The Chronological Plan

About the L3 Chronological Reading Plan

The Bible records the story of how God rescued humanity through Jesus. It is a story that describes redemption from creation until today.

The Chronological Plan follows this story through history in the order that it happened. This plan is great for those who want to read the Bible with the context of a sequential timeline.

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	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3
1	Gen. 1-3	Job 17-20	Job 40-42
2	Gen. 4-7	Job 21-23	Gen. 12-15
3	Gen. 8-11	Job 24-28	Gen. 16-18
4	Job 1-5	Job 29-31	Gen. 19-21
5	Job 6-9	Job 32-34	Gen. 22-24
6	Job 10-13	Job 35-37	Gen. 25-26
7	Job 14-16	Job 38-39	Gen. 27-29

	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
1	Gen. 30-31	Gen. 48-50	Ex. 19-21
2	Gen. 32-34	Ex. 1-3	Ex. 22-24
3	Gen. 35-37	Ex. 4-6	Ex. 25-27
4	Gen. 38-40	Ex. 7-9	Ex. 28-29
5	Gen. 41-42	Ex. 10-12	Ex. 30-32
6	Gen. 43-45	Ex. 13-15	Ex. 33-35
7	Gen. 46-47	Ex. 16-18	Ex. 36-38

	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9
1	Ex. 39-40	Lev. 19-21	Num. 7
2	Lev. 1-4	Lev. 22-23	Num. 8-10
3	Lev. 5-7	Lev. 24-25	Num. 11-13
4	Lev. 8-10	Lev. 26-27	Num. 14-15; Ps. 90
5	Lev. 11-13	Num. 1-2	Num. 16-17
6	Lev. 14-15	Num. 3-4	Num. 18-20
7	Lev. 16-18	Num. 5-6	Num. 21-22

	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12
1	Num. 23-25	Deut. 3-4	Deut. 24-27
2	Num. 26-27	Deut. 5-7	Deut. 28-29
3	Num. 28-30	Deut. 8-10	Deut. 30-31
4	Num. 31-32	Deut. 11-13	Deut. 32-34; Ps. 91
5	Num. 33-34	Deut. 14-16	Josh. 1-4
6	Num. 35-36	Deut. 17-20	Josh. 5-8
7	Deut. 1-2	Deut. 21-23	Josh. 9-11

	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15
1	Josh. 12-15	Jud. 8-9	1 Sam. 4-8
2	Josh. 16-18	Jud. 10-12	1 Sam. 9-12
3	Josh. 19-21	Jud. 13-15	1 Sam. 13-14
4	Josh. 22-24	Jud. 16-18	1 Sam. 15-17
5	Jud. 1-2	Jud. 19-21	1 Sam. 18-20; Ps. 11, 59
6	Jud. 3-5	Ruth	1 Sam. 21-24
7	Jud. 6-7	1 Sam. 1-3	Ps. 7, 27, 31, 34, 52

	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18
1	Ps. 56, 120, 140-142	1 Chr. 1-2	Ps. 102-104
2	1 Sam. 25-27	Ps. 43-45, 49, 84-85, 87	2 Sam. 5; 1 Chr. 11-12
3	Ps. 17, 35, 54, 63	1 Chr. 3-5	Ps. 133
4	1 Sam. 28-31; Ps. 18	Ps. 73, 77-78	Ps. 106-107
5	Ps. 121, 123-125, 128-130	1 Chr. 6	1 Chr. 13-16
6	2 Sam. 1-4	Ps. 81, 88, 92-93	Ps. 1-2, 15, 22-24, 47, 68
7	Ps. 6, 8-10, 14, 16, 19, 21	1 Chr. 7-10	Ps. 89, 96, 100-101, 105, 132

	Week 19	Week 20	Week 21
1	2 Sam. 6-7; 1 Chr. 17	Ps. 32, 51, 86, 122	2 Sam. 22-23; Ps. 57
2	Ps. 25, 29, 33, 36, 39	2 Sam. 13-15	Ps. 95, 97-99
3	2 Sam. 8-9; 1 Chr. 18	Ps. 3-4, 12-13, 28, 55	2 Sam. 24; 1 Chr. 21-22; Ps. 30
4	Ps. 50, 53, 60, 75	2 Sam. 16-18	Ps. 108-110
5	2 Sam. 10; 1 Chr. 19; Ps. 20	Ps. 26, 40, 58, 61-62, 64	1 Chr. 23-25
6	Ps. 65-67, 69-70	2 Sam. 19-21	Ps. 131, 138-139, 143-145
7	2 Sam. 11-12; 1 Chr. 20	Ps. 5, 38, 41-42	1 Chr. 26-29; Ps. 127

