Anywhere But Genesis Bible Reading Plan #1

This is the semi-random-not-random order I read the NASB 1977 in back in the summer of 2024.

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Song of Solomon

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezekiel

Daniel

Ezra

Nehemiah

Esther

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Job

Ecclesiastes

Proverbs

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Isaiah

Psalms

Matthew

James

Mark

1 Peter

2 Peter

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

John

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Revelation 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

M'Cheyne Horner Bookmark Bible Reading Plan

Chances are you've heard of the Professor Horner Bible Reading System AND you've heard of the M'Cheyne Bible Reading Plan. Both have been around for decades. The M'Cheyne Bible Reading plan has been around for over a hundred years. 

Personally I have slight issues with both plans in how they work for me and my Bible reading. I thought I might improve both methods by marrying them together. This is the M'Cheyne-Horner Bookmark system. It has FOUR bookmarks (not ten). It doesn't assign a specific number of chapters per day--like the M'Cheyne and Horner. It allows you the freedom to read a little or a lot. 

Bookmark one: Psalms. If you finish Psalms, rinse repeat. (I jest.) But seriously, just start it again-again-again. 

Bookmark two: Genesis through 2 Chronicles (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

Bookmark three: Ezra through Malachi. (Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi).

Bookmark four: New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and Revelation.

Though I didn't have an exact system of how many chapters per day to read, except for Psalms (which I expected to start again-again), I found it read evenly. I finished up the remaining three bookmarks around the same time. 

While I have never really loved either the M'Cheyne or Horner plans, this one that combines the best elements of both I found myself LOVING. I will definitely be using this plan again. 

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

Seven days for any book of the Bible?!?!

I am a big believer that ANY book of the Bible can be read in just seven days. Yes, any book. Even Psalms. In fact, I've spent the past few months reading through the book of Psalms weekly paired with compline from the book of common prayer.

You can use math and common sense to break down into chunks or segments. You don't have to have a rigid plan. But I have tossed about some possibilities. I decided to join 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles because so many chapters are naturally skimmable. For better or worse. 

