THE READER'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE

ONE-YEAR CHRONOLOGICAL
READING PLAN
In the plan that follows, the material of the Bible has been
organized to flow in chronological order. Since exact dating of
some materials or events is not possible, the chronology simply
represents an attempt to give you the reader the general flow and
development of the Bible’s grand story. Some passages are placed
according to topic (e.g., John 1:1–3 in Week 1, Day 2; and many
of the psalms). There are six readings for each week to give you
space for catching up when needed.

Week 1 Fall: Rejecting God’s Vision

for Life
Act 1: God’s Plan for All
People Day Three
❏ Genesis 3–5
Creation: The God of All of Flood: God Judges and Makes
Life a Covenant to Preserve Life
Day One Day Four Genesis 6–7
❏ Genesis 1–2 Day Five
Day Two ❏ Genesis 8–9
❏ John 1:1–3 ❏ Psalm 12
❏ Psalm 8; 104 Day Six
❏ Genesis 10–11
 Week 2 Week 4
Act 2: God’s Covenant Day One
People ❏ Job 1–5
Day Two
The People: God Calls a ❏ Job 6–9
Covenant People
Day Three
Day One ❏ Job 10–13
❏ Genesis 12–13 Day Four
Day Two ❏ Job 14–17
❏ Genesis 14–16 Day Five
Day Three ❏ Job 18–21
❏ Genesis 17–19 Day Six
Day Four ❏ Job 22–24
❏ Genesis 20–23
Day Five Week 5
❏ Genesis 24–26 Day One
Day Six ❏ Job 25–28
❏ Genesis 27–29 Day Two
❏ Job 29–32
Week 3 Day Three
Day One ❏ Job 33–36
❏ Genesis 30–33 Day Four
Day Two ❏ Job 37:1–40:5
❏ Genesis 34–37 ❏ Psalm 19
Day Three Day Five
❏ Genesis 38–40 ❏ Job 40:6–42:17
❏ Psalm 29
Day Four
❏ Genesis 41–43 Deliverance: God Rescues His
People
Day Five
❏ Genesis 44–46 Day Six
Day Six ❏ Exodus 1–4
❏ Genesis 47–50
 Week 6 Week 8
Day One Day One
❏ Exodus 5–9 ❏ Leviticus 11–14
Day Two Day Two
❏ Exodus 10–13 ❏ Leviticus 15–18
Day Three Day Three
❏ Exodus 14–18 ❏ Leviticus 19–22
Covenant and Law: God Day Four
Embraces and Instructs His ❏ Leviticus 23–25
People Day Five
Day Four ❏ Leviticus 26–27
❏ Exodus 19–21 ❏ Numbers 1–2

Day Five Day Six

❏ Exodus 22–24 ❏ Numbers 3–5

Day Six
Week 9
❏ Exodus 25–28
Day One
Week 7 ❏ Numbers 6–9

Day One Day Two

❏ Exodus 29–32 ❏ Numbers 10–13
❏ Psalm 90
Day Two
❏ Exodus 33–36 Day Three
❏ Numbers 14–16
Day Three
❏ Psalm 95
❏ Exodus 37–40
❏ Psalm 90
Day Four
Day Four
❏ Leviticus 1–4
❏ Numbers 17–20
Day Five
Day Five
❏ Leviticus 5–7
❏ Numbers 21–24
Day Six
Day Six
❏ Leviticus 8–10
❏ Numbers 25–28
 Week 10 Week 12
Day One Day One
❏ Numbers 29–32 ❏ Joshua 3–6
Day Two Day Two
❏ Numbers 33–36 ❏ Joshua 7–10
Day Three Day Three
❏ Deuteronomy 1–3 ❏ Joshua 11–14
Day Four Day Four
❏ Deuteronomy 4–7 ❏ Joshua 15–18
Day Five Day Five
❏ Deuteronomy 8–11 ❏ Joshua 19–22
Day Six Day Six
❏ Deuteronomy 12–15 ❏ Joshua 23–24
❏ Judges 1
Week 11
Day One Week 13
❏ Deuteronomy 16–19 Day One
Day Two ❏ Judges 2–5
❏ Deuteronomy 20–23 Day Two
Day Three ❏ Judges 6–9
❏ Deuteronomy 24–-27 Day Three
Day Four ❏ Judges 10–13
❏ Deuteronomy 28–30 Day Four
Day Five ❏ Judges 14–18
❏ Deuteronomy 31–34 Day Five
The Land: God’s Place for His ❏ Judges 19–21
People Day Six
❏ Ruth 1–4
Day Six
❏ Joshua 1–2
❏ Psalm 105
 Week 14 Day Six
❏ Psalms 121; 123–125;
Kings and Prophets: God 128–130
Shapes a Kingdom People

