It is always beneficial for us to be in God’s Word. Last fall we read through the New Testament. Now, I am issuing another challenge as we enter the year 2020. Here is the challenge:
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN 2 YEARS
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
September 2020
- Week #1
- Joshua 24; Judges 1; Revelation 14
- Psalm 71-71; Revelation 15
- Judges 2-3; Revelation 16
- Judges 4-5; Revelation 17
- Week #2
- Judges 6-7; Revelation 18
- Judges 8-9; Revelation 19
- Psalm 73-74; Revelation 20
- Judges 10-11; Revelation 21
- Judges 12-13; Revelation 22
- Week #3
- Judges 14-15; 1 Thessalonians 1
- Judges 16-17; 1 Thessalonians 2
- Psalm 75-76; 1 Thessalonians 3
- Judges 18-19; 1 Thessalonians 4
- Judges 20-21; 1 Thessalonians 5
- Week #4
- Job 1-2; 1 Thessalonians 6
- Job 3-4; 1 Thessalonians 7
- Psalm 77-78; 1 Thessalonians 8
- Job 5-6; Philemon 1
- Job 7-8; Jude 1
- Week #5
- Job 9-10; Matthew 1
- Job 11-12; Matthew 2
- Psalm 79-80; Matthew 3
August 2020
- Week #1
- Deuteronomy 24-25; 2 Corinthians 11
- Deuteronomy 26-27; 2 Corinthians 12
- Psalm 63-64; 2 Corinthians 13
- Deuteronomy 28-29; James 1
- Deuteronomy 30-31; James 2
- Week #2
- Deuteronomy 32-33; James 3
- Deuteronomy 34; Joshua 1; James 4
- Psalm 65-66; James 5
- Joshua 2-3; Revelation 1
- Joshua 4-5; Revelation 2
- Week #3
- Joshua 6-7; Revelation 3
- Joshua 8-9; Revelation 4
- Psalm 67-68; Revelation 5
- Joshua 10-11; Revelation 6
- Joshua 12-13; Revelation 7
- Week #4
- Joshua 14-15; revelation 8
- Joshua 16-17; Revelation 9
- Psalm 69-70; Revelation 10
- Joshua 18-19; Revelation 11
- Joshua 20-21; Revelation 12
- Week #5
- Joshua 22-23; Revelation 13
July 2020
- Week #1
- Psalm 53-54; Acts 16
- Numbers 24-25; Acts 17
- Number 26-27; Acts 18
- Week #2
- Numbers 28-29; Acts 19
- Number 30-31; Acts 20
- Psalm 55-56; Acts 21
- Numbers 32-33; Acts 22
- Numbers 34-35; Acts 23
- Week #3
- Numbers 36; Deuteronomy 1; Acts 24
- Deuteronomy 2-3; Acts 25
- Psalm 57-58; Acts 26
- Deuteronomy 4-5; Acts 27
- Deuteronomy 6-7; Acts 28
- Week #4
- Deuteronomy 8-9; 2 Corinthians 1
- Deuteronomy 10-11; 2 Corinthians 2
- Psalm 59-60; 2 Corinthians 3
- Deuteronomy 12-13; 2 Corinthians 4
- Deuteronomy 14-15; 2 Corinthians 5
- Week #5
- Deuteronomy 16-17; 2 Corinthians 6
- Deuteronomy 18-19; 2 Corinthians 7
- Psalm 61-62; 2 Corinthians 8
- Deuteronomy 20-21; 2 Corinthians 9
- Deuteronomy 22-23; 2 Corinthians 10
June 2020
- Week #1
- Leviticus 15-16; 1 Corinthians 10
- Leviticus 17-18; 1 Corinthians 11
- Psalm 45-46; 1 Corinthians 12
- Leviticus 19-20; 1 Corinthians 13
- Leviticus 21-22; 1 Corinthians 14
- Week #2
- Leviticus 23-24; 1 Corinthians 15
- Leviticus 25-26; 1 Corinthians 16
- Psalm 47-48; Acts 1
- Leviticus 27; Numbers 1; Acts 2
- Numbers 2-3; Acts 3
- Week #3
- Numbers 4-5; Acts 4
- Numbers 6-7; Acts 5
- Psalm 49-50; Acts 6
- Numbers 8-9; Acts 7
- Numbers10-11; Acts 8
- Week #4
- Numbers 12-13; Acts 9
- Numbers 14-15; Acts 10
- Psalm 51-52; Acts 11
- Numbers 16-17; Acts 12
- Numbers 18-19; Acts 13
- Week #5
