Daily Bible Reading
How many times do people start out to read the Bible only to give up in frustration? Endless genealogies, lists of tribes, or repetitive sacrificial descriptions can be a sure cure for insomnia. Most people start reading in the book of Genesis only to give up somewhere near the sixth chapter of Leviticus.
But it's important that we do not give up. Jesus said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). But how can we live by every word of God when we haven't even read every word of God?
The Bible has long been recognized as the bedrock of human freedom. It was Horace Greeley who said, "It is impossible to enslave mentally or socially Bible reading people. The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom."
Daniel Webster said of the Bible, "If there is anything in my thoughts or style to commend, the credit is due to my parents for instilling into me an early love of the scriptures. If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity."
Gladstone said, "I have known 95 of the world's great men in my time, and of these, 87 were followers of the Bible." In spite of the universal recognition of the value of Bible reading, few Christians systematically read the Bible.
What is needed is a goal for Bible reading and a systematic approach to attain that goal. With that in mind, we have laid out a program of daily Bible reading which will take the reader through the entire Bible in one year.
January 1 |
Genesis 1, 2; Psalms 95-96 |
January 2 |
Genesis 3, 4; Psalms 92; II Peter 1 |
January 3 |
Genesis 5, 6; Psalm 93; II Peter 2; Psalm 1 |
January 4 |
Genesis 7, 8, 9; II Peter 3 |
January 5 |
Genesis 10, 11, 12, 13; Psalm 2 |
January 6 |
Genesis 14, 15, 16; Galatians 1; Psalm 3 |
January 7 |
Genesis 17, 18, 19 |
January 8 |
Genesis 20, 21, 22; Galatians 2 |
January 9 |
Genesis 23, 24 |
January 10 |
Genesis 25, 26; Galatians 3 |
January 11 |
Genesis 27, 28; Galatians 4 |
January 12 |
Genesis 29, 30; Galatians 5 |
January 13 |
Genesis 31; Galatians 6; Psalm 7 |
January 14 |
Genesis 32, 33, 34 |
January 15 |
Genesis 35, 36; Job 1 |
January 16 |
Genesis 37; Job 2, 3, 4 |
January 17 |
Genesis 38; Job 5, 6, 7 |
January 18 |
Genesis 39, 40; Job 8, 9 |
January 19 |
Genesis 41; Job 10, 11; Psalm 4 |
January 20 |
Genesis 42; Job 12, 13, 14 |
January 21 |
Genesis 43; Job 15, 16, 17 |
January 22 |
Genesis 44; Job 18, 19, 20 |
January 23 |
Genesis 45; Job 21, 22, 23; Psalm 13 |
January 24 |
Genesis 46; Job 24, 25, 26, 27; Psalm 15 |
January 25 |
Genesis 47; Job 28, 29; Psalm 9 |
January 26 |
Genesis 48; Job 30, 31, 32 |
January 27 |
Genesis 49; Job 33, 34, 35 |
January 28 |
Genesis 50; Job 36, 37; Psalm 16 |
January 29 |
Job 38, 39, 40; Matthew 1 |
January 30 |
Job 41, 42; Matthew 2, 3; Psalm 11 |
January 31 |