Day One Week 16

❏ 1 Samuel 1–3 Day One
Day Two ❏ 2 Samuel 1–4
❏ 1 Samuel 4–8 Day Two
Day Three ❏ Psalms 6; 9; 10; 14; 16; 21
❏ 1 Samuel 9–12 Day Three
Day Four ❏ 1 Chronicles 1–2
❏ 1 Samuel 13–16 ❏ Psalms 43–44
Day Five Day Four
❏ 1 Samuel 17–20 ❏ Psalms 49; 84; 85; 87
❏ Psalm 59 Day Five
Day Six ❏ 1 Chronicles 3–5
❏ 1 Samuel 21–24 Day Six
❏ Psalm 91 ❏ 1 Chronicles 6
❏ Psalms 36; 39; 77–78
Week 15
Day One Week 17
❏ Psalms 7; 27; 31; 34; 52 Day One
Day Two ❏ Psalms 81; 88; 92; 93
❏ Psalms 56; 120; 140–142 Day Two
Day Three ❏ 1 Chronicles 7–9
❏ 1 Samuel 25–27 Day Three
❏ Psalms 17, 73 ❏ 2 Samuel 5:1–10
Day Four ❏ 1 Chronicles 11–12;
❏ Psalms 35; 54; 63; 18 Psalm 133
Day Five Day Four
❏ 1 Samuel 28–31; ❏ 2 Samuel 5:11–6:23
1 Chron. 10 ❏ 1 Chronicles 13–16
Day Five Day Four
❏ Psalms 15; 23; 24–25; 47 ❏ Psalms 26; 40–41; 58; 61;
Day Six 62; 64
❏ Psalms 89; 96; 100; 101; 107 Day Five
❏ 2 Samuel 19–21
Week 18 ❏ Psalms 5; 38; 42
Day One Day Six
❏ 2 Samuel 7 ❏ 2 Samuel 22–23
❏ 1 Chronicles 17 ❏ Psalm 57
❏ Psalms 1–2; 33; 127; 132
Day Two Week 20
❏ 2 Samuel 8–9 Day One
❏ 1 Chronicles 18 ❏ Psalms 97–99
Day Three Day Two
❏ 2 Samuel 10 ❏ 2 Samuel 24
❏ 1 Chronicles 19 ❏ 1 Chronicles 21–22
❏ Psalms 20; 53; 60; 75 ❏ Psalm 30
Day Four Day Three
❏ Psalms 65–67; 69; 70 ❏ Psalms 108; 109
Day Five Day Four
❏ 2 Samuel 11–12 ❏ 1 Chronicles 23–26
❏ 1 Chronicles 20; Psalm 51 Day Five
Day Six ❏ Psalms 131; 138; 139;
❏ Psalms 32; 86; 102; 103; 122 143–145
Day Six
Week 19 ❏ 1 Chronicles 27–29
Day One ❏ Psalm 68
❏ 2 Samuel 13–15
Day Two Week 21
❏ Psalms 3; 4; 13; 28; 55 Day One
Day Three ❏ Psalms 111–118
❏ 2 Samuel 16–18 Day Two
❏ 1 Kings 1–2
❏ Psalms 37; 71; 94 Day Three
Day Three ❏ 1 Kings 7–8
❏ Psalm 119:1–88 ❏ Psalm 11

Day Four Day Four

❏ 1 Kings 3–4 ❏ 2 Chronicles 4–7
❏ 2 Chronicles 1 ❏ Psalms 134; 136
❏ Psalm 72 Day Five
Day Five ❏ Psalms 146–150
❏ Psalm 119:89–176 Day Six
Day Six ❏ 1 Kings 9
❏ Song of Solomon 1:1–5:1 ❏ 2 Chronicles 8
❏ Proverbs 25–26
Week 22
Week 24
Day One
❏ Song of Solomon 5:2–8:14 Day One
❏ Psalm 45 ❏ Proverbs 27–29

