Judith 1-4; Psalms 149; Proverbs 31:21–25; Acts 9:20–43 Judith 1-4 1 It was the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned in the great city of Nineveh. In those days Arphaxad, who reigned over the Medes in Ecbatana, 2 built a wall around Ecbatana of hewn stones which were three cubits wide and …
DOS Kids Episode 181 – Mark 8:22-26
22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. 23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. 24 And he looked …
Day 180 – June 29, 2022
Tobit 12-14; Psalms 148; Proverbs 31:16–20; Acts 9:1–19 Tobit 12-14 1 Tobit summoned his son Tobias and said to him, “My son, see to the wages of the man who went with you, and we must add to them.” 2 He replied to him, “My father, it is no harm for me to give him …
DOS Kids Episode 180 – Mark 8:11-21
11 Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. 12 But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.” Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod 13 And …
Day 179 – June 28, 2022
Tobit 7-11; Psalms 146, 147; Proverbs 31:10–15; Acts 8:26–40 Tobit 7-11 1 Then they went to Ecbatana and came to the house of Raguel. Sarah went ahead to meet them, and after they greeted one another, she escorted them into the house. 2 Raguel said to Edna his wife, “How the young man resembles my …
Day 178 – June 27, 2022
Tobit 4-6; Psalms 145; Proverbs 31:6–9; Acts 8:1–25 Tobit 4-6 1 On that day Tobit remembered the silver he had entrusted to Gabael at Rages of Media. 2 So he said to himself, “I requested death for myself. Why do I not call my son Tobias to make this known to him before I die?” …
DOS Kids Episode 178 – Mark 7:31-37
31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. 32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. 33 And He took him aside from the multitude, …
Day 177 – June 26, 2022
Tobit 1-3; Psalms 144:10–21; Proverbs 31:1–5; Acts 7:44–60 Tobit 1-3 1 This is the book of the words of Tobit, the son of Tobiel, the son of Hananiel, the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asiel, from the tribe of Naphtali. 2 He was led captive out of Thisbe in …
DOS Kids Episode 177 – Mark 7:24-30
24 From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre [h]and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. 25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. 26 The woman was a [i]Greek, a [j]Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept [k]asking …
Day 176 – June 25, 2022
Nehemiah 12, 13; Psalms 144:1–9; Proverbs 30:31–35; Acts 7:22–43 Nehemiah 12, 13 1 Now these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shechaniah, 4 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and …
DOS Kids Episode 176 – Mark 7:1-23
7 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. 2 Now [a]when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, [b]they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands [c]in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 When they come from the marketplace, …
Day 175 – June 24, 2022
Nehemiah 9-11; Psalms 143; Proverbs 30:26–30 Acts 7:1–21 Nehemiah 9-11 1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month, the sons of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads. 2 Then those of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they stood and confessed their sins and the …
DOS Kids Episode 175 – Mark 6:53-56
53 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 And when they came out of the boat, immediately [k]the people recognized Him, 55 ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was. 56 Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the …
Day 174 – June 23, 2022
Nehemiah 7:4-8:18; Psalms 142; Proverbs 30:22–25 Acts 6 Nehemiah 7:4-8:18 4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were few, and the houses were not rebuilt. 5 Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people that they might be registered by …
DOS Kids Episode 174 – Mark 6:45-52
45 Immediately He [i]made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. 46 And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. 47 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land. 48 Then He saw …
Day 173 – June 22, 2022
Nehemiah 4:1-7:3; Psalms 141; Proverbs 30:16–21; Acts 5:17–42 Nehemiah 4:1-7:3 1 Now it happened that when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, and the Ammonites heard that the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and the gaping holes were being filled in, a great evil came over them. 2 For they all conspired together to …
DOS Kids Episode 173 – Mark 6:30-44
30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31 And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 So they departed to a deserted …
Day 172 – June 21, 2022
