Interested in taking on a commitment to read the whole Bible over three years? You will read the New Testament twice and the Old Testament once over the three year cycle.
Three readings per day are supplied. The first is generally a whole chapter, and the second may be too (but longer chapters are split conveniently). The third reading is much shorter, and provides verses related to the other readings for the day. You may find it easier to do the short reading at lunch time (if you get a lunch break!). How you tackle the readings is up to you; the big thing is committing to get them done each day, whenever you choose to do them.
The following table provides the readings for three weeks at a time, to cater to those who fall a bit behind and those who can’t wait to see what’s coming next! We’ll update the table weekly, so you’ll just have to try to keep up!
Here it is (put your cursor over the reference and it will appear in a box):
| Day of the Week | First Reading | Second Reading | Third Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| In our Old Testament narrative portions hitherto we have read the Book of Moses and following it the books that are naturally linked thereto and form a continuation of its history, namely, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1,2 Samuel, 1,2 Kings. These carried on the history to the captivity. We have also read the books of the prophets, with the exception of the three latest—Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. It now comes to us to read the independent narrative, constituting the First and Second Books of Chronicles, probably written by Ezra. We shall, however, interrupt our reading of the Chronicles to read through the Psalms again and to repeat our reading of certain portions of the New Testament. First, then, we give three weeks to 1 Chronicles. The early chapters may seem a little dry and uninteresting, but they abundantly repay attentive perusal. | |||
| 128th Week. David's Reign Continued. (The concluding portion of 2 Samuel is inserted here.) | |||
| Su. | 1 Chron.19:1-19 | 1 Chron.20:1-8 | Ps.18:34 |
| M. | 2 Sam.21:1-17 | 2 Sam.21:18-22 | Ps.132:17 |
| Tu. | 2 Sam.22:1-16 | 2 Sam.22:17-25 | Ps.119:30,108 |
| W. | 2 Sam.22:26-37 | 2 Sam.22:38-51 | Rom.15:9 |
| Th | 2 Sam.23:1-7 | 2 Sam.23:8-17 | 2 Sam.7:8,9 |
| F. | 2 Sam.23:18-39 | 2 Sam.24:1-25 | Heb.11:32,39,40 |
| S. | 1 Chron.21:1-27 | 1 Chron.21:28-22:5 | 1 Chron.27:23,24 |
| 129th Week. 1 Chron.22-29. David's Preparation for the House of God. | |||
| Su. | 1 Chron.22:2-19 | 1 Chron.23:1-32 | Ps.132:1-5 |
| M. | 1 Chron.24:1-31 | 1 Chron.25:1-31 | Lk.1:5 |
| Tu. | 1 Chron.26:1-32 | 1 Chron.27:1-15 | 2 Sam.2:23 |
| W. | 1 Chron.27:16-34 | 1 Chron.28:1-10 | 2 Chron.7:17,18 |
| Th. | 1 Chron.28:11-21 | 1 Chron.29:1-19 | 2 Chron.1:1 |
| F. | 1 Chron.29:9-30 | Ps.72. | Heb.11:32-34 |
| S. | 1 Chron.16:7,37-43 | 2 Chron.5:1-14 | Ex.40:35 |
| & 1 Chron.6:31-48 | |||
| We now read through the Book of Psalms for a second time. | |||
| Book I. occupies two weeks. | |||
| 130th Week. Ps.1-23. | |||
| Su. | Ps.1; Ps.2 | Ps.3; Ps.4 | Lk.24:44 |
| M. | Ps.5; Ps.6 | Ps.7; Ps.8 | Heb.2:6-8 |
| Tu. | Ps.9 | Ps.10; Ps.11 | Jas.1:12 |
| W. | Ps.12; Ps.13; Ps.14 | Ps.15; Ps.16; Ps.17 | Ps.10:18 |
| Th. | Ps.18:1-24 | Ps.18:25-50 | Rom.15:9 |
| F. | Ps.19 | Ps.20 | 2 Chron.32.8 |
| S. | Ps.21 | Ps.22 | Ps.23. |