Day Two Day Two

❏ Proverbs 1–4 ❏ Ecclesiastes 1–6

Day Three Day Three

❏ Proverbs 5–8 ❏ Ecclesiastes 7–12

Day Four Day Four

❏ Proverbs 9–12 ❏ 1 Kings 10–11
❏ 2 Chronicles 9
Day Five
❏ Proverbs 30–31
❏ Proverbs 13–16
Kings and Prophets II: God
Day Six
Divides the Kingdom People
❏ Proverbs 17–20
Day Five
Week 23 ❏ 1 Kings 12
❏ 2 Chronicles 10
Day One
❏ Proverbs 21–24 Day Six
❏ 1 Kings 13–14
Day Two
❏ 2 Chronicles 11–12
❏ 1 Kings 5–6
❏ 2 Chronicles 2–3
 Week 25 Day Six
❏ Jonah 1–4
Day One
❏ 1 Kings 15:1–24
Week 27
❏ 2 Chronicles 13–16
Day One
Day Two
❏ Amos 1–5
❏ 1 Kings 15:25–16:34
❏ 2 Chronicles 17 Day Two
❏ Amos 6–9
Day Three
❏ 1 Kings 17–19 Day Three
❏ Hosea 1–5
Day Four
❏ 1 Kings 20–21 Day Four
❏ Hosea 6–9
Day Five
❏ 1 Kings 22 Day Five
❏ 2 Chronicles 18-20 ❏ Hosea 10–14
Day Six Day Six
❏ 2 Kings 1–4 ❏ Isaiah 1–4

Week 26 Week 28
Day One Day One
❏ 2 Kings 5:1–8:15 ❏ Isaiah 5–8
Day Two Day Two
❏ 2 Kings 8:16–29; 2 ❏ Isaiah 9–12
Chronicles 21:1–22:9 Day Three
Day Three ❏ Micah 1–4
❏ 2 Kings 9–11; 2 Chronicles Day Four
22:10–23:21 ❏ Micah 5–7
Day Four Kings and Prophets III: The
❏ 2 Kings 12–13 Southern Kingdom as God’s
❏ 2 Chronicles 24 People
Day Five Day Five
❏ 2 Kings 14–15 ❏ 2 Kings 16–17
❏ 2 Chronicles 25–27 ❏ 2 Chronicles 28
Day Six Day Four
❏ Isaiah 13–17 ❏ Isaiah 46–49
❏ Psalm 135
Week 29 Day Five
Day One ❏ Isaiah 50–53
❏ Isaiah 18–22 Day Six
Day Two ❏ Isaiah 54–58
❏ Isaiah 23–26
Day Three Week 31
❏ 2 Kings 18:1–8 Day One
❏ 2 Chronicles 29–31 ❏ Isaiah 59–63
❏ Psalm 48 Day Two
Day Four ❏ Isaiah 64–66
❏ Isaiah 27–30 Day Three
Day Five ❏ 2 Kings 21
❏ Isaiah 31–35 ❏ 2 Chronicles 33
Day Six Day Four
❏ Isaiah 36–37 ❏ Nahum 1–3
❏ 2 Kings 18:9–19:37 Day Five
❏ 2 Chronicles 32:1–23 ❏ Zephaniah 1–3
❏ Psalm 76
Day Six
❏ 2 Kings 22–23
Week 30
❏ 2 Chronicles 34–35
Day One
❏ Isaiah 38–39 Week 32
❏ 2 Kings 20:1–21
Day One
❏ 2 Chronicles 32:24–33
❏ Habakkuk 1–3
Day Two
Day Two
❏ Isaiah 40–42
❏ Joel 1–3
❏ Psalm 46
Day Three
Day Three
❏ Jeremiah 1–4
❏ Isaiah 43–45
❏ Psalm 80 Day Four
❏ Jeremiah 5–8
Day Five Day Four
❏ Jeremiah 9–12 ❏ Jeremiah 45–48
Day Six Day Five
❏ Jeremiah 13–16 ❏ Jeremiah 49–50
Day Six
Week 33 ❏ Jeremiah 51; Psalm 137
Day One
❏ Jeremiah 17–20 Week 35
Day Two Day One
❏ Jeremiah 21–24 ❏ Lamentations 1:1–3:36
Day Three Day Two
❏ Jeremiah 25–28 ❏ Lamentations 3:37–5:22
Day Four Day Three
❏ Jeremiah 29–32 ❏ Ezekiel 1–4
Day Five Day Four
❏ Jeremiah 33–37 ❏ Ezekiel 5–8
Day Six Day Five
❏ Jeremiah 38–40 ❏ Ezekiel 9–12
❏ Psalms 74; 79 Day Six
❏ Ezekiel 13–16
Week 34
Exile: God Disciplines His Week 36
People Day One
Day One ❏ Ezekiel 17–20
❏ 2 Kings 24–25 Day Two
❏ 2 Chronicles 36:1–21 ❏ Ezekiel 21–24
❏ Jeremiah 52 Day Three
Day Two ❏ Ezekiel 25–28
❏ Jeremiah 41–44 Day Four
Day Three ❏ Ezekiel 29–32
❏ Obadiah Day Five
❏ Psalms 82; 83 ❏ Ezekiel 33–36
Day Six Day Six
❏ Ezekiel 37–40 ❏ Esther 1–5