Genesis

Genesis 1-8

Genesis 9-17

Genesis 18-24

Genesis 25-30

Genesis 31-37

Genesis 38-43

Genesis 44-50

Exodus

Exodus 1-7

Exodus 8-12

Exodus 13-18

Exodus 19-24

Exodus 25-29

Exodus 30-35

Exodus 36-40

Leviticus

Leviticus 1-5

Leviticus 6-9

Leviticus 10-13

Leviticus 14-16

Leviticus 17-20

Leviticus 21-24

Leviticus 25-27

Numbers

Numbers 1-4

Numbers 5-9

Numbers 10-14

Numbers 15-19

Numbers 20-25

Numbers 26-30

Numbers 31-36

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 1-4

Deuteronomy 5-9

Deuteronomy 10-14

Deuteronomy 15-20

Deuteronomy 21-25

Deuteronomy 26-29

Deuteronomy 30-34

Joshua

Joshua 1-4

Joshua 5-7

Joshua 8-10

Joshua 11-14

Joshua 15-18

Joshua 19-21

Joshua 22-24

Judges

Judges 1-3

Judges 4-5

Judges 6-9

Judges 10-11

Judges 12-15

Judges 16-18

Judges 19-21

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1-5

1 Samuel 6-10

1 Samuel 11-14

1 Samuel 15-17

1 Samuel 18-22

1 Samuel 23-25

1 Samuel 26-31

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1-3

2 Samuel 4-8

2 Samuel 9-12

2 Samuel 13-15

2 Samuel 16-18

2 Samuel 19-21

2 Samuel 22-24

1 Kings

1 Kings 1-3

1 Kings 4-7

1 Kings 8-9

1 Kings 10-12

1 Kings 13-16

1 Kings 17-19

1 Kings 20-22

2 Kings

2 Kings 1-4

2 Kings 5-7

2 Kings 8-10

2 Kings 11-14

2 Kings 15-18

2 Kings 19-22

2 Kings 23-25

Isaiah

Isaiah 1-9

Isaiah 20-21

Isaiah 22-30

Isaiah 31-39

Isaiah 40-47

Isaiah 48-57

Isaiah 58-66

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1-7

Jeremiah 8-16

Jeremiah 17-25

Jeremiah 26-31

Jeremiah 32-38

Jeremiah 39-48

Jeremiah 49-52

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1-9

Ezekiel 10-16

Ezekiel 17-22

Ezekiel 23-29

Ezekiel 30-36

Ezekiel 37-42

Ezekiel 43-48

Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah

Hosea 1-4

Hosea 5-8

Hosea 9-12

Hosea 13-14; Joel 1-3

Amos 1-4

Amos 5-9; Obadiah

Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai

Jonah 1-4

Micah 1-4

Micah 5-7

Nahum 1-3

Habakkuk 1-3

Zephaniah 1-3

Haggai 1-2

Zechariah and Malachi

Zechariah 1-3

Zechariah 4-6

Zechariah 7-8

Zechariah 9-11

Zechariah 12-14

Malachai 1-2

Malachi 3-4

Psalms

Psalms 1-24

Psalms 25-41

Psalms 42-72

Psalms 73-89

Psalms 90-118

Psalms 119

Psalms 120-150

Proverbs

Proverbs 1-5

Proverbs 6-10

Proverbs 11-14

Proverbs 15-18

Proverbs 19-23

Proverbs 24-27

Proverbs 28-31

Job

Job 1-6

Job 7-12

Job 13-19

Job 20-25

Job 26-31

Job 32-37

Job 38-42

Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations

Song of Solomon 1-4

Song of Solomon 5-8

Ruth 1-2

Ruth 3-4

Lamenations 1-2

Lamentations 3

Lamentations 4-5

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 1-2

Ecceliastes 3

Ecclesiastes 4-5

Ecclesiates 6-7

Ecclesiastes 8

Ecclesiastes 9-10

Ecclesiastes 11-12

Esther, Daniel

Esther 1-4

Esther 5-10

Daniel 1-2

Daniel 3-4

Daniel 5-6

Daniel 7-9

Daniel 10-12

Ezra, Nehemiah

Ezra 1-4

Ezra 5-7

Ezra 8-10

Nehemiah 1-4

Nehemiah 5-7

Nehemiah 8-10

Nehemiah 11-13

1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 1-8

1 Chronicles 9-18

1 Chronicles 19-29

2 Chronicles 1-9

2 Chronicles 10-20

2 Chronicles 21-29

2 Chronicles 30-36

Matthew

Matthew 1-4

Matthew 5-10

Matthew 11-13

Matthew 14-18

Matthew 19-21

Matthew 22-25

Matthew 26-28

Mark

Mark 1-3

Mark 4-5

Mark 6-7

Mark 8-9

Mark 10-12

Mark 13-14

Mark 15-16

Luke

Luke 1-3

Luke 4-7

Luke 8-9

Luke 10-12

Luke 13-17

Luke 18-21

Luke 22-24

John

John 1-3

John 4-6

John 7-8

John 9-12

John 13-15

John 16-18

John 19-21

Acts

Acts 1-4

Acts 5-8

Acts 9-12

Acts 13-16

Acts 17-20

Acts 21-24

Acts 25-28

Romans

Romans 1-2

Romans 3-4

Romans 5-7

Romans 8-9

Romans 10-11

Romans 12-14

Romans 15-16

1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1-5

1 Corinthians 6-9

1 Corinthians 10-13

1 Corinthians 14-16

2 Corinthians 1-4

2 Corinthians 5-9

2 Corinthians 10-13

Remaining Paul Epistles

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy and 2 Timothy

Titus, Philemon

General Epistles

Hebrews 1-5

Hebrews 6-9

Hebrews 10-11

Hebrews 12-13

James 1-5

1 Peter

2 Peter and Jude

Writings of John

1 John

2 John, 3 John, Revelation 1-3

Revelation 4-6

Revelation 7-11

Revelation 12-15

Revelation 16-18

Revelation 19-22

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible

Super Glutton Bible Reading Plan

I present one plan which can be read TWO ways. You can have a four month, one hundred and twenty day reading plan. OR you can have a thirty day plan which requires FOUR bookmarks. Of course, you could choose to tackle two columns at a time and make a sixty day reading plan. OR you could read the New Testament with each of the first three columns. So you could read through the New Testament three times and the Old Testament once in three months.

