This month you will complete the ROAD Challenge. You will be reading the words of thirteen Old Testament prophets and six New Testament letters from three apostles. Because the subject matter is wide-ranging and changing almost daily, the format of this commentary will be different; instead of offering daily teaching in an expository format, I will be asking you observational questions on each day’s readings.
December 1, Ezekiel 40-41; 2 Peter 3.
Ezekiel begins to describe a memorial temple. Where will it be located? Are the dimensions the same as for Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 6)? Do the cherubim in Ezek 41:18 look the same as the creatures in Ezek 10:14-15?
How will the earth be destroyed in 2 Peter 3:10? What do believers look forward to in 2 Peter 3:13? How should we behave (2 Peter 3:14)?

December 2, Ezekiel 42-44; 1 John 1.
Who comes into the temple in Ezekiel 43:2-4? What is the law of the temple in Ezekiel 43:12?
What four verbs does John use to describe his perception of the Word of life (1 John 1:1)? Why does John write this letter (1 John 1:4)? To whom does “we” refer in 1 John 1:1-5? What about in verses 1:6-10?

December 3, Ezekiel 45-46, 1 John 2.
What will be celebrated in the memorial temple in the first month of the year (Ezekiel 45:21)? When will the temple be opened (Ezekiel 46:1)?
Why does John write this letter (1 John 2:1)? Who is our advocate (2:1b)? How should we conduct ourselves (1 John 2:6)?