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One-Year Bible Reading Plan

This is essentially the reading plan from BibleProject, but I have added links to the New Living Translation on BibleGateway for every section. Hopefully, this will make it enjoyable to jump in and read each day because everything is accessible, understandable, and practical.

Every day has a corresponding Psalm to read. Some days also have an explanatory video and/or article. BibleProject offers an app that contains the same material if that is more convenient.

Content (by Theme)

• Creation and the Fall
• Abrahamic Covenant
• The Exodus from Egypt
• The Covenant At Mount Sinai
• The Wilderness
• The Promised Land
• Rise and Fall of Israel's Kingdom
• The Prophets Before the Exile
• The Wisdom of Israel
• The Prophets of the Exile
• Return from Exile
• Prophets After the Exile
• The Story So Far
• Jesus and the Kingdom
• The People of the Kingdom
• The Revelation


Overall Theme: Creation and the Fall
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
1
1
Genesis
1-3
Genesis 1
Creation Through the Lens of Ancient Cosmology
2
2
4-7
Torah Series: Genesis 1-11
Were Adam and Eve Priests in Eden?
3
3
8-11
OT Overviews: Genesis 1-11
What Are Sin, Iniquity, and Transgression in the Bible?

Overall Theme: Abrahamic Covenant
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
4
4
Genesis
(cont.)
12-15
Abraham and Melchizedek
Abraham, Melchizedek, and Jesus
5
5
16-18
The Covenants
6
6
19-21
7
7
22-24
The Test
8
8
25-28
Image of God
Ruling the World Through Weakness in Psalm 8
9
9
29-31
Torah Series: Genesis 12-50
10
10
32-34
What is the Bible?
11
11
35-37
The Story of the Bible
12
12
38-40
Literary Styles
13
13
41-42
Ancient Jewish Meditation Literature
14
14
43-45
Character
God Has a Name...Many Actually!
15
15
46-47
16
16
48-50
OT Overviews: Genesis 12-50

Overall Theme: The Exodus from Egypt
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
17
17
Exodus
1-3
Torah Series: Exodus 1-18
18
18
4-6
Moses and Aaron
19
19
7-9
When Pharoah's Heart Grew Harder
20
20
10-12
21
21
13-15
Biblical Storytelling Techniques: Repetition & Themes
22
22
16-18
OT Overviews: Exodus 1-18

Overall Theme: The Covenant At Mount Sinai
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
23
23
Exodus
(cont.)
19-21
OT Overviews: Exodus 19-40
The Five Key Covenants God Makes With Humans in the Bible
24
24
22-24
Torah Series: Exodus 19-40
Rosh Hashanah: How the Jewish New Year Connects to Jesus
25
25
25-27
Royal Priests of Eden
26
26
28-29
27
27
30-31
28
28
32-34
Visual Commentary: Exodus 34:6-7
29
29
35-40
Compassion
30
30
Leviticus
1-4
Grace
Why Leviticus Is Worth Your Time
31
31
5-7
Slow to Anger
32
32
8-10
Loyal Love
33
33
11-13
Faithful
34
34
14-15
The Law
35
35
16-18
Biblical Law
36
36
19-20
Torah Series: Leviticus
37
37
21-23
Sacrifice and Atonement
Animal Sacrifice? Really?
38
37 and 38
24-25
39
39
26-27
OT Overviews: Leviticus

Overall Theme: The Wilderness
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
40
40
Numbers
1-4
Torah Series: Numbers
What Does the Book of Numbers Teach Us?
41
41
5-7
42
42
8-10
43
43
11-13
Old Rituals & New Realities
44
44
14-16
45
45
17-18
46
46
19-21
47
47
22-24
48
48
25-27
49
49
28-30
50
50
31-32
Israel's Rebellion in the Wilderness
51
51
33-34
52
52
35-36
OT Overviews: Numbers
53
53
Deuteronomy
1-3
Torah Series: Deuteronomy
54
54
4-6
Shema / Listen
What's the Meaning of the Jewish Shema Prayer in the Bible?
55
55
7-9
YHWH / LORD
56
56
10-12
Ahavah / Love
57
57
13-14
Lev / Heart
58
58
15-16
Nephesh / Soul
59
59
17-20
Meod / Strength
60
60
21-23
61
61
24-27
62
62
28-29
63
63
30-31
Blessing and Curse
64
64
32-34
OT Overviews: Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy & Exile Predicted