Week 37 Week 39
Day One Day One
❏ Ezekiel 41–44 ❏ Esther 6–10
Day Two Day Two
❏ Ezekiel 45–48 ❏ Malachi 1–4
Day Three ❏ Psalm 50
❏ Daniel 1–3 Day Three
Day Four ❏ Ezra 7–10
❏ Daniel 4–6 Day Four
Day Five ❏ Nehemiah 1–4
❏ Daniel 7–9 Day Five
Day Six ❏ Nehemiah 5–7
❏ Daniel 10–12 Day Six
❏ Nehemiah 8–10
Week 38
Return: God Delivers His Week 40
People Again Day One
❏ Nehemiah 11–13
Day One
❏ Psalm 126
❏ 2 Chronicles 36:22–23
❏ Ezra 1–3 Act 3: God’s New
Day Two Covenant People
❏ Ezra 4–6 Christ’s Coming: God’s True
Day Three King Arrives
❏ Haggai 1–2
Day Two
Day Four ❏ Psalm 106
❏ Zechariah 1–7 ❏ John 1:4–14
Day Five Day Three
❏ Zechariah 8–14 ❏ Matthew 1
❏ Luke 1:1–2:38
Day Four Day Five
❏ Matthew 2 ❏ Matthew 8:5-13; 11:1–30
❏ Luke 2:39–52 ❏ Luke 7
Day Five Day Six
❏ Matthew 3 ❏ Matthew 12:22–50
❏ Mark 1:1–11 ❏ Mark 3:22–35
❏ Luke 3 ❏ Luke 8:19–21; 11:14–54
❏ John 1:15–34
Christ’s Ministry: God’s True Week 42
King Manifests His Kingdom Day One
❏ Matthew 13:1–53
Day Six
❏ Mark 4:1–34
❏ Matthew 4:1–22
❏ Luke 8:1–18
❏ Matthew 13:54–58
❏ Mark 1:12–20 Day Two
❏ Mark 6:1–6 ❏ Matthew 8:18–34; 9:18–38
❏ Luke 4:1–30; 5:1–11 ❏ Mark 4:35–5:43
❏ John 1:35–2:12 ❏ Luke 8:22–56; 9:57–62
Day Three
Week 41 ❏ Matthew 10; 14
Day One ❏ Mark 6:7–56
❏ Matthew 4:23–25; 8:14–17 ❏ Luke 9:1–17
❏ Mark 1:21–39 ❏ John 6
❏ Luke 4:31–44 Day Four
Day Two ❏ Matthew 15
❏ John 3–5 ❏ Mark 7:1–8:10

Day Three Day Five

❏ Matthew 8:1–4; 9:1–17; ❏ Matthew 16
12:1–21 ❏ Mark 8:11–9:1
❏ Mark 1:40–3:21 ❏ Luke 9:18–27
❏ Luke 5:12–6:19 Day Six
Day Four ❏ Matthew 17–18
❏ Matthew 5–7 ❏ Mark 9:2–50
❏ Luke 6:20–49; 11:1–13 ❏ Luke 9:28–56
 Week 43 ❏ John 12:37–50

