Formation Journal Reading Plan

Genesis 10▴

10:1 Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
10:3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
10:4 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
10:5 Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
10:6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
10:7 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10:8 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
10:9 He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”
10:10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
10:11 Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
10:12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).
10:13 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
10:14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistines descended from), and Caphtorim.
10:15 Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
10:16 the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,
10:17 the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,
10:18 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
10:19 The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go toward Gerar, to Gaza; as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha.
10:20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.
10:21 To Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
10:22 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
10:23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
10:24 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. Shelah became the father of Eber.
10:25 To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
10:26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
10:27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
10:28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
10:29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
10:30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.
10:31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.
10:32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. Of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Psalm 10▴

10:1 Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
10:2 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
10:3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.
10:4 The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
10:5 His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
10:6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
10:7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
10:8 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
10:9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.
10:10 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
10:11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”
10:12 Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.
10:13 Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, “God won’t call me into account?”
10:14 But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
10:15 Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
10:16 Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.
10:17 Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
10:18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.

Matthew 5:13-16▴

5:13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
5:15 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
5:16 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.