340 BIBLE READINGS
GENESIS
___A. THE STORY OF CREATION (1:1-2:3)
B. THE STORY OF ADAM
___1. Adam and Eve (2:4-3:24)
___2. Cain and Abel (4:1-24)
___3. Adam's descendants (4:25-5:32)
C. THE STORY OF NOAH
___1. The great flood (6:1-8:22)
___2. Repopulating the earth (9:1-10:32)
___3. The tower of Babel (11:1-32)
D. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM
___1. God's promises a nation to Abraham (12:1-20)
___2. Abraham and Lot (13:1-14:24)
___3. God promises a son to Abraham (15:1-17:27)
___4. Sodom and Gomorrah (18:1-20:18)
___5. Birth and near sacrifice of Isaac (21:1-23:20
___6. Isaac marries Rebekah (24:1-67)
___7. Abraham dies (25:1-18)
E. THE STORY OF ISAAC
___1. Jacob and Esau, Isaac's twin sons (25:19-34)
___2. Isaac and King Abimelech (26:1-33)
___3. Isaac blesses Jacob instead of Esau (26:34-28:9)
F. THE STORY OF JACOB
___1. Jacob starts a family (28:10-30:43)
___2. Jacob returns home (31:1-36:43)
G. THE STORY OF JOSEPH
___1. Joseph is sold into slavery (37:1-36)
___2. Judah and Tamar (38:1-30)
___3. Joseph is thrown into jail (39:1-40:23)
___4. Joseph is placed in charge of Egypt (41:1-57)
___5. Joseph and his brothers meet in Egypt (42:1-45:28)
___6. Jacob's family moves to Egypt (46:1-47:26)
___7. Jacob and Joseph die in Egypt (47:27-50:26)
EXODUS
A. ISRAEL IN EGYPT
___1. Slavery in Egypt (1:1-22)
___2. God chooses Moses (2:1-4:31)
___3. God sends Moses to Pharaoh (5:1-7:14)
___4. Plaques strike Egypt (7:15-11:10)
___5. The Passover (12:1-36)
B. ISRAEL IN THE WILDERNESS
___1. Escape from Egypt (12:37-14:14)
___2. Rescue through the Red Sea (14:15-15:21)
___3. Complaining in the wilderness (15:22-18:27)
C. ISRAEL AT SINAI
___1. Giving the Law (19:1-24:18)
___2. Tabernacle instructions (25:1-31:18)
___3. Breaking the Law (32:1-34:35)
___4. Tabernacle construction (35:1-40:38)
LEVITICUS
A. WORSHIPING A HOLY GOD
___1. Instructions for the offerings (1:1-7:38)
___2. Instruction for the priests (8:1-10:20)
___3. Instructions for the people (11:1-15:33)
___4. Instructions for the altar (16:1-17:16)
B. LIVING A HOLY LIFE
___1. Standards for the people (18:1-20:27)
___2. Standards for the priests (21:1-22:33)
___3. Seasons and festivals (23:1-25:55)
___4. Receiving God's blessing (26:1-27:34)
NUMBERS
A. PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY
___1. The first numbering of the nation (1:1-2:34)
___2. The role of the Levites (3:1-4:49)
___3. Maintaining purity in the camp (5:1-9:14)
___4. Receiving guidance for the journey (9:15-10:10)
B. FIRST APPROACH TO THE PROMISED LAND
___1. The people complain (10:11-11:35)
___2. Miriam and Aaron criticize Moses (12:1-16)
___3. The spies incite rebellion (13:1-14:45)
C. WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS
___1. Additional regulations (15:1-41)
___2. Many leaders rebel against Moses (16:1-17:13)
___3. Directions to the priests and Levites (18:1-19:22)
___4. The new generation (20:1-21:35)
D. SECOND APPROACH TO THE PROMISED LAND
