completed reading the whole Bible — we might think we’re “done.” Our goal shouldn’t simply be to read the whole Bible; our goal should be to read the whole Bible and to read the Bible every day of our life. We’re never done.