- Number 20-21; Acts 14
- Numbers 22-23; Acts 15
May 2020
- Week #1
- Exodus 21-22
- Week #2
- Exodus 23-24; Luke 14
- Exodus 25-26; Luke 15
- Psalm 37-38; Luke 16
- Exodus 27-28; Luke 17
- Exodus 29-30; Luke 18
- Week #3
- Exodus 31-32; Luke 19
- Exodus 33-34; Luke 20
- Psalm 39-40; Luke 21
- Exodus 35-36; Luke 22
- Exodus 37-38; Luke 23
- Week #4
- Exodus 39-40; Luke 24
- Leviticus 1-2; 1 Corinthians 1
- Psalm 41-42; 1 Corinthians 2
- Leviticus 3-4; 1 Corinthians 3
- Leviticus 5-6; 1 Corinthians 4
- Week #5
- Leviticus 7-8; 1 Corinthians 5
- Leviticus 9-10; 1 Corinthians 6
- Psalm 43-44; 1 Corinthians 7
- Leviticus 11-12; 1 Corinthians 8
- Leviticus 13-14; 1 Corinthians 9
April 2020
- Week #1
- Psalm 27-28; Ephesians 5
- Genesis 37-38; Ephesians 6
- Genesis 39-40; Philippians 1
- Week #2
- Genesis 41-42; Philippians 2
- Genesis 43-44; Philippians 3
- Psalm 29-30; Philippians 4
- Genesis 45-46; Colossians 1
- Genesis 47-48; Colossians 2
- Week #3
- Genesis 49-50; Colossians 3
- Exodus 1-2; Colossians 4
- Psalm 31-20; Luke 1
- Exodus 3-4; Luke 2
- Exodus 5-6; Luke 3
- Week #4
- Exodus 7-8; Luke 4
- Exodus 9-10; Luke 5
- Psalm 33-34; Luke 6
- Exodus 11-12; Luke 7
- Exodus 13-14; Luke 8
- Week #5
- Exodus 15-16; Luke 9
- Exodus 17-18; Luke 10
- Psalm 35-36; Luke 11
- Exodus 19-20; Luke 12
March 2020
- Week #1
- Genesis 3-4; Mark 3
- Genesis 5-6; Mark 4
- Psalm 19-20; Mark 5
- Genesis 7-8; Mark 6
- Genesis 9-10; Mark 7
- Week #2
- Genesis 11-12; Mark 8
- Genesis 13-14; Mark 9
- Psalm 21-22; Mark 10
- Genesis 15-16; Mark 11
- Genesis 17-18; Mark 12
- Week #3
- Genesis 19-20; Mark 13
- Genesis 21-22; Mark 14
- Psalm 23-24; Mark 15
- Genesis 23-24; Mark 16
- Galatians 1-3
- Week #4
- Genesis 25-26; Galatians 4
- Genesis 27-28; Galatians 5
- Psalm 25-26; Galatians 6
- Genesis 29-30; Ephesians 1
- Genesis 31-32; Ephesians 2
- Week #5
- Genesis 33-34; Ephesians 3
- Genesis 35-36; Ephesians 4
February 2020
- Week #1
- Isaiah 37-38; 1 John 3
- Isaiah 39-40; 1 John 4
- Psalm 11-12; 1 John 5
- Isaiah 41-42; 2 John
- Isaiah 43-44; 3 John
- Week #2
- Isaiah 45-46; 1 Timothy 1
- Isaiah 47-48; 1 Timothy 2
- Psalm 13-14; 1 Timothy 3
- Isaiah 49-50; 1 Timothy 4
- Isaiah 51-52; 1 Timothy 5
- Week #3
- Isaiah 53-54; 1 Timothy 6
- Isaiah 55-56; 2 Timothy 1
- Psalm 15-16; 2 Timothy 2
- Isaiah 57-58; 2 Timothy 3
- Isaiah 59-60; 2 Timothy 4
- Week #4
- Isaiah 61-62; Titus 1
- Isaiah 63-64; Titus 2
- Psalm 17-18; Titus 3
- Isaiah 65-66 ; Mark 1
- Genesis 1-2; Mark 2
January 2020
- Week #1
- Psalm 1-2; John 1
- Isaiah 1-2; John 2
- Isaiah 3-4; John 3
- Week #2
- Isaiah 5-6; John 4
- Isaiah 7-8; John 5
- Psalm 3-4; John 6
- Isaiah 9-10; John 7
- Isaiah 11-12; John 8
- Week #3
- Isaiah 13-14; John 9
- Isaiah 15-16; John 10
- Psalm 5-6; John 11
- Isaiah 17-18; John 12
- Isaiah 19-20; John 13
- Week #4
- Isaiah 21-22; John 14
- Isaiah 23-24; John 15
- Psalm 7-8; John 16
- Isaiah 25-26; John 17
- Isaiah 27-28; John 18
- Week #5
- Isaiah 29-30; John 19
- Isaiah 31-32; John 20
- Psalm 9-10; John 21
- Isaiah 33-34; 1 John 1
- Isaiah 35-36; 1 John 2