___1. The story of Balaam (22:1-25:18)
___2. The second numbering of the nation (26:1-27:23)
___3. Instructions concerning offerings (28:1-30:16)
___4. The war against Midian (31:1-54)
___5. Two and a half tribes receive their land (32:1-42)
___6. Camped on the plains of Moab (33:1-36:13)
DEUTERONOMY
___A. WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR US: MOSES' FIRST ADDRESS (1:1-4:43)
B. PRINCIPLES FOR GODLY LIVING: MOSES' SECOND ADDRESS
___1. Review of the Ten Commandments (5:1-33)
___2. Love God and obey his commandments (6:1-11:32)
___3. Laws for proper worship (12:1-16:17)
___4. Laws for ruling the nation (16:18-20:20)
___5. Laws for human relationships (21:1-26:19)
___6. Consequences of obedience and disobedience (27:1-28:68)
___C. A CALL FOR COMMITMENT TO GOD: MOSES' THIRD ADDRESS
(29:1-30:20)
___D. THE CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP: MOSES' LAST DAYS (31:1-34:12)
JOSHUA
A. ENTERING THE PROMISED LAND
___1. Joshua leads the nation (1:1-2:24)
___2. The nation crosses the Jordan River (3:1-5:13)
B. CONQUERING THE PROMISED LAND
___1. Joshua attacks the center of the land (5:13-8:35)
___2. Joshua attacks the southern kings (9:1-10:43)
___3. Joshua attacks the northern kings (11:1-15)
___4. Summary of conquests (11:16-24)
C. DIVIDING THE PROMISED LAND
___1. The tribes receive their land (13:1-19:51)
___2. Special cities are set aside (20:1-21:45)
___3. The eastern tribes build an altar (22:1-34)
___4. Joshua's last message (23:1-24:33)
JUDGES
A. THE MILITARY FAILURE OF ISRAEL
___1. Incomplete conquest of the land (1:1-2:9)
___2. Religious rebellion of the people (2:10-3:4)
B. THE RESCUE OF ISRAEL BY THE JUDGES
___1. First period: Othnniel (3:5-11)
___2. Second period: Ehud and Shamgar(3:12-31)
___3. Third period: Deborah and Barak (4:1-5:31)
___4. Fourth period: Gideon, Tola, and Jair (6:1-10:5)
___5. Fifth period: Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
(10:6-12:15)
___6. Sixth period: Samson (13:1-16:31)
C. THE MORAL FAILURE OF ISRAEL
___1. Idolatry in the tribe of Dan (17:1-18:31)
___2. War against the tribe of Benjamin (19:1-21:25)
RUTH
___1. Ruth remains loyal to Naomi (1:1-22)
___2. Ruth gleans in Boaz's field (2:1-23)
___3. Ruth follows Naomi's plan (3:1-18)
___4. Ruth and Boaz are married (4:1-22)
1 SAMUEL
A. ELI AND SAMUEL
___1. Samuel's birth and childhood (1:1-3:21)
___2. War with the Philistines (4:1-7:17)
B. SAMUEL AND SAUL
___1. Saul becomes king of Israel (8:1-12:25)
___2. God rejects Saul for disobedience (13:1-15:35)
C. SAUL AND DAVID
___1. Samuel anoints David as king (16:1-23)
___2. David and Goliath (17:1-58)
___3. David and Jonathan become friends (18:1-20:42)
___4. Saul pursues David (21:1-26:25)
___5. Saul's defeat and death (27:1-31:13)
2 SAMUEL
A. DAVID'S SUCCESSES
___1. David becomes kind of Judah (1:1-4:12)
___2. David becomes king of all Israel (5:1-7:29)
___3. David conquers the surrounding nations (8:1-10:19)
B. DAVID'S STRUGGLES