Matthew 4, 5; Psalm 31 |
February 1 | Matthew 6, 7, 8 |
February 2 | Matthew 9, 10, 11 |
February 3 | Matthew 12; Psalm 35, 36 |
February 4 | Matthew 13; Psalm 37 |
February 5 | Matthew 14, 15; Psalm 22 |
February 6 | Matthew 16, 17, 18 |
February 7 | Matthew 19, 20; Psalm 69 |
February 8 | Matthew 21, 22; Psalm 5 |
February 9 | Matthew 23, 24; Psalm 6 |
February 10 | Matthew 25; Psalm 18 |
February 11 | Matthew 26; Psalm 104 |
February 12 | Matthew 27, 28; Psalm 103 |
February 13 | Exodus 1, 2, 3; Psalm 17 |
February 14 | Exodus 4, 5, 6 |
February 15 | Exodus 7, 8; Psalm 44 |
February 16 | Exodus 9, 10, 11 |
February 17 | Exodus 12, 13; Psalm 8 |
February 18 | Exodus 14, 15; Psalm 118 |
February 19 | Exodus 16, 17, 18 |
February 20 | Exodus 19, 20, 21 |
February 21 | Exodus 22, 23, 24; Psalm 111 |
February 22 | Exodus 25, 26; Psalm 19 |
February 23 | Exodus 27, 28; Psalm 10 |
February 24 | Exodus 29, 30 |
February 25 | Exodus 31, 32, 33 |
February 26 | Exodus 34, 35; Psalm 49 |
February 27 | Exodus 36, 37; Psalm 44 |
February 28 | Exodus 38, 39; Psalm 25 |
March 1 | Exodus 40; Leviticus 1, 2; Psalm 27 |
March 2 | Leviticus 3, 4; John 1; Psalms 12 |
March 3 | John 2; Psalms 100 |
March 4 | John 3; Psalms 79 |
March 5 | Leviticus 8; John 4; Psalms 13 |
March 6 | John 5; Hebrews 1; Psalms 43 |
March 7 | John 6 |
March 8 | John 7; Psalms 87 |
March 9 | Leviticus 12; John8; Hebrews 2; Psalms 14 |
March 10 | Leviticus 13; Hebrews 3; Psalms 39 |
March 11 | Leviticus 14; Hebrews 4, 5 |
March 12 | Leviticus 15; John 8 |
March 13 | Leviticus 16; John 9; Psalms 20 |
March 14 | Leviticus 17; John 10; Hebrews 6; Psalms 42 |
March 15 | Leviticus 18; John 11; Psalms 24 |
March 16 | Leviticus 19; John 12; Psalms 30 |
March 17 | Leviticus 20; John 13; Hebrews 7 |
March 18 | Leviticus 21; John 14, 15; Hebrews 8 |
March 19 | Leviticus 22; John 16; Psalms 83 |
March 20 | Leviticus 23; John 17; Psalms 32 |
March 21 | Leviticus 24; John 18; Hebrews 9 |
March 22 | Leviticus 25; Hebrews 10 |
March 23 | Leviticus 26; John 19 |
March 24 | Leviticus 27; Hebrews 11; Psalms 21 |
March 25 | John 20; Hebrews 12, 13 |
March 26 | John 21; Numbers 1 |
March 27 | Numbers 2, 3 |
March 28 | Numbers 4; I Peter 1 |
March 29 | Numbers 5, 6; I Peter 2 |
March 30 | Numbers 7; I Peter 3 |
March 31 | Numbers 8, 9; 1 Peter 4 |
April 1 | Numbers 10, 11; I Peter 5 |
April 2 | Numbers 12, 13; James 1, 2 |
April 3 | Numbers 14; James 3, 4 |
April 4 | Numbers 15; James 5; I John 1 |
April 5 | Numbers 16; I John 2 |
April 6 | Numbers 17, 18; I John 3; Psalms 40 |
April 7 | Numbers 19, 20; I John 4; Psalms 99 |
April 8 | Numbers 21, 22; Psalms 98 |
April 9 | Numbers 23, 24, 25; I John 5 |
April 10 | Numbers 26; II John |
April 11 | Numbers 27, 28; III John; Psalms 94 |
April 12 | Numbers 29, 30; Jude |
April 13 | Numbers 31, 32 |
April 14 | Numbers 33, 34; Psalms 28 |
April 15 | Numbers 35, 36; Joshua 1; Psalms 65 |
April 16 | Joshua 2, 3; Mark 1 |
April 17 | Joshua 4, 5; Mark 2; Psalms 23 |
April 18 | Joshua 6; Mark 3; Psalms 105 |
April 19 | Joshua 7; Mark 4; Psalms 29 |
April 20 | Joshua 8; Mark 5 |
April 21 | Joshua 9; Mark 6; Psalms 130 |
April 22 | Joshua 10; Mark 7 |
April 23 | Joshua 11, 12; Mark 8; Psalms 127 |
April 24 | Joshua 13; Mark 9; Psalms 117 |
April 25 | Joshua 14; Mark 10; Psalms 55 |
April 26 | Joshua 15; Mark 11; Psalms 26 |
April 27 | Joshua 16, 17; Mark 12; Psalms 62 |
April 28 | Joshua 18; Mark 13; Psalms 109 |
April 29 | Joshua 19; Psalms 106 |
April 30 | Joshua 20; Mark 14; Psalms 33 |
May 1 |
Joshua 21; Mark 15; Psalms 150 |
May 2 |
Joshua 22; Mark 16; Psalms 41 |
May 3 |
Joshua 23, 24; Psalms 34 |
May 4 |
Judges 1, 2; Ruth 1 |
May 5 |
Judges 3, 4; Ruth 2 |
May 6 |
Judges 5, 6 |
May 7 |
Judges 7, 8 |
May 8 |
Judges 9, 10 |
May 9 |
Judges 11, 12; Ruth 3 |
May 10 |
Judges 13, 14; Ruth 4 |
May 11 |
Judges 15, 16; Psalm 37 |
May 12 |
Judges 17, 18; Psalm 38 |
May 13 |
Judges 19; Psalm 89, 91 |
May 14 |
Judges 20; Psalm 68 |
May 15 |
Judges 21; I Samuel 1; I Timothy 1 |
May 16 |
I Samuel 2, 3; I Timothy 2,3 |
May 17 |
I Samuel 4, 5, 6; I Timothy 4 |
May 18 |
I Samuel 7, 8; I Timothy 5, 6 |
May 19 |
I Samuel 9, 10; Psalm 48 |
May 20 |
I Samuel 11, 12, 13; Psalm 47 |
May 21 |
I Samuel 14; II Timothy 1; Psalm 125 |
May 22 |
I Samuel 15, 16; II Timothy 2 |
May 23 |
I Samuel 17; II Timothy 3 |
May 24 |
I Samuel 18, 19; II Timothy 4 |
May 25 |
I Samuel 20; Titus 1 |
May 26 |
I Samuel 22, 23; Titus 2 |
May 27 |
I Samuel 24, 25 |
May 28 |
I Samuel 26, 27, 28; Titus 3 |
May 29 |
I Samuel 29, 30, 31; Philemon |
May 30 |
II Samuel 1, 2; Proverbs 1 |
May 31 |
II Samuel 3, 4; Proverbs 2; Psalm 56 |
June 1 |
II Samuel 5, 6; Proverbs 3; Psalm 57 |
June 2 |
II Samuel 7, 8; Proverbs 4, 5 |
June 3 |
II Samuel 9, 10, 11; Proverbs 6 |
June 4 |
II Samuel 12, 13 |
June 5 |
II Samuel 14, 15 |
June 6 |
II Samuel 16, 17; Proverbs 7 |
June 7 |
II Samuel 18; Proverbs 8; Psalm 50 |
June 8 |
II Samuel 19; Proverbs 9; Psalm 74 |
June 9 |
II Samuel 20, 21; Proverbs 10 |
June 10 |
II Samuel 22, 23; Psalm 46 |
June 11 |
II Samuel 24; Proverbs 11, 12; Psalm 76 |
June 12 |
I Kings 1; Proverbs 13; Psalm 52 |
June 13 |
I Kings 2; Proverbs 14; Psalm 120 |
June 14 |
I Kings 3, 4; Psalm 73 |
June 15 |
I Kings 5, 6; Proverbs 15 |
June 16 |
I Kings 7; Proverbs 16 |
June 17 |
I Kings 8; Psalm 58 |
June 18 |
I Kings 9, 10; Proverbs 17 |
June 19 |
I Kings 11, 12 |
June 20 |
Ecclesiastes 1, 2, 3, 4; Psalm 80 |
June 21 |
Ecclesiastes 5, 6, 7, 8; Psalm 101 |
June 22 |
Ecclesiastes 9, 10, 11, 12; Proverbs 17 |
June 23 |
I Kings 13, 14; Psalm 127 |