Overall Theme: The Promised Land
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
65
65
Joshua
1-4
OT Overviews: Joshua
Judgment or Cruelty? Conquering the Promised Land
66
66
5-8
Design Patterns
67
67
9-12
68
68
13-21
69
69
22-24
70
70
Judges
1-3
OT Overviews: Judges
Judges & Messianic Hope
71
71
4-5
72
72
6-8
Plot
73
73
9-12
74
74
13-15
75
75
16-18
76
76
19-21

Overall Theme: Rise and Fall of Israel's Kingdom
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
77
77
Ruth
1-4
OT Overviews: Ruth
3 Love Stories in the Bible That Help Us Rethink Romance
78
78
1 Samuel
1-3
OT Overviews: 1 Samuel
79
79
4-8
80
80
9-12
Saul: A Tale of Self-Deception
81
81
13-14
82
82
15-17
David the Priestly King
David: What's the Big Deal?
83
83
18-20
84
84
21-24
85
85
25-27
86
86
28-31
87
87
2 Samuel
1-3
OT Overviews: 2 Samuel
88
88
4-8
The City
Cities in the Bible
89
89
9-12
90
90
13-15
91
91
16-18
92
92
19-21
93
93
22-24
94
94
1 Kings
1-3
OT Overviews: 1-2 Kings
Solomon: Love Him or Hate Him?
95
95
4-7
96
96
8-10
97
97
11-13
98
98
14-16
99
99
17-19
100
100
20-22
101
101
2 Kings
1-3
102
102
4-7
103
103
8-11
104
104
12-14
105
105
15-17
106
106
18-19
Kings Vs. Prophets
107
107
20-22
108
108
23-25

Overall Theme: The Prophets Before the Exile
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
109
109
Isaiah
1-4
OT Overviews: Isaiah 1-39
110
110
5-8
111
111
9-12
The Prophets
112
112
13-17
Holiness
113
113
18-22
Intro to Spiritual Beings
Jerusalem Has Fallen: Despair and Hope
114
114
23-27
Elohim
115
115
28-30
Divine Council
116
116
31-35
Angels and Cherubim
117
117
36-38
Angel of the Lord
118
118
39-41
The Satan and Demons
119
119:1-32
42-44
The New Humanity
120
119:33-64
45-48
Isaiah and the Messianic King
121
119:65-96
49-51
122
119:97-128
52-54
Gospel of the Kingdom
Isaiah and the Suffering King
123
119:129-152
55-57
124
119:153-176
58-60
125
120
61-64
Isaiah 61
126
121
65-66
OT Overviews: Isaiah 40-66
127
122
Hosea
1-5
OT Overviews: Hosea
128
123
6-10
129
124
11-14
130
125
Joel
1-3
OT Overviews: Joel
131
126
Amos
1-5
OT Overviews: Amos
Hosea & Amos: Two Sides of Covenant Failure
132
127
6-9
133
128
Obadiah
1
OT Overviews: Obadiah
134
129
Jonah
1-4
OT Overviews: Jonah
135
130
Micah
1-4
OT Overviews: Micah
136
131
5-7
137
132
Nahum
1-3
OT Overviews: Nahum
Nahum's Oracle and Habakkuk's Grievance
138
133
Habakkuk
1-3
OT Overviews: Habakkuk
139
134
Zephaniah
1-3
OT Overviews: Zephaniah

Overall Theme: The Wisdom of Israel
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
140
135
Job
1-3
Wisdom Series: Job
The Story of Job: Discover How the Introduction Sets the Stage
141
136
4-7
142
137
8-11
143
138
12-15
144
139
16-19
145
140
20-23
146
141
24-28
147
142
29-31
148
143
32-34
149
144
35-37
150
145
38-39
151
146
40-42
OT Overviews: Job
God's Response to Job's Questions About Suffering
152
147
Psalms
1-2
Tree of Life
153
148
Proverbs
1-3
The Books of Solomon
Proverbs: How Human Wisdom Becomes Divine
154
149
4-6
Wisdom Series: Proverbs
155
150
7-9
Proverbs 8
How Wisdom Leads to Joy
156
1
10-12
The Book of Psalms
157
2
13-15
Poetry
158
3
16-18
Poetic Metaphor
159
4
19-21
160
5
22-24
161
6
25-27
162
7
28
OT Overviews: Proverbs
163
8
Ecclesiastes
1-4
Psalm 8
164
9
5-8
Wisdom Series: Ecclesiastes
165
10
9-12
OT Overviews: Ecclesiastes
166
11
Song of Songs
1-4
Song of Solomon
167
12
5-8
OT Overviews: Song of Songs

