My E100 Blog
E100 gives an overview of the Bible in 100 readings (see http://www.e100challenge.org.uk/ for more on the E100 challenge). The Blogs below reflect on this series of readings in preparation for our discussion of them in a fortnightly homegroup.
Part 1: In the Beginning
E100.1a – Genesis 1:1-25, God the Creator
E100.1b – Genesis 1:26-31, Imaging God
E100.1c – Genesis 2:1-3, God Rested
E100.1d – Genesis 2, The Garden of God
E100.2a – Genesis 3:1-7, The anatomy of sin
E100.2b – Genesis 3: 7-13, Walking with God
E100.2c – Genesis 3: 14-24, The dust of death
E100.3a – Gen 6:5-7, Sorrow in the heart of God
E100.3b – Genesis 6:8f, Noah`s Ark
E100.4 – Genesis 8:1f, A covenant remembered
E100.5 – Genesis 11:1-9, Babel
Part 2: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
E100.6a – Genesis 12:1-9, The call of Abram
E100.6b – Gen 12:10-20, A blessing to the nations?
E100.7 – Gen 15:1-21, The surety of the covenant
E100.8a – Genesis 21:1-7, Laughter
E100.8b – Genesis 21:8-21, Dangerous laughter
E100.8c – Gen 22:1-19, The lamb God provides
E100.9a – Genesis 27:1-40, Tricky Jacob
E100.9b – Genesis 27:41-28:22, Jacob`s ladder
E100.10a – Gen 32:1-21, Jacob`s prayer
E100.10b – Gen 32:22-32, Jacob becomes Israel
E100.10c – Gen 33:1-20, Brothers reconciled?
Part 3: The Story of Joseph
E100.11a – Gen 37:1-11, Joseph and his brothers
E100.11b – Gen 37:12-36, Joseph sold into slavery
E100.12a – Gen 39:1-23, In Potiphar`s house
E100.12b – Gen 40:1-23, Joseph interprets dreams
E100.12c – Gen 41:1-57, Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams
E100.13 – Gen 42:1-38, Jacob sends for grain from Egypt
E100.14a – Gen 43:1-15, Jacob sends Benjamin to Egypt
E100.14b – Gen 43:16-34, A feast for brothers
E100.14c – Gen 44:1-34, Joseph tests his brothers
E100.15a – Gen 45:1-15, Joseph reveals who he is
E100.15b – Gen 45:16-46:7, Jacob moves house
Part 4: Moses and the Exodus
E100.16a – Exodus 1, Genocide
E100.16b – Exodus 2:1-10, The birth and preservation of Moses
E100.16c – Exodus 2:11-25, Moses makes a mess of things
E100.17a – Exodus 3:1-12, The God who sees and hears and comes down
E100.17b – Exodus 3:13-21, The God who is with his people
E100.17c – Exodus 4:1-17, A most reluctant leader
E100.18a – Exodus 6:28-7:24, Water turned to blood
E100.18b – Exodus 7:25-9:12, Frogs, gnats, flies, death and boils
E100.18c – Exodus 9:13-10:20, Hail and locusts
E100.18d – Exodus 10:21-11:10, Darkness gathers
E100.19a – Exodus 12:1-28, Passover preparations
E100.19b – Exodus 12:29-42, Egypt defeated; Israel liberated
E100.20a – Exodus 13:17-22, A people led by God
E100.20b – Exodus 14:1-31, Crossing the Red Sea
Part 5: The Law and the Land
E100.21a – Exodus 19:1-8, A kingdom of priests
E100.21b – Exodus 19:9-25, Mount Sinai
E100.21c – Exodus 20:1-21, The Ten Commandments
E100.22a – Exodus 32:1-14, The golden calf
E100.22b – Exodus 32:15-35, Judgment
Exodus 33:1-23, God's presence and glory
E100.22d – Exodus 34:1-35, Reflected glory
E100.23 – Joshua 1:1-18, Joshua succeeds Moses
E100.24a – Joshua 3, Crossing the Jordan
E100.24b – Joshua 4, Memorial stones
E100.25a – Joshua 5:13-15, The Commander of the Lord's Army
E100.25b – Joshua 6, The fall of Jericho
Part 6: The Judges
E100.26a – Judges 2:6-15, Disobedience brings defeat
E100.26b – Judges 2:16-3:6, The Lord raised up judges
E100.27a – Judges 4, Deborah, Barak and Jael
E100.28a – Judges 6, Reluctant Gideon
E100.28b – Judges 7, The defeat of the Midianites
E100.29a – Judges 13, The birth of Samson
E100.29b – Judges 14-15, Samson's marriage
