The Bible Reading Plan

Readings for October 5:

First, Numbers Chapter 26 verses 1 to 11. Follow that by reading Ezekiel Chapter 5. The third part is Psalm 133 to 135; and lastly Ephesians Chapter 3

You can read the passages below. If you're looking to read for a different day or want to use your own Bible, then here’s the entire year’s plan as a list. Enjoy!

For certain interesting words:

Section 1

Numbers 26:1-11

11 verses

Numbers Chapter 26

1After the plague ForeverOne spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2"Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all who are able to go out to war in Israel." 3Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 4"[Take a census of the people], from twenty years old and upward; as ForeverOne commanded Moses and the children of Israel." These are those that came out of the land of Egypt.

5Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: [of] Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; 6of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

7These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.

8The son of Pallu was Eliab.

9The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the group of Korah, when they strove against ForeverOne, 10and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that group died; what time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.

11Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn't die.

Section 2

Ezekiel 5

17 verses

Ezekiel Chapter 5

1You, son of man, take a sharp sword; You shall take it as a barber's razor to you, and shall cause it to pass on your head and on your beard: then take balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

2A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and you shall take a third part, and strike with the sword around it; and a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.

3You shall take a small number of these and bind them in the folds of your robe.

4Take some and throw them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire. From it a fire will proceed into the whole house of Israel.

5Thus says LordOfMine ForeverOne: This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are around her.

6She has rebelled against my ordinances in doing wickedness more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries that are around her; for they have rejected my ordinances, and as for my statutes, they have not walked in them.

7Therefore thus says LordOfMine ForeverOne: Because you are turbulent more than the nations that are around you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my ordinances, neither have done after the ordinances of the nations that are around you; 8therefore thus says LordOfMine ForeverOne: Behold, I, even I, am against you; and I will execute judgments in the midst of you in the sight of the nations.

9I will do in you what I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all your abominations.

10Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of you, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on you; and the whole remnant of you will I scatter to all the winds.

11Therefore, as I live, says LordOfMine ForeverOne, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things, and with all your abominations, therefore will I also diminish [you]; neither shall my eye spare, and I also will have no pity.

12A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword around you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.

13Thus shall my anger be accomplished, and I will cause my wrath toward them to rest, and I shall be comforted; and they shall know that I, ForeverOne, have spoken in my zeal, when I have accomplished my wrath on them.

14Moreover I will make you a desolation and a reproach among the nations that are around you, in the sight of all that pass by.

15So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment, to the nations that are around you, when I shall execute judgments on you in anger and in wrath, and in wrathful rebukes; (I, ForeverOne, have spoken it;) 16when I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread; 17and I will send on you famine and evil animals, and they shall bereave you; and pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword on you: I, ForeverOne, have spoken it.

Section 3

Psalm 133-135

29 verses

Psalm 133

A Song of Ascents. By David.

1See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

2It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard; that came down on the edge of his robes; 3like the dew of Hermon, that comes down on the hills of Zion: for there ForeverOne gives the blessing, even life forevermore.

Psalm 134

A Song of Ascents.

1Look! Praise ForeverOne, all you servants of ForeverOne, who stand by night in ForeverOne's house!

2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise ForeverOne!

3May ForeverOne bless you from Zion; even he who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 135

1Praise EverOne! Praise the name of ForeverOne! Praise him, you servants of ForeverOne, 2you who stand in the house of ForeverOne, in the courts of our God's house.

3Praise EverOne, for ForeverOne is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.

4For EverOne has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel for his own possession.

5For I know that ForeverOne is great, that our Lord is above all gods.

6Whatever ForeverOne pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps; 7who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; who makes lightnings with the rain; who brings out the wind from his treasuries; 8Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal; 9Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants; 10who struck many nations, and killed mighty kings, 11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan, 12and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people.

13Your name, ForeverOne, endures forever; your renown, ForeverOne, throughout all generations.

14For ForeverOne will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants.

15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

16They have mouths, but they can't speak. They have eyes, but they can't see.

17They have ears, but they can't hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them.

19House of Israel, praise ForeverOne! House of Aaron, praise ForeverOne!

20House of Levi, praise ForeverOne! You who fear ForeverOne, praise ForeverOne!

21Blessed be ForeverOne from Zion, Who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise EverOne!

Section 4

Ephesians 3

21 verses

Ephesians Chapter 3

1For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of AnointedOne Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, 2if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you, 3how by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words.

4By which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of the AnointedOne, 5which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit.

6The Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in AnointedOne Jesus through the Good News, 7of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the AnointedOne, 9and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus AnointedOne, 10to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places, 11according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in AnointedOne Jesus our Lord; 12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

13Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

14For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus AnointedOne, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, 17that the AnointedOne may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, 19and to know the AnointedOne's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21to him be the glory in the assembly and in AnointedOne Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

The Bible text is a minor adaptation of the WEB to include nuanced meanings of particular ancient words for placenames, God and others of special interest.
In general square brackets:[] are used to indicated words not found in the original text.
They also indicate the 5 books of the Psalms, and the letters in Psalm 119;
and a few passages considered by some to be of questionable authenticity, marked with an asterisk(*).