Overall Theme: The Prophets of the Exile
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
168
13
Jeremiah
1-3
OT Overviews: Jeremiah
169
14
4-6
170
15
7-9
Jeremiah's Famous Temple Sermon
171
16
10-13
172
17
14-17
173
18
18-22
Justice
174
19
23-25
175
20
26-29
176
21
30-32
177
22
33-36
178
23
37-39
179
24
40-44
180
25
45-48
181
26
49-50
182
27
51-52
Jeremiah & Transformed Hearts
183
28
Lamentations
1-2
OT Overviews: Lamentations
Lamentations: The Volatile Voice of Grief
184
29
3
185
30
4-5
186
31
Ezekiel
1-4
OT Overviews: Ezekiel 1-33
187
32
5-8
Khata / Sin
188
33
9-12
Pesha / Transgression
189
34
13-15
Avon / Iniquity
190
35
16-18
Ezekiel's Bizarre Calling
191
36
19-21
192
37
22-24
193
38
25-27
194
39
28-30
195
40
31-33
196
41
34-36
197
42
37-39
The "Gospel" of Ezekiel
198
43
40-44
199
44
45-48
OT Overviews: Ezekiel 34-48

Overall Theme: Return from Exile
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
200
45
Ezra
1-3
OT Overviews: Ezra-Nehemiah
201
46
4-7
Exile
202
47
8-10
203
48
Nehemiah
1-3
204
49
4-6
Overlooked: Ezra-Nehemiah
205
50
7-9
206
51
10-11
207
52
12-13
208
53
Esther
1-5
OT Overviews: Esther
209
54
6-10
Esther: Secular or Sacred?

Overall Theme: Prophets After the Exile
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
210
55
Daniel
1-3
OT Overviews: Daniel
Exile in the Bible: An Ethic of Loyalty and Subversion
211
56
4-6
The Way of Exile
212
57
7-9
Chaos Dragon
Dragons in the Bible
213
58
10-12
214
59
Haggai
1-2
OT Overviews: Haggai
215
60
Zechariah
1-4
OT Overviews: Zechariah
216
61
5-8
217
62
9-14
Day of the Lord
218
63
Malachi
1-2
OT Overviews: Malachi
What Is the Significance of the Promised Land in the Bible?
219
64
3-4

Overall Theme: The Story So Far
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
220
65
1 Chronicles
1-10
OT Overviews: 1-2 Chronicles
221
66
11-14
222
67
15-17
223
68
18-21
224
69
22-24
225
70
25-29
Chronicles: Not Just a Repeat
226
71
2 Chronicles
1-4
227
72
5-8
Temple
228
73
9-12
229
74
13-17
230
75
18-20
231
76
21-24
The Sense of an Ending: What is the Real Last Book of the Old Testament?
232
77
25-27
233
78
28-31
234
79
32-34
TaNaK / Old Testament
235
80
35-36
Messiah

Overall Theme: Jesus and the Kingdom
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
236
81
Matthew
1-2
The Gospel
Matthew: Jesus is the Promised Messiah
237
82
3-4
NT Overviews: Matthew 1-13
Jesus and Genealogies
238
83
5-6
Setting
What Matthew 6:33 (Seek First the Kingdom of God) Means
239
84
7-8
Son of Man
240
85
9-10
God
241
86
11-12
242
87
13-14
How to Read Biblical Narrative: The Parables of Jesus
243
88
15-16
NT Overviews: Matthew 14-28
244
89
17-18
Jesus the Royal Priest
245
90
19-20
What is a Gospel?
246
91
21-22
247
92
23-24
248
93
25-26
"Why Did Jesus Have To Die?" (A Question Worth Unpacking)
249
94
27-28
Witness
250
95
Mark
1-2
Mark
251
96
3-4
Gospel
Mark: The Gospel of the Servant-Messiah
252
97
5-6
253
98
7-8
The Apocalypse of Jesus
254
99
9-10
255
100
11-12
256
101
13-14
257
102
15-16
NT Overviews: Mark
258
103
John
1-2
John 1
How Do God's Words Create?
259
104
3-4
Eternal Life
Can We Experience Eternal Life Today?
260
105
5-6
261
106
7-8
Water of Life
262
107
9-10
263
108
11-12
NT Overviews: John 1-12
John: The Gospel of the Eternal Son Who Reveals the Father
264
109
13-15
NT Overviews: John 13-21
265
110
16-18
266
111
19-21
267
112
Luke
1
NT Overviews: Luke 1-9
Luke: The Gospel of the Savior for Lost People Everywhere
268
113
2-3
The Birth of Jesus: Luke 1-2
What Does the Bible Say about Angels and Cherubim?
269
114
4-5
The Baptism of Jesus: Luke 3-9
270
115
6-7
Anointinig
271
116
8-9
The Prodigal Son: Luke 9-19
272
117
10-11
NT Overviews: Luke 10-24
273
118
12-13
274
119:1-32
14-16
275
119:33-64
17-18
276
119:65-96
19-20
The Crucifixion of Jesus: Luke 19-23
277
119:97-128
21-22
278
119:129-152
23-24
The Resurrection of Jesus: Luke 24
279
119:153-176
Acts
1-2
NT Overviews: Acts 1-12
What Is Pentecost? And Why Is It Important?
280
120
3-4
Holy Spirit
Why Does the Ascension of Jesus Matter?
281
121
5-6
The Royal Priesthood
282
122
7-8
Pentecost: Acts 1-7
283
123
9-10
284
124
11-12
The Apostle Paul: Acts 8-12
285
125
13-14
NT Overviews: Acts 13-28
286
126
15-16
Paul's Missionary Journeys: Acts 13-20
287
127
17-18
Presence of God
288
128
19-20
289
129
21-22
Bound for Rome: Acts 21-28
290
130
23-24
Yakhal / Hope
291
131
25-26
292
132
27-28