Torah Column (Month One OR Reading One)

Genesis 1-8

Genesis 9-18

Genesis 19-24

Genesis 25-30

Genesis 31-36

Genesis 37-42

Genesis 43-48

Gen 49-50; Ex 1-6

Exodus 7-12

Exodus 13-19

Exodus 20-26

Exodus 27-31

Exodus 32-37

Ex 38-40; Lev 1-4

Leviticus 5-11

Leviticus 12-15

Leviticus 16-22

Leviticus 23-27

Numbers 1-6

Numbers 7-9

Numbers 10-15

Numbers 16-21

Numbers 22-27

Numbers 28-33

Num 34-36; Dt 1-3

Deuteronomy 4-8

Deuteronomy 9-15

Dt 16-22

Dt 23-28

Dt 29-34

The Neviʾim (Former Prophets and Latter Prophets)  (Month Two or Reading Two)

Joshua 1-12

Joshua 13-24

Judges 1-10

Judges 11-21

1 Samuel 1-13

1 Samuel 14-23

1 Samuel 24-31; 2 Samuel 1-4

2 Samuel 5-16

2 Samuel 17-24

1 Kings 1-9

1 Kings 10-18

1 Kings 19-22; 2 Kings 1-6

2 Kings 7-16

2 Kings 17-25

Isaiah 1-18

Isaiah 19-36

Isaiah 37-50

Isaiah 51-66

Jeremiah 1-13

Jeremiah 14-26

Jeremiah 27-36

Jeremiah 37-49

Jeremiah 50-52; Ezekiel 1-7

Ezekiel 8-19

Ezekiel 20-30

Ezekiel 31-40

Ezekiel 41-48; Hosea 1-4

Hosea 5-14; Joel; Amos

Obadiah; Jonah; Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah

Haggai; Zechariah; Malachi

Ketuvim (Writings) Month Three OR Reading Three

Psalms 1-23

Psalms 24-41

Psalms 42-62

Psalms 63-78

Psalms 79-99

Psalms 100-116

Psalms 117-138

Psalms 139-150; Proverbs 1-7

Proverbs 8-19

Proverbs 20-31

Job 1-13

Job 14-27

Job 28-42

Song of Songs; Ruth

Lamentations

Ecclesiastes

Esther

Daniel 1-6

Daniel 7-12

Ezra

Nehemiah

1 Chronicles 1-8

1 Chronicles 9-16

1 Chronicles 17-26

1 Chronicles 27-29

2 Chronicles 1-5

2 Chronicles 6-14

2 Chronicles 15-23

2 Chronicles 24-30

2 Chronicles 31-36

The New Testament (Month Four OR Reading Four)

Matthew 1-9

Matthew 10-16

Matthew 17-23

Matthew 24-28

Mark 1-7

Mark 8-13

Mark 14-16; Luke 1-3

Luke 4-8

Luke 9-14

Luke 15-24

John 1-8

John 9-15

John 16-21

Acts 1-9

Acts 10-15

Acts 16-22

Acts 23-28

Romans 1-11

Romans 12-16

1 Corinthians 1-7

1 Corinthians 8-16

2 Corinthians

Galatians; Ephesians

Philippians; Colossians

1 Thessalonians; 2 Thessalonians; 1 Timothy;

2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon

Hebrews

James; 1 Peter

2 Peter; 1 John; 2 John; 3 John; Jude

Revelation

© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible