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Printable Chronological Bible Reading

Posted on December 15, 2018September 5, 2019 by Rebekah Schrepfer

Reading through the whole Bible ought to be a basic discipline for every Christian.  This is the Book we love.  It is our basis for life and godliness.  How can we live in the way God wants if we don’t read it?  This year,  I chose the chronological schedule, and loved it!  Years ago I had read through a printed Chronological Bible but had forgotten how helpful this method was.  

Job is read toward the beginning of the year since Job lived before Moses.  Ruth is found along with the accounts of Judges but Esther is found almost at the end of the Old Testament readings when the nation of Israel had been exiled.  The Psalms are interspersed throughout the period of the kings, but I also get to read Moses’ Psalm 90 along with his history.  David’s Psalms are read after reading about his history, but the Psalms written by Asaph and other psalmists are read later and the theme of each Psalm is coordinated to an account that may have inspired the psalmists.  The writings of the prophets are also found along side the events of their day as recorded in the historical books.  

The Gospels are harmonized, and that is so helpful to me.  It’s hard to read through the gospel accounts four times as is done traditionally, but this way brings each event to life. The book of Acts is interspersed with the epistles to the churches so that I get to read how the early churches were planted along with the corresponding epistle written to that church.  The pastoral epistles are read near the end of the year since Paul wrote those while in Rome where he died.  Then the Apostle John’s books are at the very end because he was the last of the apostles and with his writing of Revelation, the Bible was complete.

There are a lot of good Bible Reading apps that can be very convenient, but some may like a printable schedule that you can keep in your favorite Bible.  Someone in our church asked for a chronological schedule, and as I looked there were none that I could find that had a printable list with check boxes to keep track of progress.  So I created one.  

I hope this is helpful to you as we approach the new year.  This schedule has no dates on it, so you can start anytime and progress for 365 days.  

MS Bible Reading Schedule Pic

 

You can download the printable schedule here.

(It’s in brochure format, so you can fold it in thirds and use it as a bookmark.)

If you wish to really saturate your day with God’s Word, use my dad’s Morning, Noon, & Night Bible Reading schedule.  It will take you through the New Testament once a month!  I think this year, since I normally read the New Testament twice in the year, I’m going to do more!  Since I’m not sure I can do the New Testament 12 times, I’d like to shoot for at least 3 times.  So, in addition to my Old Testament reading using my Chronological schedule above, but adding a couple of New-Testament-in-a-month sessions using dad’s Morning & Evening schedule.  

Will you join me?  Please keep in touch and let me know how you are progressing with your Bible reading.

 

9 thoughts on “Printable Chronological Bible Reading”

  1. Matt says:
    December 23, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    Thanks Rebekah! Your preparation of a printable chronological schedule is a great help and ministry to your Montana family, friends and the VBC Bunch. P. M.

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  2. Jess M. says:
    January 3, 2016 at 7:16 pm

    Thanks for posting this on your blog. I plan on reading the Bible through this year as part of my new year’s resolution, and I saw this on pinterest. Love your site! May God bless you!
    Best, Jess – Houston, TX

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    1. Rebekah Schrepfer says:
      January 3, 2016 at 9:16 pm

      My pleasure, Jess. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope the chronological method is a help and blessing to you!

      Reply
  3. Mary Tanjoco says:
    April 15, 2018 at 4:30 am

    I have been doing these readings for 7 months now and just love it. I love the way you put this in order. I looked at so many and yours was just right. Thank you for doing this for us. I love your site.

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    1. Rebekah Schrepfer says:
      April 16, 2018 at 8:19 am

      Thank you, Mary! I’m enjoying the Chronological Reading this year, too.

      Reply
  4. Brooke says:
    May 15, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    I found your plan last spring and just finished reading my Bible all the way through as an adult. It really helped me fall even more in love with the Word and with the Lord. My husband asked which book did I like the best or was most surprising but really it was how each book matched where I was at in my spiritual season…thank you for the plan. Going to start again!

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    1. Rebekah Schrepfer says:
      May 15, 2018 at 4:41 pm

      Wonderful! I’m so glad this has been a help to you, especially that it opened up the whole Bible to you and helped see it fit together. Praise the Lord!

      Reply
  5. Sharon Carter says:
    September 15, 2019 at 8:01 am

    In addition to all the benefits you list on your website, I found it insightful to read the major and minor prophets at the time in Israel’s history when God sent them to speak. I just finished the Old Testament and look forward to new insights as I read of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the early years of the church, and promises of the second coming.
    I will likely always read the Bible this way from now on! Thanks for posting the guide with check boxes! (I read on my Kindle so I like the printed list of what come next.)

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    1. Rebekah Schrepfer says:
      September 17, 2019 at 10:05 am

      That’s great! This is my favorite way to read through the Bible too.

      Reply

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