The Yearplan

This program provides bible readings to cover the whole bible in a year using only 25 days out of every month - giving a total of 65 days (5 or 6 per month) in lieu for flexibility.

Each day starts with a psalm for devotion (these can be every other day, or every day reading them twice in the year), followed by a study, and a couple of proverbs as wisdom.

The size of each study varies in order to maintain natural divisions within the text and give greater focus to those passages requiring more time to understand. The length required for each study therefore varies from between 10-20 minutes.

Generally the books are taken chronologically, although the gospels and wisdom literature are placed with particular reference to the situations being faced within that chronology.


The Yearplan

Month

New Testament

Old Testament


Eden to Entry

January

Luke

Proverbs 1-9

Genesis

February

Acts

Exodus – Leviticus

March

Romans

Numbers – Deuteronomy

April

Matthew

Job

Song of Songs


Entry to Exile

May

1 Corinthians – 2 Corinthians

Joshua – 1 Samuel

June

Galatians – Colossians

2 Samuel – 2 Kings

July

John

Hosea – Zephaniah

August

1 Thessalonians – Philemon

Isaiah

September

Hebrews – James

Jeremiah – Lamentations

Ecclesiastes


Exile to End

October

Mark

Ezekiel – Daniel

November

1 Peter – Jude

1 Chronicles – 2 Chronicles

December

Revelation

Esther

Ezra – Nehemiah

Haggai – Malachi


January to March

Study tip 1: Ask the two key questions

1) Then: What did it mean to the originally readers?

2) Now: How does that meaning apply today?


JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

Day

Ps

Study

Proverbs

Ps

Study

Proverbs

Ps

Study

Proverbs

1

1

Lk 1:1-2:52

10:1-2

26

Act 1:1-3:26

13:10-11

51

Rom 1:1-4:25


2

2

Lk 3:1-5:26

10:5-6

27

Act 4:1-8:1

13:12-13

52

Rom 5:1-8:39


3

3

Lk 5:27-7:50

10:9-10

28

Act 8:1-10:48

13:14-15

53

Rom 9:1-11:36


4

4

Lk 8:1-9:62

10:13-14

29

Act 11:1-14:28

13:16-17

54

Rom 12:1-16:27


5

5

Lk 10:1-11:54

10:17-18

30

Act 15:1-18:17

13:18-19

55

Num 1:1-4:49


6

6

Lk 12:1-14:35

10:21-22

31

Act 18:18-21:26

13:20-21

56

Num 5:1-6:27


7

7

Lk 15:1-17:10

10:25-26

32

Act 21:27-24:27

13:22-23

57

Num 7:1-9:23


8

8

Lk 17:11-19:27

10:29-30

33

Act 25:1-28:31

13:24-25

58

Num 10:1-12:16


9

9

Lk 19:28-22:38

11:1-2

34

Ex 1:1-6:27

14:1-2

59

Num 13:1-15:41


10

10

Lk 22:39-24:54

11:5-6

35

Ex 6:28-11:10

14:3-4

60

Num 16:1-19:22


11

11

Prv 1-4

11:9-10

36

Ex 12:1-15:21

14:5-6

61

Num 20:1-21:35


12

12

Prv 5-9

11:13-14

37

Ex 15:22-18:27

14:7-8

62

Num 22:1-25:18


13

13

Gen 1:1-5:32

11:17-18

38

Ex 19:1-23:19

14:9-10

63

Num 26:1-30:16


14

14

Gen 6:1-11:9

11:21-22

39

Ex 23:20-27:21

14:11-12

64

Num 31:1-32:42


15

15

Gen 11:10-17:27

11:25-26

40

Ex 28:1-31:18

14:13-14

65

Num 33:1-36:13


16

16

Gen 18:1-21:34

11:29-30

41

Ex 32:1-34:35

14:15-16

66

Deu 1:1-3:29


17

17

Gen 21:22-25:11

12:2-3

42

Ex 35:1-38:31

14:17-18

67

Deu 4:1-6:25


18

18

Gen 25:12-28:9

12:6-7

43

Ex 39:1-40:38

14:19-20

68

Deu 7:1-10:22


19

19

Gen 28:10-31:55

12:10-11

44

Lev 1:1-6:7

14:21-22

69

Deu 11:1-13:18


20

20

Gen 32:1-35:29

12:14-15

45

Lev 6:8-10:20

14:23-24

70

Deu 14:1-16:17


21

21

Gen 36:1-38:30

12:18-19

46

Lev 11:1-15:33

14:25-26

71

Deu 16:18-21:9


22

22

Gen 39:1-41:57

12:22-23

47

Lev 16:1-19:37

14:27-28

72

Deu 21:10-26:19


23

23

Gen 42:1-44:34

12:26-27

48

Lev 20:1-22:33

14:29-30

73

Deu 27:1-28:68


24

24

Gen 45:1-47:31

13:2-3

49

Lev 23:1-25:35

14:31-32

74

Deu 29:1-31:29


25

25

Gen 48:1-50:26

13:6-7

50

Lev 26:1-27:34

14:33-34

75

Deu 31:30-34:12


April to June

Study tip 2: Consider contexts to aid understanding

1) Cultural: the history, geography, assumptions, attitudes, ways of the day.

2) Literary: the flow of the passage and its place in the larger passage and book.

3) Redemptive: the place the events have in God’s plan of salvation.

4) Comparative: the rest of scripture’s teaching on the subject.


