TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006
Date Hymns Reading Comments
March 2 TLH 469 / LSB 648 Psalm 87 Through Baptism the Lord welcomes into His family people from all nations.
March 3 TLH 539 / LSB 872 Psalm 88 Sometimes believers experience feelings of sadness and even feelings of abandonment. Jesus Christ truly was abandoned by God on the cross. Through His sacrifice, we are the children of God. When we feel sad and abandoned, we may cry out to our loving Father, and He will hear us.
March 4 TLH 4 / LSB 907 Psalm 89 Ethan the Ezrahite laments the fall of the kingdom of David. Though David and his sons sinned against the Lord, the Lord established the kingdom of David forever in Jesus Christ. Though we have sinned against the Lord, the Lord has welcomed us into His kingdom in Jesus Christ.
March 5 TLH 361 / LSB 554 2 Kings 15 Azariah and Jotham reign over Judah. Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah reign over Israel.
March 6 TLH 368 2 Kings 16 Ahaz reigns over Judah and leads Judah gravely astray.
March 7 TLH 515 2 Kings 17 As a result of the idolatry of Israel, the king of Assyria conquers Israel and exiles the people of Israel to Assyria.
March 9 TLH 575 / LSB 966 2 Kings 18 The Lord blesses Judah with the leadership of faithful King Hezekiah. Sennacherib attacks Judah, and Hezekiah pays him tribute. An Assyrian official mocks and threatens the Judeans, claiming that even the Lord cannot protect them from mighty Assyria.
March 10 LSB 777/778 2 Kings 19 Through Isaiah the Lord comforts Hezekiah. In defiance of the Lord, Sennacherib threatens Judah. Hezekiah prays to the Lord. Isaiah prophesies the downfall of Sennacherib.
March 11 TLH 598 / LSB 598 2 Kings 20 Hezekiah is sick and near death. He prays to the Lord, and the Lord heals him. In his pride Hezekiah makes a foolish mistake. Hezekiah dies, and Manasseh his son reigns over Judah.
March 12 TLH 263 / LSB 666 2 Kings 21 Though Hezekiah, his father, was one of the greatest kings of Judah, Manasseh is the most wicked king of Judah. The prophets of the Lord prophesy disaster for Judah as a result of the brazen idolatry of Manasseh. Manasseh dies, and his son Amon reigns over Judah. Amon continues in the wickedness of his father and is assassinated.
March 13 TLH 266 2 Kings 22 Josiah begins his reign over Judah at the age of eight years old. Josiah repairs the temple of the Lord. The high priest discovers the Book of the Law, and Josiah realizes that the people of Judah have not been living in obedience to the Lord.
March 14 TLH 234 / LSB 496 2 Kings 23 Josiah boldly works to eradicate all worship of false gods from Judah. Josiah restores the celebration of the Passover. After Josiah is killed in battle, his sons Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim reign over Judah; both are unfaithful to the Lord.
March 16 TLH 552 / LSB 878 2 Kings 24 After the death of Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin reigns over Judah, following in the wickedness of his fathers. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, captures Jerusalem, takes Jehoiachin prisoner, and exiles all but the poorest people to Babylon. Zedekiah reigns over Judah and rebels against the Lord and against Babylon.
March 17 LSB 417 2 Kings 25 Nebuchadnezzar conquers and takes captive the people of Judah, appointing Gedaliah governor of Judah. Thirty-seven years later, Evil-merodach, the new king of Babylon, releases Jehoiachin from prison and treats him kindly.
March 18 TLH 604 Ezekiel 4 Through several action prophecies of Ezekiel, the Lord illustrates the judgment that He will bring against the people of Jerusalem as a result of their idolatry.
March 19 LSB 675 Ezekiel 5 Ezekiel prophesies the coming destruction of Jerusalem.
March 20 TLH 652 / LSB 606 Ezekiel 6 The Lord condemns the people for their faithlessness but promises salvation for the penitent.
March 21 TLH 324 / LSB 609 Ezekiel 7 Ezekiel proclaims the coming wrath of the Lord. Through the harsh preaching of the Law, the Holy Spirit calls the people of God to repentance.
March 23 TLH 608 Ezekiel 8 In a vision of Jerusalem, Ezekiel witnesses four idolatrous abominations. It is not without cause that the Lord threatens judgment.
March 24 LSB 616 Ezekiel 9 In his vision, Ezekiel witnesses the fierce judgment of the Lord on His disobedient people. The Lord spares a penitent remnant.
March 25 LSB 402 Ezekiel 10 In his vision, Ezekiel witnesses the glory of the Lord departing from the temple.
March 26 TLH 155 Ezekiel 11 In his vision, Ezekiel witnesses the judgment of the Lord on the wicked counselors of Jerusalem. The Lord promises to save a remnant and to give to His people a new heart and a new spirit.
March 27 TLH 535 / LSB 737 Psalm 94 In the final judgment, all who reject the Lord will experience His just wrath. Until then, we pray that the wicked will repent of their wickedness, even as we repent of our wickedness, and receive the grace of the Lord in Christ.
March 28 TLH 24 Psalm 95 Psalm 95 is well-known as the source of the Venite (found in “The Order of Matins” in The Lutheran Hymnal). The last several verses of Psalm 95 recount the complaining and rebellion of the people of Israel during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness.
March 30 LSB 569 1 Chronicles 1 All of the nations of the earth are descended from our father, Adam. All of the people of the earth have inherited a sinful condition from our father, Adam. Through the family of Abraham, the Lord has accomplished righteousness and salvation for all people.
March 31 WS 710 / LSB 376 1 Chronicles 2 The chronicler records the genealogy of David, of the family of Israel.