Reading Through the Bible in the Year of Do

This is the second blog post I have written at three o'clock in the morning.  If you could see my sleep deprived face as I type, you would know that this isn't something I am thrilled about.  When did I become a 80 year old women who wakes up in the middle of the night?  But, there are perks of having a few uninterrupted hours when no one else is awake, and that is that I can catch up on writing blog posts I haven't gotten around to. 

Have I mentioned yet that I am attempting to read through the entire bible during the Year of Do?  I've read through the New Testament pretty thoroughly, but it's the Old Testament that has always eluded me.  I have always had great intentions to read through Lamentations and Deuteronomy, but when confronted with the choice between reading about the love that Jesus talks about in Matthew, or reading through a list of names in Numbers, the New Testament always seems to win out. 

Oh sure, I would take quick trips through the Old Testament to read about Moses and the burning bush, or Noah and the ark, but I've never read through it in it's entirety...until now. 

So far, I've read Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Job, and am currently half way through Deuteronomy.  Genesis and Exodus were the easy parts and read almost like what I imagine the plot of a soap opera to be like.  There was lots of rebellion, and fighting, and plotting, and scandal, and over and over again, despite what they did, God tells his people, "I'll fight for you."  How can you not love that!

But then there was Leviticus and Deuteronomy, where I learned how bald men were treated, and the exact measurements for the ark of the covenant.  I'm not saying it hasn't been insightful.  It's actually been quite enlightening to learn why Jesus did some of the things he did and what laws he operated under, but it hasn't been quite the nail biter that Genesis and Exodus were. 

But, the Year of Do was made for tasks like this.  I've been meaning to do this since I was 18 and it never seemed like a good time.  So, as it's 3 a.m. and I have nothing else to do, I'm off to read Deuteronomy 28.  Hmmm...curses and blessing...this should be interesting.