Overall Theme: The People of the Kingdom
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
293
133
Romans
1-2
NT Overviews: Romans 1-4
Is the God of the Bible an Angry God?
294
134
3-4
Romans: Paul's Magnum Opus
295
135
5-6
NT Overviews: Romans 5-16
296
136
7-8
The Last Will Be First
297
137
9-10
New Testament Letters: Historical Context
298
138
11-12
New Testament Letters: Literary Context
299
139
13-14
300
140
15-16
301
141
1 Corinthians
1-2
NT Overviews: 1 Corinthians
302
142
3-4
303
143
5-6
304
144
7-8
305
145
9-10
306
146
11-12
307
147
13-14
308
148
15-16
Psalm 148
309
149
2 Corinthians
1-2
NT Overviews: 2 Corinthians
Second Corinthians: Paradox of the Cross
310
150
3-4
OT Overviews: Psalms
311
1
5-6
Psalm 1
312
2
7-8
Generosity
313
3
9-10
314
4
11-13
315
5
Galatians
1-2
NT Overviews: Galatians
316
6
3-4
317
7
5-6
318
8
Ephesians
1-2
NT Overviews: Ephesians
319
9
3-4
Shalom / Peace
320
10
5-6
321
11
Philippians
1-2
NT Overviews: Philippians
322
12
3-4
Chara / Joy
323
13
Colossians
1-2
NT Overviews: Colossians
Colossians: A Christology Worth Singing
324
14
3-4
325
15
1 Thessalonians
1-2
NT Overviews: 1 Thessalonians
326
16
3-4
What Happens When We Read the Bible Together?
327
17
5
328
18
2 Thessalonians
1-3
NT Overviews: 2 Thessalonians
329
19
1 Timothy
1-2
NT Overviews: 1 Timothy
330
20
3-4
Public Reading of Scripture
331
21
5-6
332
22
2 Timothy
1-4
NT Overviews: 2 Timothy
333
23
Titus
1-3
NT Overviews: Titus
Titus: A Counter-Cultural Gospel for Cretans
334
24
Philemon
1
NT Overviews: Philemon
335
25
Hebrews
1-2
NT Overviews: Hebrews
336
26
3-4
Sabbath
337
27
5-6
338
28
7-8
339
29
9-10
340
30
11-13
341
31
James
1-3
NT Overviews: James
342
32
4-5
343
33
1 Peter
1-2
NT Overviews: 1 Peter
344
34
3-5
345
35
2 Peter
1-3
NT Overviews: 2 Peter
Jesus' Return: What Peter Wrote About the Second Coming of Christ
346
36
1 John
1-2
NT Overviews: 1-3 John
347
37
3-5
Agape / Love
348
38
2 & 3 John
1, 1
349
39
Jude
1
NT Overviews: Jude

Overall Theme: The Revelation
Day Psalm Book Chapters Videos Articles
350
40
Revelation
1-3
NT Overviews: Revelation 1-11
351
41
4-6
Apocalyptic Literature
352
42
7-9
353
43
10-11
354
44
12-13
NT Overviews: Revelation 12-22
355
45
14-16
356
46
17-18
357
47
19-20
NT Overview
358
48
21-22
Heaven & Earth
The New Heaven and New Earth as Depicted in Revelation 21-22