___1. David and Bath-sheba (11:1-12:31)
___2. Turmoil in David's family (13:1-14:33)
___3. National rebellion against David (15:1-20:26)
___4. The later years of David's rule (21:1-24:25)
1 KINGS
A. THE UNITED KINGDOM
___1. Solomon becomes king (1:1-2:46)
___2. Solomon's wisdom (3:1-4:34)
___3. Solomon builds the Temple (5:1-8:66)
___4. Solomon's greatness and downfall (9:1-11:43)
B. THE DIVIDED KINGDOM
___1. Revolt of the northern tribes (12:1-33)
___2. Kings of Israel and Judah (13:1-16:34)
___3. Elijah's ministry (17:1-21:29)
___4. Kings of Israel and Judah (22:1-53)
2 KINGS
A. THE DIVIDED KINGDOM
___1. Elisha's ministry (2:1-8:15)
___2. Kings of Israel and Judah (8:16-16:20)
___3. Israel is exiled to Assyria (17:1-41)
B. THE SURVIVING KINGDOM
___1. Kings of Judah (18:1-23:35)
___2. Judah is exiled to Babylon (23:36-25:30)
1 CHRONICLES
A. THE GENEALOGIES OF ISRAEL
___1. Ancestry of the nation (1:1-3:24)
___2. The tribes of Israel (4:1-8:40)
___3. Returnees from exile in Babylon (9:1-44)
B. THE REIGN OF DAVID
___1. David becomes king over all Israel (10:1-12:40)
___2. David brings the Ark to Jerusalem (13:1-17:27)
___3. David's military exploits (18:1-21:30)
___4. David arranges for the building of the Temple
(22:1-29:30)
2 CHRONICLES
A. THE REIGN OF SOLOMON
___1. Solomon asks God for wisdom (1:1-17)
___2. Solomon builds the Temple (2:1-5:1)
___3. Solomon dedicates the Temple (5:2-7:22)
___4. Solomon's riches and wisdom (8:1-9:31)
B. THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH
___1. The nation of Israel splits apart (10:1-11:17)
___2. History of apostasy and reform (11:18-35:27)
___3. Judah is exiled to Babylon (36:1-23)
EZRA
A. THE RETURN LED BY ZERUBBABEL
___1. The first group of exiles returns to the land (1:1-2:70)
___2. The people rebuild the Temple (3:1-6:22)
B. THE RETURN LED BY EZRA
___1. The second group of exiles returns to the land
(7:1-8:36)
___2. Ezra opposes intermarriage (9:1-10:44)
NEHEMIAH
A. REBUILDING THE WALL
___1. Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem (1:1-7:73)
___2. Nehemiah leads the people (2:11-7:73)
B. REFORMING THE PEOPLE
___1. Ezra renews the covenant (8:1-10:39)
___2. Nehemiah establishes policies (11:1-13:31)
ESTHER
___1. Ester becomes queen (1:1-2:23)
___2. The Jews are threatened (3:1-4:17)
___3. Ester intercedes for the Jews (5:1-8:17)
___4. The Jews are delivered (9:1-10:3)
JOB
___A. JOB IS TESTED (1:1-2:13)
B. THREE FRIENDS ANSWER JOB
___1. First round of discussion (3:1-14:22)
___2. Second round of discussion (15:1-21:34)
___3. Third round of discussion (22:1-31:40)
___C. A YOUNG MAN ANSWERS JOB (32:1-37:24)
___D. GOD ANSWERS JOB (38:1-41:34)
___E. JOB IS RESTORED (42:1-17)
PSALMS
___A. THE FIRST BOOK OF PSALMS (1:1-41:13)
___B. THE SECOND BOOK OF PSALMS (42:1-72:20)
___C. THE THIRD BOOK OF PSALMS (73:1-89:52)
___D. THE FOURTH BOOK OR PSALMS (90:1-106:48)
___E. THE FIFTH BOOK OF PSALMS (107:1-150:6)
PROVERBS
___A. WISDOM FOR YOUNG MEN (1:1-9:18)
___B. WISDOM FOR ALL PEOPLE (10:1-24:34)
___C. WISDOM FOR THE LEADERS (25:1-31:31)
ECCLESIASTES