E100.29c – Judges 16, Delilah, defeat and death
E100.30a – Ruth 1, Naomi and Ruth
E100.30b – Ruth 2, Boaz
E100.30c – Ruth 3, The threshing floor
E100.30d – Ruth 4, A happy ending
Part 7: The Rise of Israel
E100.31a – 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11, Samuel dedicated to God
E100.31b – 1 Samuel 2:12-36, Eli's family rejected
E100.31c – 1 Samuel 3, The call of Samuel
E100.32a – 1 Samuel 8, The people ask for a king
E100.32b – 1 Samuel 9-10, Saul is anointed as king
E100.33a – 1 Samuel 16, David is chosen by God
E100.33b – 1 Samuel 17:1-37, David prepares to face Goliath
E100.33c – 1 Samuel 17: 38-18:16, The Conquering Hero
E100.34a – 1 Samuel 23:7-29, Playing second fiddle
E100.34b – 1 Samuel 24, David spares Saul's life
E100.35a – 2 Samuel 5, David becomes king
E100.35b – 2 Samuel 6, The ark brought to Jerusalem
E100.35c – 2 Samuel 7, God's covenant with David
Part 8: The Fall of Israel
E100.36a – 2 Samuel 11, David and Bathsheba
E100.36b – 2 Samuel 12:1-14, The Lord's message via Nathan
E100.36c – 2 Samuel 12: 15-25, Jedidiah
E100.37a – 1 Kings 2:1-10, David's death
E100.37b – 1 Kings 2:13-46, A kingdom founded in blood
E100.37c – 1 Kings 3, Solomon's wisdom
E100.38a – 1 Kings 8:1-21, The ark brought to the Temple
E100.38b – 1 Kings 8:22-53, Solomon's prayer of dedication
E100.38c – 1 Kings 8: 54-9:9, Covenant and King
E100.39a – 1 Kings 16:29-17:24, King Ahab
E100.39b – 1 Kings 18, Elijah and the prophets of Baal
E100.39c – 1 Kings 19:1-18, Elijah on the run
E100.40 – 2 Kings 25, The fall of Jerusalem
Part 9: Psalms and Proverbs
E100.41 – Psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd
E100.42 – Psalm 51, Have Mercy on me
E100.43 – Psalm 103, Praise the Lord
E100.44a – Proverbs 1, The beginning of wisdom
E100.44b – Proverbs 2, What our children learn from us
E100.44c – Proverbs 3, Trust in the Lord with all your heart
E100.44d – Proverbs 4, Guard your heart
E100.45a – Proverbs 16, Better a little with righteousness ...
E100.45b – Proverbs 17, Living well with others
E100.45c – Proverbs 18, A strong tower
Part 10: The Prophets
E100.46a – Isaiah 51, The promise of salvation
E100.46b – Isaiah 52, Awake!
E100.46c – Isaiah 53, The Suffering Servant
E100.47a – Jeremiah 1, The call of Jeremiah
E100.47b – Jeremiah 2:1-25, Broken cisterns
E100.47c – Jeremiah 2:26-3:5, The Lord our God is a jealous God
E100.48 – Daniel 6, Daniel in the Lions' den
E100.49a – Jonah 1, A man on the run
E100.49b – Jonah 2, Prayer from the belly of a fish
E100.49c – Jonah 3, Repentant Nineveh
E100.49d – Jonah 4, Angry Jonah
E100.50a – Malachi 1:1-3:9, Insincere devotion
E100.50b – Malachi 2:10-3:5, The Messenger of the Covenant
E100.50c – Malachi 3:6-4:6, God's treasured possession
Part 11: Immanuel
Part 12: The Teaching of Jesus
E100.56a – Matthew 5:1-16, Kingdom people
E100.56b – Matthew 5:17-26, The law and the prophets
E100.56c – Matthew 5:27-37, Faithfulness
E100.57a – Matthew 6:5-18, Prayer and Fasting
E100.57b – Matthew 6:19-34, In God we Trust
E100.57c – Matthew 7:1-12, Ask, Seek, Knock
E100.57d – Matthew 7:13-29, Roots and Foundations
E100.58a – Matthew 13:1-23, The parable of the sower
E100.58b – Matthew 13:24-43, The growth of the kingdom
E100.58c – Matthew 13:44-58, The pearl of great price
E100.59 – Luke 10:25-37, The Good Samaritan
E100.60a – Luke 15:1-10, The lost sheep and lost coin
E100.60b – Luke 15:11-32, The lost son(s)
Part 13: The Miracles of Jesus
E100.61a – Luke 9:1-17, The feeding of the 5,000
E100.61b – Luke 9:18-36, Who is Jesus?