APRIL

MAY

JUNE

Day

Ps

Study

Proverbs

Ps

Study

Proverbs

Ps

Study

Proverbs

1

76

Mat 1:1-4:25

14:35-5:1

101

1Co 1:1-6:11

16:17-18

126

Galatians

18:6-7

2

77

Mat 5:1-7:29

15:2-3

102

1Co 6:12-11:1

16:19-20

127

Ephesians

18:8-9

3

78

Mat 8:1-9:34

15:4-5

103

1Co 11:2-14:40

16:21-22

128

Philippians

18:10-11

4

79

Mat 9:35-12:45

15:6-7

104

1Co 15:1-16:24

16:23-24

129

Colossians

18:12-13

5

80

Mat 12:46-14:36

15:8-9

105

2Co 1:1-7:1

16:25-26

130

2Sa 1:1-4:12

18:14-15

6

81

Mat 15:1-17:27

15:10-11

106

2Co 7:2-13:14

16:27-28

131

2Sa 5:1-10:19

18:16-17

7

82

Mat 18:1-20:28

15:12-13

107

Jsh 1:1-5:12

16:29-30

132

2Sa 11:1-14:33

18:18-19

8

83

Mat 20:29-22:46

15:14-15

108

Jsh5:13-8:35

16:31-32

133

2Sa 15:1-18:18

18:20-21

9

84

Mat 23:1-25:46

15:16-17

109

Jsh 9:1-11:23

16:33-17:1

134

2Sa 18:19-21:14

18:22-23

10

85

Mat 26:1-26:75

15:18-19

110

Jsh 12:1-21:45

17:2-3

135

2Sa 21:15-24:25

18:24-19:1

11

86

Mat 27:1-28:20

15:20-21

111

Jsh 22:1-24:33

17:4-5

136

1Kg 1:1-3:20

19:2-3

12

87

Job 1:1-3:26

15:22-23

112

Jdg 1:1-5:31

17:6-7

137

1Kg 4:1-7:51

19:4-5

13

88

Job 4:1-7:21

15:24-25

113

Jdg 6:1-8:32

17:8-9

138

1Kg 8:1-10:29

19:6-7

14

89

Job 8:1-10:22

15:26-27

114

Jdg 8:33-12:7

17:10-11

139

1Kg 11:1-14:31

19:8-9

15

90

Job 11:1-14:22

15:28-29

115

Jdg 12:8-16:31

17:12-13

140

1Kg 15:1-17:24

19:10-11

16

91

Job 15:1-17:16

15:30-31

116

Jdg 17:1-21:25

17:14-15

141

1Kg 18:1-20:42

19:12-13

17

92

Job 18:1-21:34

15:32-33

117

Ruth

17:16-17

142

1Kg 21:1-22:53

19:14-15

18

93

Job 22:1-26:14

16:1-2

118

1Sa 1:1-3:21

17:18-19

143

2Kg 1:1-3:27

19:16-17

19

94

Job 27:1-31:40

16:3-4

119

1Sa 4:1-8:22

17:20-21

144

2Kg 4:1-8:6

19:18-19

20

95

Job 32:1-34:37

16:5-6

120

1Sa 9:1-12:25

17:22-23

145

2Kg 8:7-10:36

19:20-21

21

96

Job 35:1-37:24

16:7-8

121

1Sa 13:1-15:35

17:24-25

146

2Kg 11:1-14:22

19:22-23

22

97

Job 38:1-39:40

16:9-10

122

1Sa 16:1-18:30

17:26-27

147

2Kg 14:23-17:41

19:24-25

23

98

Job 40:1-42:17

16:11-12

123

1Sa 19:1-23:29

17:28-18:1

148

2Kg 18:1-20:21

19:26-27

24

99

SSgs 1:1-4:15

16:13-14

124

1Sa 24:1-26:25

18:2-3

149

2Kg 21:1-23:30

19:28-29

25

100

SSgs 4:16-8:14

16:15-16

125

1Sa 27:1-31:13

18:4-5

150

2Kg 23:31-25:30

20:1-2

July to September

Study tip 3: Get the big picture clear

Write a brief sentence summarising the ’main’ message of the passage.


JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Day

Ps

Study

Proverbs

Ps

Study

Proverbs

Ps

Study

Proverbs

1

76

Jn 1:1-3:36

20:3-4


1Thessalonians

21:23-24

101

Heb 1:1-5:14

23:19-21

2


Jn 4:1-5:47

20:5-6

89

2Thessalonians

21:25-26


Heb 6:1-10:39

23:22&25

3

77

Jn 6:1-71

20:7-8


1 Timothy

21:27-28

102

Heb 11:1-13:25

23:26-28

4


Jn 7:1-8:59

20:9-10

90

2Timothy

21:29-30


James

23:29-35

5

78

Jn 9:1-10:42

20:11-12


Titus-Philemon

21:31-22:1

103

Jer 1:1-4:2

24:1-2

6


Jn 11:1-12:50

20:13-14

91

Is 1:1-4:6

22:2-3


Jer 4:3-6:30

24:3-4

7

79

Jn 13:1-14:31

20:15-16


Is 5:1-6:13

22:4-5

104

Jer 7:1-9:26

24:5-6

8


Jn 15:1-17:26

20:17-18

92

Is 7:1-9:7

22:6-7


Jer 10:1-12:17

24:7&10

9

80

Jn 18:1-19:30

20:19-20


Is 9:8-12:6

22:8-9

105

Jer 13:1-15:21

24:8-9

10


Jn 19:31-21:25

20:21-22

93

Is 13:1-14:27

22:10-11


Jer 16:1-20:18

24:11-12

11

81

Hos 1:1-3:5

20:23-24


Is 14:28-20:6

22:12-13

106

Jer 21:1-23:40

24:13-14

12


Hos 4:1-7:16

20:25-26

94

Is 21:1-23:18

22:14-16


Jer 24:1-28:17

24:15-16

13

82

Hos 8:1-10:15

20:27-28


Is 24:1-27:13

22:17-21

107

Jer 29:1-31:40

24:17-18

14


Hos 11:1-14:9

20:29-30

95

Is 28:1-31:9

22:22-23


Jer 32:1-33:26

24:19-20

15

83

Joel

21:1-2


Is 32:1-35:10

22:24-25

108

Jer 34:1-37:21

24:21-22

16


Am 1:1-3:15

21:3-4

96

Is 36:1-39:8

22:26-27


Jer 38:1-41:15

24:23-25

17

84

Am 4:1-6:14

21:5-6


Is 40:1-41:29

22:28-29

109

Jer 42:16-46:28

24:26-27

18


Am 7:1-9:15

21:7-8

97

Is 42:1-44:5

23:1-3


Jer 47:1-49:39

24:28-29

19

85

Obadiah

21:9-10


Is 44:6-46:13

23:4-5

110

Jer 50:1-41:23

24:30-34

20


Jonah

21:11-12

98

Is 47:1-49:26

23:6-8


Jer 41:24-52:34

25:1-3

21

86

Mic 1:1-4:13

21:13-14


Is 50:1-53:12

23:9&12

111

Lam 1:1-2:22

25:4-5

22


Mic 5:1-7:20

21:15-16

99

Is 54:1-57:21

23:10-11


Lam 3:1-5:22

25:6-7

23

87

Nahum

21:17-18


Is 58:1-61:11

23:13-14

112

Ecc 1:1-3:22

25:8-10

24


Habakkuk

21:19-20

100

Is 62:1-64:12

23:15-16


Ecc 4:1-8:17

25:11-12

25

88

Zephaniah

21:21-22


Is 65:1-66:24

23:17-18

113

Ecc 9:1-12:14

25:13-14

October to December

Study tip 4: Grow in faith and knowledge

1) What does it teach me about Christ and the gospel?

2) What does it teach me about God?

3) How does it apply to the church/world in correcting modern thought?

4) How does it apply to my faith, lifestyle, attitudes and actions?

5) What questions am I left with for further thought and study?


OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

Day

Ps

Study

Proverbs

Ps

Study

Proverbs

Ps

Study

Proverbs

1


Mk 1:1-3:6

25:15&18

127

1 Peter

27:11-12

136

Rev 1:1-3:22

29:10-11

2

114

Mk3:7-5:43

25:16-17


2 Peter

27:13-14

140

Rev 4:1-7:17

29:12-13

3


Mk 6:1-7:30

25:19-20

128

1 John

27:15-17


Rev 8:1-11:19

29:14-15

4

115

Mk 7:31-9:32

25:21-22


2/3 John-Jude

27:18-19

141

Rev 12:1-16:21

29:16-17

5


Mk 9:33-11:25

25:23-24

129

1Ch 1:1-9:44

27:20-21


Rev 17:1-19:10

29:18-19

6

116

Mk 11:27-13:37

25:25-26


1Ch 10:1-12:40

27:22&28:1

142

Rev 19:11-22:21

29:20-21

7


Mk 14:1-16:8

25:27-28

130

1Ch 13:1-16:6

27:23-27


Prv 31:10-31

29:22-23

8

117

Ez 1:1-6:14

26:1-2


1Ch 16:7-17:27

28:2-3

143

Est 1:1-3:15

29:24-25

9


Ez 7:1-11:25

26:3&6

131

1Ch 18:1-20:8

28:4-5


Est 4:1-10:3

29:26-27

10

118

Ez 12:1-14:23

26:4-5


1Ch 21:1-22:19

28:6-7

144

Ezr 1:1-3:13

30:1-4

11


Ez 15:1-17:24

26:7-8

132

1Ch 23:1-27:34

28:8-9


Ezr 4:1-6:22

30:5-6

12

120

Ez 18:1-20:49

26:9-10


1Ch 28:1-29:30

28:10-11

145

Ezr 7:1-8:36

30:7-9

13


Ez 21:1-24:27

26:11-12

133

2Ch 1:1-5:1

28:12-13


Ezr 9:1-10:44

30:10&17

14

121

Ez 25:1-28:26

26:13-14


2Ch 5:2-7:22

28:14-15

146

Neh 1:1-3:22

30:11-14

15


Ez 29:1-32:32

26:15-16

134

2Ch 8:1-9:31

28:16-17


Neh 4:1-7:73

30:15-16

16

122

Ez 33:1-35:15

26:17-19


2Ch 10:1-14:1

28:18-19

147

Neh 8:1-10:39

30:18-20

17


Ez 36:1-39:29

26:20-21

135

2Ch 14:2-16:14

28:20-21


Neh 11:1-12:47

30:21-23

18

123

Ez 40:1-43:11

26:22-23


2Ch 17:1-21:1

28:22-23

148

Neh 13:1-31

30:24-28

19


Ez 43:12-46:24

26:24-26

136

2Ch 21:2-24:27

28:24-25


Haggai

30:29-31

20

124

Ez 47:1-48:35

26:27-28


2Ch 25:1-26:23

28:26-27

149

Zec 1:1-6:15

30:32-33

21


Dan 1:1-2:49

27:1-2

137

2Ch 27:1-28:27

28:28-29:1


Zec 7:1-11:3

31:1-3

22

125

Dan 3:1-4:37

27:3-4


2Ch 29:1-31:21

29:2-3

150

Zec 11:4-14:21

31:4-7

23


Dan 5:1-6:28

27:5-6

138

2Ch 32:1-33:25

29:4-5


Malachi

30:8-9

24

126

Dan 7:1-9:27

27:7-8


2Ch 34:1-36:1

29:6-7

Psalm 119:1-72


25


Dan 10:1-12:13

27:9-10

139

2Ch 36:2-36:23

29:8-9

Psalm 119:73-176