June 24 |
I Kings 15, 16; Psalm 53 |
June 25 |
I Kings 17, 18; Psalm 115 |
June 26 |
I Kings 19, 20 |
June 27 |
I Kings 21; Proverbs 18, 19; Psalm 77 |
June 28 |
I Kings 22; Proverbs 20; Psalm 75 |
June 29 |
II Kings 1, 2; Proverbs 21; Psalm 54 |
June 30 |
II Kings 3, 4 |
July 1 | II Kings 5, 6; Psalm 63 |
July 2 | II Kings 7, 8; Proverbs 22 |
July 3 | II Kings 9; Proverbs 23; Psalm 59 |
July 4 | II Kings 10, 11; Psalm 72 |
July 5 | II Kings 12, 13; Proverbs 24 |
July 6 | Hosea 1, 2, 3, 4; Proverbs 25 |
July 7 | Hosea 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Psalm 62 |
July 8 | Hosea 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Proverbs 26 |
July 9 | Amos 1, 2, 3, 4; Psalm 81 |
July 10 | Amos 5, 6, 7, 8; Psalm 60 |
July 11 | Amos 9; Proverbs 27, 28, 29 |
July 12 | II Kings 14, 15; Proverbs 30 |
July 13 | II Kings 16, 17; Psalm 90 |
July 14 | II Kings 18; Proverbs 31; Psalm 86 |
July 15 | II Kings 19; Isaiah 1; Psalm 61 |
July 16 | II Kings 20, 21; Isaiah 2; Psalm 88 |
July 17 | II Kings 22; Isaiah 3, 4; Psalm 147, 64 |
July 18 | II Kings 23; Isaiah 5 |
July 19 | II Kings 24, 25; Isaiah 6 |
July 20 | Isaiah 7, 8, 9; Jonah 1 |
July 21 | Isaiah 10, 11, 12; Jonah 2, 3 |
July 22 | Isaiah 13, 14; Jonah 4; Psalm 136 |
July 23 | Isaiah 15, 16, 17; Obadiah; Psalm 132 |
July 24 | Isaiah 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 |
July 25 | Isaiah 23, 24, 25, 26 |
July 26 | Isaiah 27, 28, 29; Psalm 85 |
July 27 | Isaiah 30, 31, 32; Psalm 66 |
July 28 | Isaiah 33, 34, 35, 36 |
July 29 | Isaiah 37, 38, 39; Psalm 84 |
July 30 | Isaiah 40, 41; Psalm 71 |
July 31 | Isaiah 42, 43, 44 |
August 1 | Isaiah 45, 46, 47, 48 |
August 2 | Isaiah 49, 50; Psalm 107 |
August 3 | Isaiah 51, 52, 53, 54 |
August 4 | Isaiah 55, 56, 57, 58; Psalm 116 |
August 5 | Isaiah 59, 60, 61, 62; Psalm 112 |
August 6 | Isaiah 63, 64, 65; Psalm 145, 146 |
August 7 | Isaiah 66; Psalm 78 |
August 8 | Luke 1; Micah 1 |
August 9 | Luke 2; Micah 2, 3; Psalm 139 |
August 10 | Luke 3; Micah 4, 5; Psalm 97 |
August 11 | Luke 4; Micah 6 |
August 12 | Luke 5; Micah 7; Nahum 1 |
August 13 | Luke 6; Nahum 2, 3; Psalm 137 |
August 14 | Luke 7; Habakkuk 1; Psalm 138, 149 |
August 15 | Luke 8; Habakkuk 2; Psalm 144 |
August 16 | Luke 9; Habakkuk 3 |
August 17 | Luke 10; Zephaniah 1, 2; Psalm 141 |
August 18 | Luke 11; Zephaniah 3; Psalm 143 |
August 19 | Luke 12; Haggai 1; Psalm 108 |
August 20 | Luke 13; Haggai 2; Psalm 135, 142, 110 |
August 21 | Luke 14; Zechariah 1, 2, 3 |
August 22 | Luke 15, 16; Zechariah 4, 5 |
August 23 | Luke 17, 18; Zechariah 6 |
August 24 | Luke 19; Zechariah 7, 8; Psalm 133 |
August 25 | Luke 20; Zechariah 9, 10; Psalm 122, 123 |
August 26 | Luke 21; Zechariah 11, 12, 13; Psalm 70 |
August 27 | Luke 22; Zechariah 14 |