Day One Day Three

❏ John 7–9 ❏ Matthew 22:15–23:39
❏ Mark 12:13–44
Day Two ❏ Luke 20:20–21:4; 13:31–35
❏ Luke 10
❏ John 10:1–11:54 Day Four
❏ Matthew 24–25
Day Three ❏ Mark 13
❏ Luke 12:1–13:30 ❏ Luke 21:5–38
Day Four Day Five
❏ Luke 14–15 ❏ Matthew 26:1–5, 14–35
Day Five ❏ Mark 14:1–2, 10–31
❏ Matthew 19 ❏ Luke 22:1–38
❏ Mark 10:1–31 ❏ John 13
❏ Luke 16:1–18:30 Day Six
Day Six ❏ John 14–17
❏ Matthew 20
❏ Mark 10:32–52 Week 45
❏ Luke 18:31–19:27
Day One
❏ Matthew 26:36–75
Week 44 ❏ Mark 14:32–72
Christ’s Deliverance of His ❏ Luke 22:39–71
People: God’s Work through ❏ John 18:1–27
the Death, Resurrection, and Day Two
Enthronement of His King ❏ Matthew 27:1–31
Day One ❏ Mark 15:1–20
❏ Matthew 21:1–22; 26:6–13 ❏ Luke 23:1–25
❏ Mark 11:1–26; 14:3–9 ❏ John 18:28–19:16
❏ Luke 19:28–48 Day Three
❏ John 2:13–25; 11:55–12:36 ❏ Matthew 27:32–66
Day Two ❏ Mark 15:21–47
❏ Matthew 21:23–22:14 ❏ Luke 23:26–56
❏ Mark 11:27–12:12 ❏ John 19:17–42
❏ Luke 20:1–19 ❏ Psalm 22
Day Four Day Three
❏ Matthew 28 ❏ 2 Thessalonians 1–3
❏ Mark 16 Day Four
❏ Luke 24 ❏ Acts 18:19–19:41
❏ John 20–21
Day Five
Christ’s Church: God’s People ❏ 1 Corinthians 1–4
Advance the Kingdom
Day Six
Day Five ❏ 1 Corinthians 5–8
❏ Acts 1–4
❏ Psalm 110 Week 48
Day Six Day One
❏ Acts 5–8 ❏ 1 Corinthians 9–11
Day Two
Week 46 ❏ 1 Corinthians 12–14
Day One Day Three
❏ Acts 9–11 ❏ 1 Corinthians 15–16
Day Two Day Four
❏ Acts 12–14 ❏ 2 Corinthians 1–4
Day Three Day Five
❏ James 1–5 ❏ 2 Corinthians 5–9
Day Four Day Six
❏ Galatians 1–3 ❏ 2 Corinthians 10–13
Day Five
❏ Galatians 4–6 Week 49
Day Six Day One
❏ Acts 15–16 ❏ Acts 20: 1–3
❏ Romans 1–4
Week 47 Day Two
Day One ❏ Romans 5–8
❏ Acts 17:1–18:18 Day Three
Day Two ❏ Romans 9–12
❏ 1 Thessalonians 1–5
Day Four Day Five
❏ Romans 13–16 ❏ 2 Timothy 1–4
Day Five Day Six
❏ Acts 20:4–23:35 ❏ 2 Peter 1–3
Day Six ❏ Jude
❏ Acts 24–26
Week 52
Week 50 Day One
Day One ❏ 1 John 1–5
❏ Acts 27–28 ❏ 2 John
❏ 3 John
Day Two
❏ Philippians 1–4 Day Two
❏ Revelation 1–5
Day Three
❏ Philemon Day Three
❏ Colossians 1–4 ❏ Revelation 6–10

Day Four Day Four

❏ Ephesians 1–4 ❏ Revelation 11–13

Day Five Day Five

❏ Ephesians 5–6; Titus 1–3 ❏ Revelation 14–18

Day Six Christ’s Second Coming and

❏ 1 Timothy 1–6 Reign: God’s Future for the
Kingdom
Week 51 Day Six
Day One ❏ Revelation 19–22
❏ 1 Peter 1–5
Day Two
❏ Hebrews 1–4
Day Three
❏ Hebrews 5–8
Day Four
❏ Hebrews 9–13