___1. Solomon's personal experience (1:1-2:26)
___2. Solomon's general observations (3:1-5:20)
___3. Solomon's practical counsel (6:1-8:15)
___4. Solomon's final conclusion (8:16-12:14)
SONG OF SOLOMON
___1. The wedding day (1:1-2:7)
___2. Memories of courtship (2:8-3:5)
___3. Memories of engagement (3:6-5:1)
___4. A troubling dream (5:2-6:3)
___5. Praising the bride's beauty (6:4-7:9)
___6. The bride's tender appeal (7:10-8:4)
___7. The power of love (8:5-14)
ISAIAH
A. WORDS OF JUDGEMENT
___1. The sins of Israel and Judah (1:1-12:6)
___2. Judgement against heathen nations (13:1-23:18)
___3. God's purpose in judgement (24:1-27:13)
___4. Jerusalem's true and false hopes (28:1-35:10)
___5. Events during the reign of Hezekiah (36:1-39:8)
B. WORDS OF COMFORT
___1. Israel's release from captivity (40:1-48:22)
___2. The future Redeemer (49:1-59:21)
___3. The future kingdom (60:1-66:24)
JEREMIAH
A. GOD'S JUDGEMENT ON JUHAH
___1. God calls Jeremiah (1:1-19)
___2. Jeremiah condemns Judah for her sins (2:1-10:25)
___3. Jeremiah prophesies destruction (11:1-20:18)
___4. Jeremiah accuses Judah's leaders (21:1-29:32)
___5. Restoration is promised (30:1-33:26)
___6. God's promised judgement arrives (34:1-45:5)
B. GOD'S JUDGEMENT ON THE NATION
___1. Prophecies about foreign nations (46:1-51:64)
___2. Details about the fall of Jerusalem (52:1-34)
LAMENTATIONS
___1. Jeremiah mourns for Jerusalem (1:1-22)
___2. God's anger at sin (2:1-22)
___3. Hope in the midst of affliction (3:1-66)
___4. God's anger is satisfied (4:1-22)
___5. Jeremiah pleads for restoration (5:1-22)
EZEKIEL
A. MESSAGES OF DOOM
___1. Ezekiel's call and commission (1:1-3:27)
___2. Visions of sin and judgement (4:1-11:25)
___3. Punishment is certain (12:1-24:27)
___B. MESSAGES AGAINST FOREIGN NATIONS (25:1-32:32)
C. MESSAGES OF HOPE
___1. Restoring the people of God (33:1-39:29)
___2. Restoring the worship of God (40:1-48:35)
DANIEL
___A. DANIEL'S LIFE (1:1-6:28)
___B. DANIEL'S VISIONS (7:1-12:13)
HOSEA
___A. HOSEA'S WAYWARD WIFE (1:1-3:5)
B. GOD'S WAYWARD PEOPLE
___1. Israel's sinfulness (4:1-6:3)
___2. Israel's punishment (6:4-10:15)
___3. God's love for Israel (11:1-14:9)
JOEL
___1. The day of the locusts (1:1-2:27)
___2. The Day of the Lord (2:28-3:21)
AMOS
___1. Announcement of judgement (1:1-2:16)
___2. Reasons for judgment (3:1-6:14)
___3. Visions of judgement (7:1-9:15)
OBADIAH
___1. Edom's destruction (1:1-16)
___2. Israel's restoration (1:17-21)
JONAH
___1. Jonah forsakes his mission (1:1-2:10)
___2. Jonah fulfills his mission (3:1-4:11)
MICAH
___1. The trial of the capitals (1:1-2:13)
___2. The trial of the leaders (3:1-5:15)
___3. The trial of the people (6:1-7:20)
NAHUM
___1. Nineveh's judge (1:1-15)
___2. Nineveh's judgement (2:1-3:19)
HABAKKUK
___1. Habakkuk's doubt (1:1-2:20)
___2. Habakkuk's prayer (3:1-19)
ZEPHANIAH
___1. The day of wrath (1:1-3:8)
___2. The day of hope (3:9-20)
HAGGAI
___1. The call to rebuild the Temple (1:1-15)
___2. Encouragement to complete the Temple (2:1-23)
ZECHARIAH