August 28 | Luke 23; Malachi 1, 2 |
August 29 | Luke 24; Malachi 3, 4; Psalm 129 |
August 30 | Deuteronomy 1, Acts 1, Psalm 82 |
August 31 | Deuteronomy 2, 3, Psalms 113, 114, 121 |
September 1 | Deuteronomy 4, 5 |
September 2 | Deuteronomy 6, Acts 2, Psalm 116 |
September 3 | Deuteronomy 7, Acts 3 |
September 4 | Deuteronomy 8, 9, Acts 4 |
September 5 | Deuteronomy 10, Acts 5, 6 |
September 6 | Deuteronomy 11, Acts 7 |
September 7 | Deuteronomy 12, Acts 8 |
September 8 | Deuteronomy 13, 14, Acts 9 |
September 9 | Deuteronomy 15, Acts 10 |
September 10 | Deuteronomy 16, 17, Acts 11 |
September 11 | Deuteronomy 18, 19, Acts 12, Psalm 148 |
September 12 | Deuteronomy 20, Acts 13, Psalm 124 |
September 13 | Deuteronomy 21, 22, Acts 14, Psalms 140, 134 |
September 14 | Deuteronomy 23, Acts 15, Psalm 128 |
September 15 | Deuteronomy 24, 25, Acts 16 |
September 16 | Deuteronomy 26, 27, Acts 17 |
September 17 | Deuteronomy 28, Acts 18, 19 |
September 18 | Deuteronomy 29, I Thess. 1 |
September 19 | Deuteronomy 30, 31, I Thess. 2, 3 |
September 20 | Deuteronomy 32, I Thess. 4, 5, II Thess. 1 |
September 21 | Deuteronomy 33, II Thess. 2 |
September 22 | Deuteronomy 34, II Thess. 3 |
September 23 | Psalm 119 |
September 24 | I Chronicles 1, Romans 1, 2 |
September 25 | I Chronicles 2, Romans 3, 4 |
September 26 | I Chronicles 3, 4, Romans 5, 6 |
September 27 | I Chronicles 5, Romans 7, 8 |
September 28 | I Chronicles 6, Romans 9 |
September 29 | I Chronicles 7, Romans 10, 11 |
September 30 | I Chronicles 8, 9, 10 |
October 1 | I Chronicles 11, 12, Romans 12 |
October 2 | I Chronicles 13, 14, 15, Romans 13 |
October 3 | I Chronicles 16, 17, Romans 14 |
October 4 | I Chronicles 18, 19, 20, Romans 15 |
October 5 | I Chronicles 21, 22, Romans 16 |
October 6 | I Chronicles 23, 24, I Corinthians 1 |
October 7 | I Chronicles 25, 26, 27 |
October 8 | I Chronicles 28, 29, I Corinthians 2 |
October 9 | II Chronicles 1, 2, 3, I Corinthians 3 |
October 10 | II Chronicles 4, 5, 6 |
October 11 | II Chronicles 7, I Corinthians 4, 5, 6 |
October 12 | II Chronicles 8, 9, 10 |
October 13 | II Chronicles 11, 12, I Corinthians 7 |
October 14 | II Chronicles 13, 14, 15, 16 |
October 15 | II Chronicles 17, 18, 19, I Corinthians 8 |
October 16 | II Chronicles 20, 21, I Corinthians 9 |
October 17 | II Chronicles 22, 23, 24 |
October 18 | II Chronicles 25, 26, I Corinthians 10 |
October 19 | II Chronicles 27, 28, I Corinthians 11, 12 |
October 20 | II Chronicles 29, 30, I Corinthians 13 |
October 21 | II Chronicles 31, 32 |
October 22 | II Chronicles 33, 34 |
October 23 | II Chronicles 35, 36, I Corinthians 14 |
October 24 | I Corinthians 15, 16, II Corinthians 1 |
October 25 | Jeremiah 1, 2, 3, Revelation 1 |
October 26 | Jeremiah 4, 5, II Corinthians 2 |
October 27 | Jeremiah 6, 7, II Corinthians 3 |
