Have you ever read through the Bible cover to cover? If not, you really should try it. It is amazing what a different perspective you get on God’s word when you see things in context. If you have done it before, but haven’t in a while, or aren’t doing it now, you should try it again.
Here is the schedule I use. For 2013, I started week one on Sunday, December 30, 2012. You can start it at any time – the biggest thing is that you do it. The thought behind this concept is that you read a different section each day of the week. Sunday is from the Psalms, Monday from the law, Tuesday old testament history, Wednesday poetry and wisdom, Thursday from the old testament prophets, Friday from new testament history and Saturday from the letters and epistles.
This plan was designed by my sister, Julie Link, a number of years ago. I have used it a number of times, and still like the perspective it gives.
Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday | Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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Psalms | The Law | O T History |
Poetry & Wisdom |
O T Prophets |
N T History | Letters & Epistles |
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1 | Psalms 1 – 2 | Genesis 1 – 3 | Joshua 1 – 5 | Job 1 – 2 | Isaiah 1 – 5 | Mark 1 – 3 | Romans 1 – 2 |
2 | Psalms 3 – 5 | Genesis 4 – 7 | Joshua 6 – 10 | Job 3 – 5 | Isaiah 6 – 10 | Mark 4 – 6 | Romans 3 – 4 |
3 | Psalms 6 – 8 | Genesis 8 – 11 | Joshua 11 – 15 | Job 6 – 7 | Isaiah 11 – 15 | Mark 7 – 9 | Romans 5 – 6 |
4 | Psalms 9 – 11 | Genesis 12 – 15 | Joshua 16 – 20 | Job 8 – 10 | Isaiah 16 – 20 | Mark 10 – 12 | Romans 7 – 8 |
5 | Psalms 12 – 14 | Genesis 16 – 19 | Joshua 21 – 24 | Job 11 | Isaiah 21 – 25 | Mark 13 – 14 | Romans 9 – 10 |
6 | Psalms 15 – 17 | Genesis 20 – 23 | Judges 1 – 6 | Job 12 – 14 | Isaiah 26 – 30 | Mark 15 – 16 | Romans 11 – 12 |
7 | Psalms 18 – 21 | Genesis 24 – 27 | Judges 7 – 11 | Job 15 | Isaiah 31 – 35 | Matthew 1 – 2 | Romans 13 – 14 |
8 | Psalms 22 – 24 | Genesis 28 – 31 | Judges 12 – 16 | Job 16 – 17 | Isaiah 36 – 40 | Matthew 3 – 4 | Romans 15 – 16 |
9 | Psalms 25 – 26 | Genesis 32 – 35 | Judges 17 – 21 | Job 18 – 19 | Isaiah 41 – 45 | Matthew 5 – 6 | I Corinthians 1 – 3 |
10 | Psalms 27 – 29 | Genesis 36 – 39 | Ruth | Job 20 – 21 | Isaiah 46 – 50 | Matthew 7 – 8 | I Corinthians 4 – 6 |
11 | Psalms 30 – 32 | Genesis 40 – 43 | I Samuel 1 – 5 | Job 22 – 23 | Isaiah 51 – 55 | Matthew 9 – 10 | I Corinthians 7 – 9 |
12 | Psalms 33 – 35 | Genesis 44 – 47 | I Samuel 6 – 10 | Job 24 – 25 | Isaiah 56 – 60 | Matthew 11 – 12 | I Corinthians 10 – 11 |