Nehemiah 1-3; Psalms 140; Proverbs 30:11–15; Acts 5:1–16 Nehemiah 1-3 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with men from Judah; and I asked them …
DOS Kids Episode 172 – Mark 6:14-29
14 Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, “John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.” 15 Others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is [c]the Prophet, or like one of the prophets.” 16 But when Herod heard, he said, “This is John, …
Day 171 – June 20, 2022
2 Ezra 8:31-10:44; Psalms 139; Proverbs 30:6–10; Acts 4:23–37 2 Ezra 8:31-10:44 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. And the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambush …
DOS Kids Episode 171 – Mark 6:7-13
7 And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. 8 He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts— 9 but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics. 10 Also He said to them, “In whatever place you enter a …
Day 170 – June 19, 2022
2 Ezra 6:15-8:30; Psalms 138:13–24; Proverbs 30:1–5; Acts 4:1–22 2 Ezra 6:15-8:30 15 Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. 16 Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the …
DOS Kids Episode 170 – Mark 6:1-6
6 Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. 2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! 3 Is this not the carpenter, …
Day 169 – June 18, 2022
2 Ezra 4:1-6:14; Psalms 138:1–12; Proverbs 29:24–28; Acts 3 2 Ezra 4:1-6:14 1 Now when those oppressing Judah and Benjamin heard that the sons of the captivity were building a house to the Lord God of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the father’s houses and said to them, “We will rebuild …
DOS Kids Episode 169 – Mark 5:35-43
35 While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” 36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” 37 And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and …
Day 168 – June 17, 2022
2 Ezra 1-3; Psalms 136, 137; Proverbs 29:19–23; Acts 2:22–47 2 Ezra 1-3 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord from the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, and he made a proclamation throughout …
DOS Kids Episode 168 – Mark 5:21-34
21 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. 22 And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet 23 and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies …
Day 167 – June 16, 2022
1 Ezra 8:70-9:55; Psalm 135:16–26; Proverbs 29:13–18; Acts 2:1–21 1 Ezra 8:70-9:55 70 Then I rose up from the fast with my garments and sacred apparel torn, bowed down on my knees, and stretched out my hands to the Lord, saying: Ezra’s Prayer to God71 “O Lord, I am shamed and hesitant before Your face. 72 …
DOS Kids Episode 167 – Mark 5:1-20
5 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, 4 because he had often been bound with shackles …
Day 166 – June 15, 2022
1 Ezra 8:1–69; Psalm 135:1–15; Proverbs 29:7–12; Acts 1 1 Ezra 8:1–69 1 Now Ezra was born after these events, when King Artaxerxes of the Persians was reigning. Ezra was the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, 2 the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, …
DOS Kids Episode 166 – Mark 4:35-41
35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so …
Day 165 – June 14, 2022
1 Ezra 5:46-7:15; Psalm 134:13–21; Proverbs 29:1–6; John 21 1 Ezra 5:46-7:15 46 When the seventh month came and each of the children of Israel was settled in his own place, they gathered together with one accord in the open area of the first gate toward the east. 47 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak …
DOS Kids Episode 165 – Mark 4:30-34
30 Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? 31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; 32 but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out …
Day 164 – June 13, 2022
1 Ezra 4:43-5:45; Psalm 134:1–12; Proverbs 28:26–30; John 20 1 Ezra 4:43-5:45 43 Then Zerubbabel said to the king, “Remember the vow you swore on the day you received your kingdom to rebuild Jerusalem 44 and to send back all the vessels taken from Jerusalem, the ones Cyrus removed when he vowed to destroy Babylon …
DOS Kids Episode 164 – Mark 4:26-29
26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But …
Day 163 – June 12, 2022
1 Ezra 2:12-4:42; Psalms 132, 133; Proverbs 28:21–25; John 19:25–42 1 Ezra 2:12-4:42 12 But Bishlam, Mithridates, Tabeel, Rehum, Beltethmus, Shimshai the scribe, and the other members of their council, as well as those living in Samaria and other places, wrote a letter to Artaxerxes during the time he was king of the Persians. They …
DOS Kids Episode 163 – Mark 4:21-25
21 Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let …
Day 162 – June 11, 2022