October 28 | Jeremiah 8, 9, 10, Revelation 2 |
October 29 | Jeremiah 11, 12, II Corinthians 4, 5 |
October 30 | Jeremiah 13, 14, 15, Revelation 3 |
October 31 | Jeremiah 16, 17, 18, Revelation 4 |
November 1 | Jeremiah 19, 20, 21, II Corinthians 6 |
November 2 | Jeremiah 22, 23, II Corinthians 7 |
November 3 | Jeremiah 24, 25, II Corinthians 8 |
November 4 | Jeremiah 26, 27, II Corinthians 9, 10 |
November 5 | Jeremiah 28, 29, II Corinthians 11 |
November 6 | Jeremiah 30, 31, Revelation 5 |
November 7 | Jeremiah 32, II Corinthians 12, 13 |
November 8 | Jeremiah 33, 34, 35, Revelation 6 |
November 9 | Jeremiah 36, Acts 20 |
November 10 | Jeremiah 37, 38, 39, Revelation 7 |
November 11 | Jeremiah 40, 41, 42, Revelation 8 |
November 12 | Jeremiah 43, 44, 45, Revelation 9 |
November 13 | Jeremiah 46, 47, Acts 21 |
November 14 | Jeremiah 48, 49, Revelation 10 |
November 15 | Jeremiah 50, Acts 22 |
November 16 | Jeremiah 51, Revelation 11 |
November 17 | Jeremiah 52, Acts 23, 24 |
November 18 | Lamentations 1, Acts 25, 26 |
November 19 | Lamentations 2, Acts 27 |
November 20 | Lamentations 3, 4, Acts 28 |
November 21 | Lamentations 5, Ezekiel 1, 2, Ephesians 1 |
November 22 | Ezekiel 3, 4, Ephesians 2 |
November 23 | Ezekiel 5, 6, 7, Ephesians 3 |
November 24 | Ezekiel 8, 9, 10, 11 |
November 25 | Ezekiel 12, 13, 14, Revelation 12 |
November 26 | Ezekiel 15, 16, Revelation 13 |
November 27 | Ezekiel 17, 18, 19 |
November 28 | Ezekiel 20, Ephesians 4 |
November 29 | Ezekiel 21, 22, Ephesians 5 |
November 30 | Ezekiel 23, 24, Revelation 14 |
December 1 |
Ezekiel 25, 26, 27 |
December 2 |
Ezekiel 28, 29, Ephesians 6 |
December 3 |
Ezekiel 30, 31, Philippians 1 |
December 4 |
Ezekiel 32, 33, Revelation 15 |
December 5 |
Ezekiel 34, 35, Philippians 2 |
December 6 |
Ezekiel 36, 37, Philippians 3 |
December 7 |
Ezekiel 38, 39, Philippians 4 |
December 8 |
Ezekiel 40, 41 |
December 9 |
Ezekiel 42, 43, Colossians 1 |
December 10 |
Ezekiel 44, 45, Colossians 2 |
December 11 |
Ezekiel 46, 47, Colossians 3 |
December 12 |
Ezekiel 48, Joel 1, Colossians 4 |
December 13 |
Joel 2, 3, Daniel 1 |
December 14 |
Daniel 2, 3 |
December 15 |
Daniel 4, 5 |
December 16 |
Daniel 6, 7 |
December 17 |
Daniel 8, 9, 10 |
December 18 |
Daniel 11, 12, Ezra 1 |
December 19 |
Ezra 2, 3, 4 |
December 20 |
Ezra 5, 6, 7 |
December 21 |
Ezra 8, 9, 10 |
December 22 |
Nehemiah 1, 2, 3 |
December 23 |
Nehemiah 4, 5, 6 |
December 24 |
Nehemiah 7, 8, 9 |
December 25 |
Nehemiah 10, 11, 12 |
December 26 |
Nehemiah 13, Esther 1, 2 |
December 27 |
Esther 3, 4, 5, 6 |
December 28 |
Esther 7, 8, 9, 10 |
December 29 |
Song of Solomon (all) |
December 30 |
Revelation 16, 17, 18, 19 |
December 31 |
Revelation 20, 21, 22 |
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