Formation Journal Reading Plan

3:1 A prayer of Habakkuk, the prophet, set to victorious music.

3:2 Yahweh, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh. Renew your work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.

3:3 God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.

3:4 His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.

3:5 Plague went before him, and pestilence followed his feet.

3:6 He stood, and shook the earth. He looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains were crumbled. The age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.

3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction. The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.

3:8 Was Yahweh displeased with the rivers? Was your anger against the rivers, or your wrath against the sea, that you rode on your horses, on your chariots of salvation?

3:9 You uncovered your bow. You called for your sworn arrows. Selah. You split the earth with rivers.

3:10 The mountains saw you, and were afraid. The storm of waters passed by. The deep roared and lifted up its hands on high.

3:11 The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.

3:12 You marched through the land in wrath. You threshed the nations in anger.

3:13 You went forth for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. Selah.

3:14 You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.

3:15 You trampled the sea with your horses, churning mighty waters.

3:16 I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.

3:17 For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:

3:18 yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

3:19 Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.

24:1 Don’t be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:

24:2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

24:3 Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;

24:4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.

24:5 A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

24:6 for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.

24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

24:8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

24:9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

24:10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.

24:11 Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

24:12 If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this;” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

24:13 My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

24:14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

24:15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place:

24:16 for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

13:1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.

13:2 The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

13:3 One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.

13:4 They worshiped the dragon, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

13:5 A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.

13:6 He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.

13:7 It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.

13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.

13:9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

13:10 If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.