A. MESSAGES WHILE REBUILDING THE TEMPLE
___1. Zechariah's night visions (1:1-6:8)
___2. Zechariah's words of encouragement (6:9-8:23)
___B. MESSAGES AFTER COMPLETING THE TEMPLE (9:1-14:21)
MALACHI
___1. The sinful priests (1:1-2:9)
___2. The sinful people (2:10-3:15)
___3. The faithful few (3:16-4:6)
MATTHEW
___A. BIRTH AND PREPARATION OF JESUS, THE KING (1:1-4:11)
B. MESSAGE AND MINISTRY OF JESUS, THE KING
___1. Jesus begins his ministry (4:12-25)
___2. Jesus gives the Sermon on the Mount (5:1-7:29)
___3. Jesus performs many miracles (8:1-10:42)
___4. Jesus teaches about the kingdom (11:1-13:52)
___5. Jesus encounters differing reactions to his ministry ___6. Jesus faces conflict with the religious leaders
(19:1-23:39)
___7. Jesus teaches on the Mount of Olives (24:1-25:46)
___C. DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS, THE KING (26:1-28:20)
MARK
___A. BIRTH AND PREPARATION OF JESUS, THE SERVANT (1:1-13)
B. MESSAGE AND MINISTRY OF JESUS
___1. Jesus' ministry in Galilee (1:14-7:23)
___2. Jesus' ministry beyond Galilee (7:24-10:52)
___3. Jesus' ministry in Jerusalem (11:1-13:37)
___C. DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS, THE SERVANT (14:1-16:20)
LUKE
___A. BIRTH AND PREPARATION OF JESUS, THE SAVIOR (1:1-4:13)
B. MESSAGE AND MINISTRY OF JESUS
___1. Jesus ministry in Galilee (4:14-9:50)
___2. Jesus' ministry on the way to Jerusalem (9:51-19:27)
___3. Jesus' ministry in Jerusalem (19:28-21:38)
___C. DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS, THE SAVIOR (22:1-24:53)
JOHN
___A. BIRTH AND PREPARATION OF JESUS, THE SON OF GOD (1:1-2:12)
B. MESSAGE AND MINISTRY OF JESUS, THE SON OF GOD
___1. Jesus encounters belief and unbelief from the people (2:13-6:71)
___2. Jesus encounters conflict with the religious leaders (7:1-10:42)
___3. Jesus encounters crucial events in Jerusalem
(11:1-12:50)
C. DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS, THE SON OF GOD
___1. Jesus teaches his disciples (13:1-17:26)
___2. Jesus completes his mission (18:1-21:25)
ACTS
A. PETER'S MINISTRY
___1. Establishment of the church (1:1-7:60)
___2. Expansion of the church (8:1-12:25)
B. PAUL'S MINISTRY
___1. First missionary journey (13:1-14:28)
___2. Meeting of the church council (15:1-35)
___3. Second missionary journey (15:36-18:22)
___4. Third missionary journey (18:23-21:17)
___5. Paul on trial (21:18-28:31)
ROMANS
A. WHAT TO BELIEVE
___1. Sinfulness of mankind (1:1-3:20)
___2. Forgiveness of sin through Christ (3:21-5:21)
___3. Freedom from sin's grasp (6:1-8:39)
___4. Israel's past, present, and future (9:1-11:36)
B. HOW TO BEHAVE
___1. Personal responsibility (12:1-15:13)
___2. Personal notes (15:14-16:27)
1 CORINTHIANS
A. PAUL ADDRESSES CHURCH PROBLEMS
___1. Divisions in the church (1:4-4:21)
___2. Disorders in the church (5:1-6:20)
B. PAUL ANSWERS CHURCH QUESTIONS
___1. Instructions on Christian marriage (7:1-40)
___2. Instructions on Christian freedom (8:1-10:33)
___3. Instructions on public worship (11:1-14:40)
___4. Instructions on the resurrection (15:1-16:24)
2 CORINTHIANS