13 | Psalms 36 – 38 | Genesis 48 – 50 | I Samuel 11 – 15 | Job 26 – 27 | Isaiah 61 – 66 | Matthew 13 – 14 | I Corinthians 12 – 14 |
14 | Psalms 39 – 41 | Exodus 1 – 4 | I Samuel 16 – 20 | Job 28 – 29 | Jeremiah 1 – 5 | Matthew 15 – 16 | I Corinthians 15 – 16 |
15 | Psalms 42 – 44 | Exodus 5 – 8 | I Samuel 21 – 25 | Job 30 – 31 | Jeremiah 6 – 10 | Matthew 17 – 18 | II Corinthians 1 – 4 |
16 | Psalms 45 – 47 | Exodus 9 – 12 | I Samuel 26 – 31 | Job 32 – 33 | Jeremiah 11 – 15 | Matthew 19 – 20 | II Corinthians 5 – 7 |
17 | Psalms 48 – 50 | Exodus 13 – 16 | II Samuel 1 – 4 | Job 34 – 35 | Jeremiah 16 – 20 | Matthew 21 – 22 | II Corinthians 8 – 10 |
18 | Psalms 51 – 53 | Exodus 17 – 20 | II Samuel 5 – 9 | Job 36 – 37 | Jeremiah 21 – 25 | Matthew 23 – 25 | II Corinthians 11 – 13 |
19 | Psalms 54 – 56 | Exodus 21 – 24 | II Samuel 10 – 14 | Job 38 – 39 | Jeremiah 26 – 30 | Matthew 26 – 28 | Galatians 1 – 3 |
20 | Psalms 57 – 59 | Exodus 25 – 28 | II Samuel 15 – 19 | Job 40 – 41 | Jeremiah 31 – 36 | Luke 1 – 2 | Galatians 4 – 6 |
21 | Psalms 60 – 62 | Exodus 29 – 32 | II Samuel 20 – 24 | Job 42 | Jeremiah 37 – 42 | Luke 3 – 4 | Ephesians 1 – 3 |
22 | Psalms 63 – 65 | Exodus 33 – 36 | I Kings 1 – 4 | Proverbs 1 – 1 | Jeremiah 43 – 47 | Luke 5 – 6 | Ephesians 4 – 6 |
23 | Psalms 66 – 68 | Exodus 37 – 40 | I Kings 5 – 8 | Proverbs 2 – 3 | Jeremiah 48 – 52 | Luke 7 – 8 | Philippians |
24 | Psalms 69 – 71 | Leviticus 1 – 3 | I Kings 9 – 13 | Proverbs 4 – 4 | Lamentations | Luke 9 – 10 | Colossians |
25 | Psalms 72 – 74 | Leviticus 4 – 6 | I Kings 14 – 18 | Proverbs 5 – 6 | Ezekiel 1 – 5 | Luke 11 – 12 | I Thessalonians 1 – 3 |
26 | Psalms 75 – 77 | Leviticus 7 – 9 | I Kings 19 – 22 | Proverbs 7 – 7 | Ezekiel 6 – 10 | Luke 13 – 14 | I Thessalonians 4 – 5 |
27 | Psalms 78 – 80 | Leviticus 10 – 12 | II Kings 1 – 5 | Proverbs 8 – 9 | Ezekiel 11 – 15 | Luke 15 – 16 | II Thessalonians |
28 | Psalms 81 – 83 | Leviticus 13 – 15 | II Kings 6 – 10 | Proverbs 10 – 10 | Ezekiel 16 – 20 | Luke 17 – 18 | I Timothy 1 – 3 |
29 | Psalms 84 – 86 | Leviticus 16 – 18 | II Kings 11 – 15 | Proverbs 11 – 12 | Ezekiel 21 – 25 | Luke 19 – 20 | I Timothy 4 – 6 |
30 | Psalms 87 – 89 | Leviticus 19 – 21 | II Kings 16 – 20 | Proverbs 13 – 13 | Ezekiel 26 – 30 | Luke 21 – 22 | II Timothy |
31 | Psalms 90 – 92 | Leviticus 22 – 24 | II Kings 21 – 25 | Proverbs 14 – 15 | Ezekiel 31 – 36 | Luke 23 – 24 | Titus |
32 | Psalms 93 – 95 | Leviticus 25 – 27 | I Chronicles 1 – 4 | Proverbs 16 – 16 | Ezekiel 37 – 42 | John 1 – 3 | Philemon |