E100.62 – Matthew 14:22-36, Walking on water
E100.63a – John 9:1-12, Healing the blind man
E100.63b – John 9:13-41, Spiritual blindness
E100.64 – Mark 5:1-20, Healing a demon-possessed man
E100.65a – John 11:1-16, The death of Lazarus
E100.65b – John 11:17-44, The raising of Lazarus
E100.65c – John 11:45-57, The plot to kill Jesus
Part 14: The Cross of Christ
E100.66a – Luke 22:1-23, The Last Supper
E100.66b – Luke 22:24-46, Weak disciples
E100.67a – John 18:1-14, Betrayal
E100.67b – John 18:15-27, Denial
E100.67c – John 18:28-40, Trial before Pilate
E100.68a – John 19:1-16, Jesus sentenced to be crucified
E100.68b – John 19:17-37, Jesus' death
E100.68c – John 19:38-42, Burial
E100.69a – John 20:1-18, The empty tomb
E100.69b – John 20:19-31, Jesus appears to the disciples
E100.69c – John 21, “Feed my sheep.”
E100.70 – Acts 1:1-11, The ascension
Part 15: The Church is Born
E100.71a – Acts 2:1-13, The gift of the Spirit
E100.71b – Acts 2:14-41, Peter's Sermon
E100.71c – Acts 2:42-47, The fellowship of believers
E100.72a – Acts 3:1-10, A lame man leaps for joy
E100.72b – Acts 3:11-26, Peter's second sermon
E100.72c – Acts 4:1-22, Before the Sanhedrin
E100.72d – Acts 4:23-37, Prayer meeting
E100.73a – Acts 6:8-7:16, Stephen's arrest
E100.73b – Acts 7:17-53, Stephen's defence
E100.73c – Acts 7:54-8:8, Stephen's death
E100.74 – Acts 8:26-40, Philip and the Ethiopian
E100.75a – Acts 10:1-23, Angels and visions
E100.75b – Acts 10:24-48, Cornelius welcomed as a Christian
E100.75c – Acts 11:1-26, Rejoicing in the grace of God
Part 16: The Travels of Paul
E100.76a – Acts 9:1-19a, Saul's conversion
E100.76b – Acts 9:19b-31, Damascus and Jerusalem
E100.77a – Acts 13:1-12, Paul and Barnabas Commissioned
E100.77b – Acts 13:13-41, Pisidian Antioch
E100.77c – Acts 13:42-52, The light of the world
E100.77d – Acts 14, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe
E100.78a – Acts 15:1-35, The Jerusalem council
E100.78b – Acts 15:36-16:5, Disagreement among friends
E100.79a – Acts 16:6-40, Paul & Silas in prison
E100.79b – Acts 17, Thessalonica, Berea and Athens
E100.79c – Acts 18:1-22, Corinth
E100.79d – Acts 18:23-19:22, Apollos and Ephesus
E100.79e – Acts 19:23-20:6, Sailing for Philippi
E100.79f – Acts 20:7-38, Paul’s farewells
E100.80a – Acts 25, Festus
E100.80b – Acts 26, Agrippa
E100.80c – Acts 27, Storm at sea
E100.80d – Acts 28, Rome
Part 17: The Apostle’s Teaching
Part 18: Paul to the Leaders
Part 19: The Apostles’ Teaching
E100.91 – 1 Corinthians 13, The most excellent way
E100.92a – 2 Corinthians 4:1-5:10, From clay to glory
E100.92b – 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2, Compelling love
E100.93a – 1 Peter 1:1-12, A living hope
E100.93b – 1 Peter 1:13-25, Be holy
E100.93c – 1 Peter 2:1-12, A chosen people
E100.94a – James 1:1-18, Joy in trial
E100.94b – James 1:19-27, Mind the gap
E100.94c – James 2:1-13, Judges with evil thoughts
E100.94c – James 2:14-26, A faith that works
E100.95a – 1 John 3:11-24, Love one another
E100.95b – 1 John 4:1-6, Test the spirits
E100.95c – 1 John 4:7-21, God’s love made visible
Part 20: Revelation
E100.96 – Revelation 1, The revelation of Jesus Christ
E100.97a – Revelation 2:1-17, Ephesus
E100.97b – Revelation 2:18-3:6, Sardis
E100.97c – Revelation 3:7-22, Philadelphia and Laodicea
E100.98a – Revelation 4, The throne in heaven
E100.98b – Revelation 5, The scroll and the Lamb
E100.98c – Revelation 6, The seals
E100.98d – Revelation 7, A great multitude before the throne
E100.99a – Revelation 19, Hallelujah
E100.99b – Revelation 20, Death, thou shalt die.
E100a – Revelation 21, The new Jerusalem
E100b – Revelation 22, The river of life