1 Ezra 1:1-2:11; Psalm 131; Proverbs 28:16–20; John 19:5–24 1 Ezra 1:1-2:11 1 Josiah kept the Passover to his Lord in Jerusalem. He sacrificed the paschal lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He then placed the priests in the Lord’s temple according to their divisions, clothed in their vestments. 3 He …
DOS Kids Episode 162 – Mark 4:1-20
4 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went …
Day 161 – June 10, 2022
2 Chronicles 35-37; Psalms 129, 130; Proverbs 28:12–15; John 18:28-19:4 2 Chronicles 35-37 1 Now Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord his God in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He established the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of …
DOS Kids Episode 161 – Mark 3:20-34
20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” 22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed …
Day 160 – June 9, 2022
2 Chronicles 33, 34; Psalms 127, 128; Proverbs 28:6–11; John 18:1–27 2 Chronicles 33, 34 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 But he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the Gentiles whom the …
DOS Kids Episode 160 – Mark 3:13-19
13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son …
Day 159 – June 8, 2022
2 Chronicles 30-32; Psalms 125, 126; Proverbs 28:1–5; John 17 2 Chronicles 30-32 1 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, telling them to come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem and keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel. 2 For the king …
DOS Kids Episode 159 – Mark 3:7-12
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready …
Day 158 – June 7, 2022
2 Chronicles 27-29; Psalms 123, 124; Proverbs 27:25–29; John 16 2 Chronicles 27-29 Judah Defeated by Syria and Israel5 Therefore the Lord his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Syria. They defeated him and carried away a great multitude of them as captives, and brought them to Damascus. He then was …
DOS Kids Episode 158 – Mark 3:1-6
3 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.” 4 Then Jesus asked …
Day 157 – June 6, 2022
2 Chronicles 24:15-26:23; Psalms 121, 122; Proverbs 27:19–24; John 15 2 Chronicles 24:15-26:23 20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who watched over the people, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? …
DOS Kids Episode 157 – Mark 2:23-28
23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26 In …
Day 156 – June 5, 2022
2 Chronicles 21:1-24:14; Psalms 119, 120; Proverbs 27:13–18; John 14 2 Chronicles 21:1-24:14 1 Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Jehoram his son reigned in his place. 2 He had six brothers, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azaryahu, Michael, and Shephatiah; all were the sons of …
DOS Kids Episode 156 – Mark 2:18-22
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” 19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20 But …
Day 155 – June 4, 2022
2 Chronicles 18-20; Psalm 118:161–176; Proverbs 27:7–12; John 13:18–38 2 Chronicles 18-20 12 Then the messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore let your word be like the word of one of them and speak encouragement.” 13 And …
DOS Kids Episode 155 – Mark 2:13-17
13 Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. 15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors …
Day 154 – June 3, 2022
2 Chronicles 14-17; Psalm 118:145–160; Proverbs 27:1–6; John 13:1–17 2 Chronicles 14-17 1 Asa did what was good and proper in the eyes of the Lord his God, 2 for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the groves. 3 He …
DOS Kids Episode 154 – Mark 2:1-12
A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get …
Day 153 – June 2, 2022
2 Chronicles 10-13; Psalm 118:129–144; Proverbs 26:24–29; John 12:37–50 2 Chronicles 10-13 10 Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “This is how you should speak to the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—this you …
DOS Kids Episode 153 – Mark 1:40-45
40 Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” 41 Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” 42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. 43 And …
Day 152 – June 1, 2022
2 Chronicles 7-9; Psalm 118:113–128; Proverbs 26:18–23; John 12:1–36 2 Chronicles 7-9 1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house. 2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord at that time because …
DOS Kids Episode 152 – Mark 1:35-39
35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. 36 And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him. 37 When they found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.” 38 But He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there …