33 | Psalms 96 – 98 | Numbers 1 – 3 | I Chronicles 5 – 9 | Proverbs 17 – 18 | Ezekiel 43 – 48 | John 4 – 6 | Hebrews 1 – 3 |
34 | Psalms 99 – 101 | Numbers 4 – 6 | I Chronicles 10 – 14 | Proverbs 19 – 19 | Daniel 1 – 6 | John 7 – 9 | Hebrews 4 – 6 |
35 | Psalms 102 – 104 | Numbers 7 – 9 | I Chronicles 15 – 19 | Proverbs 20 – 21 | Daniel 7 – 12 | John 10 – 12 | Hebrews 7 – 9 |
36 | Psalms 105 – 107 | Numbers 10 – 12 | I Chronicles 20 – 24 | Proverbs 22 – 22 | Hosea 1 – 5 | John 13 – 15 | Hebrews 10 – 13 |
37 | Psalms 108 – 110 | Numbers 13 – 15 | I Chronicles 25 – 29 | Proverbs 23 – 24 | Hosea 6 – 10 | John 16 – 18 | James 1 – 3 |
38 | Psalms 111 – 113 | Numbers 16 – 18 | II Chronicles 1 – 5 | Proverbs 25 – 25 | Hosea 11 – 14 | John 19 – 21 | James 4 – 5 |
39 | Psalms 114 – 116 | Numbers 19 – 21 | II Chronicles 6 – 10 | Proverbs 26 – 27 | Joel | Acts 1 – 2 | I Peter 1 – 3 |
40 | Psalms 117 – 118 | Numbers 22 – 24 | II Chronicles 11 – 15 | Proverbs 28 – 28 | Amos 1 – 4 | Acts 3 – 4 | I Peter 4 – 5 |
41 | Psalms 119 | Numbers 25 – 28 | II Chronicles 16 – 20 | Proverbs 29 – 30 | Amos 5 – 9 | Acts 5 – 7 | II Peter |
42 | Psalms 120 – 121 | Numbers 29 – 32 | II Chronicles 21 – 24 | Proverbs 31 – 31 | Obadiah | Acts 8 | I John 1 – 3 |
43 | Psalms 122 – 124 | Numbers 33 – 36 | II Chronicles 25 – 28 | Ecclesiastes 1 – 2 | Jonah | Acts 9 – 10 | I John 4 – 5 |
44 | Psalms 125 – 127 | Deuteronomy 1 – 4 | II Chronicles 29 – 32 | Ecclesiastes 3 – 4 | Micah | Acts 11 – 12 | II John |
45 | Psalms 128 – 130 | Deuteronomy 5 – 8 | II Chronicles 33 – 36 | Ecclesiastes 5 – 6 | Nahum | Acts 13 – 14 | III John |
46 | Psalms 131 – 133 | Deuteronomy 9 – 12 | Ezra 1 – 5 | Ecclesiastes 7 – 8 | Habakkuk | Acts 15 – 16 | Jude |
47 | Psalms 134 – 136 | Deuteronomy 13 – 16 | Ezra 6 – 10 | Ecclesiastes 9 – 10 | Zephaniah | Acts 17 – 18 | Revelation 1 – 4 |
48 | Psalms 137 – 139 | Deuteronomy 17 – 20 | Nehemiah 1 – 4 | Ecclesiastes 11 – 12 | Haggai | Acts 19 – 20 | Revelation 5 – 8 |
49 | Psalms 140 – 142 | Deuteronomy 21 – 24 | Nehemiah 5 – 9 | Song of Songs 1 – 2 | Zechariah 1 – 5 | Acts 21 – 22 | Revelation 9 – 12 |
50 | Psalms 143 – 145 | Deuteronomy 25 – 28 | Nehemiah 10 – 13 | Song of Songs 3 – 4 | Zechariah 6 – 10 | Acts 23 – 24 | Revelation 13 – 16 |
51 | Psalms 146 – 148 | Deuteronomy 29 – 31 | Esther 1 – 5 | Song of Songs 5 – 6 | Zechariah 11 – 14 | Acts 25 – 26 | Revelation 17 – 19 |
52 | Psalms 149 – 150 | Deuteronomy 32 – 34 | Esther 6 – 10 | Song of Songs 7 – 8 | Malachi | Acts 27 – 28 | Revelation 20 – 22 |