___1. Paul explains his actions (1:1-2:13)
___2. Paul defends his ministry (2:14-7:16)
___3. Paul defends the collection (8:1-9:15)
___4. Paul defends his authority (10:1-13:14)
GALATIANS
___1. Authenticity of the gospel (1:1-2:21)
___2. Superiority of the gospel (3:1-4:31)
___3. Freedom of the gospel (5:1-6:18)
EPHESIANS
___1. Unity in Christ (1:1-3:21)
___2. Unity in the church (4:1-6:24)
PHILIPPIANS
___1. Joy in suffering (1:1-30)
___2. Joy in serving (2:1-30)
___3. Joy in believing (3:1-21)
___4. Joy in giving (4:1-23)
COLOSSIANS
___1. What Christ has done (1:1-2:23)
___2. What Christians should do (3:1-4:18)
1 THESSALONIANS
___1. Faithfulness to the Lord (1:1-3:13)
___2. Watchfulness for the Lord (4:1-5:28)
2 THESSALONIANS
___1. The bright hope of Christ's return (1:1-2:17)
___2. Living in the light of Christ's return (3:1-18)
TIMOTHY
___1. Instructions on right belief (1:1-20)
___2. Instructions for the church (2:1-3:16)
___3. Instructions for elders (4:1-6:21)
2 TIMOTHY
___1. Foundations of Christian service (1:1-2:26)
___2. Difficult times for Christian service (3:1-4:22)
TITUS
___1. Leadership in the church (1:1-16)
___2. Right living in the church (2:1-15)
___3. Right living in society (3:1-15)
PHILEMON
___1. Paul's appreciation of Philemon (1:1-7)
___2. Paul's appeal for Onesimus (1:8-25)
HEBREWS
A. THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST
___1. Christ is greater than the angels (1:1-2:18)
___2. Christ is greater than Moses (3:1-4:13)
___3. Christ is greater than the Old Testament priesthood
(4:14-7:28)
___4. The new covenant is greater than the old (8:1-10:18)
___B. THE SUPERIORITY OF FAITH (10:19-13:25)
JAMES
___1. Genuine religion (1:1-27)
___2. Genuine faith (2:1-3:12)
___3. Genuine wisdom (3:13-5:19)
1 PETER
___1. God's great blessing to his people (1:1-2:10) ___2. The conduct of God's people in the midst of suffering (2:11-4:19)
___3. The shepherding of God's people in the midst of suffering (5:1-14)
2 PETER
___1. Guidance for growing Christians (1:1-21)
___2. Danger to growing Christians (2:1-22)
___3. Hope for growing Christians (3:1-18)
1 JOHN
___1. God is light (1:1-2:29)
___2. God is love (2:1-4:21)
___3. God is life (5:1-21)
2 JOHN
___1. Watch out for false teachers (1:1-11)
___2. John's final words (1:12,13)
3 JOHN
___1. God's children live by the standards of the gospel
(1:1-12)
___2. John's final words (1:13-15)
JUDE
___1. The danger of false teachers (1:1-16)
___2. The duty to fight for God's truth (1:17-25)
THE REVELATION
___A. LETTERS TO THE CHURCHES (1:1-3:22)
B. MESSAGE FOR THE CHURCH
___1. Worshiping God in heaven (4:1-5:14)
___2. Breaking the seven seals (6:1-8:5)
___3. Sounding the seven trumpets (8:6-11:19)
___4. Observing the great conflict (12:1-4:20)
___5. Pouring out the seven plaques (15:1-16:21)
___6. Seizing the final victory (17:1-20:15)
___7. Making all things new (21:1-22:21)