Reading through the Bible is a daunting task, no doubt. So, I set out to try to make it less intimidating. There are all kinds of scripture reading programs. If you follow a one year program and you fall behind, it is difficult to get caught up again. I tried to find a program that allowed for some wiggle room for you, the reader. But I couldn’t find one that appealed to me. I didn’t want us to follow a program just so we could say at the end that we read through the Bible. So, I developed a Scripture reading program that meets the following criteria:
Read 3 chapters a day; 5 days a week Separate the Book of Psalms out from the rest of Scripture. So, to begin with, we will read from the Psalms. Harmonize the books of 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles. These books overlap in some areas. So, I made the attempt to put it all in chronological order as well as follow up certain time periods with the prophetic books written during those periods.
I know this plan won’t be perfect. But, I feel it will be a plan we all can follow together. In fact, this plan is better than just reading through the Bible in 2 years. Here is what we will actually do:
We will read through the Old Testament in 2 years (2 chapters a day) We will read through the New Testament 2 times in the same amount of time (1 chapter a day – the second year the reading is arranged by the date the book/letter was written. Interestingly, we begin 2020 with the Gospel of John and end 2021 with the Gospel of John.)
Notice that I did not begin with Genesis and Matthew. I started with Isaiah and John. Let’s begin seeing a clear picture of who Jesus is. AND, let’s devote ourselves to being in God’s Word and knowing Him.
Keep Looking Up! David Jordan
Week #1
Psalm 1 & 2; John 1
Isaiah 1 & 2; John 2
Isaiah 3 & 4; John 3
Isaiah 5 & 6; John 4
Isaiah 7 & 8; John 5
Week #2
Psalm 3 & 4; John 6
Isaiah 9 & 10; John 7
Isaiah 11 & 12; John 8
Isaiah 13 & 14; John 9
Isaiah 15 & 16; John 10
Week #3
Psalm 5 & 6; John 11
Isaiah 17 & 18; John 12
Isaiah 19 & 20; John 13
Isaiah 21 & 22; John 14
Isaiah 23 & 24; John 15
Week #4
Psalm 7 & 8; John 16
Isaiah 25 & 26; John 17
Isaiah 27 & 28; John 18
Isaiah 29 & 30; John 19
Isaiah 31 & 32; John 20
Week #5
Psalm 9 & 10; John 21
Isaiah 33 & 34; 1 John 1
Week #1
Psalm 11 & 12; 1 John 2
Isaiah 35 & 36; 1 John 3
Isaiah 37 & 38; 1 John 4
Isaiah 39 & 40; 1 John 5
Isaiah 41 & 42; 2 John
Week #2
Psalm 13 & 14; 3 John
Isaiah 43 & 44; 1 Timothy 1
Isaiah 45 & 46; 1 Timothy 2
Isaiah 47 & 48; 1 Timothy 3
Isaiah 49 & 50; 1 Timothy 4
Week #3
Psalm 15 & 16; 1 Timothy 5
Isaiah 51 & 52; 1 Timothy 6
Isaiah 53 & 54; 2 Timothy 1
Isaiah 55 & 56; 2 Timothy 2
Isaiah 57 & 58; 2 Timothy 3
Week #4
Psalm 17 & 18; 2 Timothy 4
Isaiah 59 & 60; Titus 1
Isaiah 61 & 62; Titus 2
Isaiah 63 & 64; Titus 3
Isaiah 65 & 66; Mark 1
Week #5
Genesis 1 & 2; Mark 2
Genesis 3 & 4; Mark 3
Week #1
Psalm 21 & 22; Mark 4
Genesis 3 & 4; Mark 5
Genesis 5 & 6; Mark 6
Genesis 7 & 8; Mark 7
Genesis 9 & 10; Mark 8
Week #2
Psalm 23 & 24; Mark 9
Genesis 11 & 12; Mark 10
Genesis 13 & 14; Mark 11
Genesis 15 & 16; Mark 12
Genesis 17 & 18; Mark 13
Week #3
Psalm 25 & 26; Mark 14
Genesis 19 & 20; Mark 15
Genesis 21 & 22; Mark 16
Genesis 23 & 24; Galatians 1
Genesis 25 & 26; Galatians 2
Week #4
Psalm 27 & 28; Galatians 3
Genesis 27 & 28; Galatians 4
Genesis 29 & 30; Galatians 5
Genesis 31 & 32; Galatians 6
Genesis 33 & 34; Ephesians 1
Week #5
Genesis 35 & 36; Ephesians 2
Genesis 37 & 38; Ephesians 3
Week #1
Psalm 27 & 28; Ephesians 4
Genesis 39 & 40; Ephesians 5
Genesis 41 & 42; Ephesians 6
Genesis 43 & 44; Philippians 1
Genesis 45 & 46; Philippians 2
Week #2
Psalm 29 & 30; Philippians 3
Genesis 47 & 48; Philippians 4
Genesis 49 & 50; Colossians 1
Exodus 1 & 2; Colossians 2
Exodus 3 & 4; Colossians 3
Week #3
Psalm 31 & 32; Colossians 4
Exodus 5 & 6; Luke 1
Exodus 7 & 8; Luke 2
Exodus 9 & 10; Luke 3
Exodus 11 & 12; Luke 4
Week #4
Psalm 33 & 34; Luke 5
Exodus 13 & 14; Luke 6
Exodus 15 & 16; Luke 7
Exodus 17 & 18; Luke 8
Exodus 19 & 20; Luke 9
Week #5
Exodus 21 & 22; Luke 10
Exodus 23 & 24; Luke 11
Week #1
Psalm 35 & 36; Luke 12
Exodus 25 & 26; Luke 13
Exodus 27 & 28; Luke 14
Exodus 29 & 30; Luke 15
Exodus 31 & 32; Luke 16
Week #2
Psalm 37 & 38; Luke 17
Exodus 33 & 34; Luke 18
Exodus 35 & 36; Luke 19
Exodus 37 & 38; Luke 20
Exodus 39 & 40; Luke 21
Week #3
Psalm 39 & 40; Luke 22
Leviticus 1 & 2; Luke 23
Leviticus 3 & 4; Luke 24
Leviticus 5 & 6; 1 Corinthians 1
Leviticus 7 & 8; 1 Corinthians 2
Week #4
Psalm 41 & 42; 1 Corinthians 3
Leviticus 9 & 10; 1 Corinthians 4
Leviticus 11 & 12; 1 Corinthians 5
Leviticus 13 & 14; 1 Corinthians 6
Leviticus 15 & 16; 1 Corinthians 7
Week #5
Leviticus 17 & 18; 1 Corinthians 8
Leviticus 19 & 20; 1 Corinthians 9
Monday: 8:30 – 4:00
Tuesday & Wednesday: 8:30 – 12:00
Thursday & Friday: 8:30 – 4:00