	Week 22	Week 23	Week 24
1	Ps. 111-118	Prov. 4-6	1 Kings 5-6; 2 Chr. 2-3
2	1 Kings 1-2; Ps. 37, 71, 94	Prov. 7-9	1 Kings 7; 2 Chr. 4
3	Ps. 119	Prov. 10-12	1 Kings 8; 2 Chr. 5
4	1 Kings 3-4	Prov. 13-15	2 Chr. 6-7; Ps. 136
5	2 Chr. 1; Ps. 72	Prov. 16-18	Ps. 134, 146-150
6	Song of Solomon	Prov. 19-21	1 Kings 9; 2 Chr. 8
7	Prov. 1-3	Prov. 22-24	Prov. 25-26

	Week 25	Week 26	Week 27
1	Prov. 27-29	1 Kings 15; 2 Chr. 13-16	2 Kings 1-4
2	Ecc. 1-6	1 Kings 16; 2 Chr. 17	2 Kings 5-8
3	Ecc. 7-12	1 Kings 17-19	2 Kings 9-11
4	1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chr. 9	1 Kings 20-21	2 Kings 12-13; 2 Chr. 24
5	Prov. 30-31	1 Kings 22; 2 Chr. 18	2 Kings 14; 2 Chr. 25
6	1 Kings 12-14	2 Chr. 19-23	John 1-4
7	2 Chr. 10-12	Obadiah 1; Ps. 82-83	2 Kings 15; 2 Chr. 26

	Week 28	Week 29	Week 30
1	Isa. 1-4	Isa. 13-17	Isa. 31-34
2	Isa. 5-8	Isa. 18-22	Isa. 35-36
3	Amos 1-5	Isa. 23-27	Isa. 37-39; Ps.76
4	Amos 6-9	2 Kings 18; 2 Chr. 29-31; Ps. 48	Isa. 40-43
5	2 Chr. 27; Isa. 9-12	Hosea 1-7	Isa. 44-48
6	Micah 1-7	Hosea 8-14	2 Kings 19; Ps. 46, 80, 135
7	2 Chr. 28; 2 Kings 16-17	Isa. 28-30	Isa. 49-53

	Week 31	Week 32	Week 33
1	Isa. 54-58	Zeph. 1-3	Jer. 23-25
2	Isa. 59-63	Jer. 1-3	Jer. 26-29
3	Isa. 64-66	Jer. 4-6	Jer. 30-31
4	2 Kings 20-21	Jer. 7-9	Jer. 32-34
5	2 Chr. 32-33	Jer. 10-13	Jer. 35-37
6	Nah. 1-3	Jer. 14-17	Jer. 38-40; Ps. 74, 79
7	2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chr. 34-35	Jer. 18-22	2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chr. 36

	Week 34	Week 35	Week 36
1	Habakkuk 1-3	Ezk. 1-4	Ezk. 23-24
2	Jer. 41-45	Ezk. 5-8	Ezk. 25-27
3	Jer. 46-48	Ezk. 9-12	Ezk. 28-30
4	Jer. 49-50	Ezk. 13-15	Ezk. 31-33
5	Jer. 51-52	Ezk. 16-17	Ezk. 34-36
6	Lam. 1-2	Ezk. 18-20	Ezk. 37-39
7	Lam. 3-5	Ezk. 21-22	Ezk. 40-42

	Week 37	Week 38	Week 39
1	Ezk. 43-4	Ezra 1-3	Esther 6-10
2	Ezk. 46-48	Ezra 4-6; Ps. 137	Ezra 7-10
3	Joel 1-3	Haggai 1-2	Neh. 1-5
4	Dan. 1-3	Zech. 1-4	Neh. 6-7
5	Dan. 4-6	Zech. 5-9	Neh. 8-10
6	Dan. 7-9	Zech. 10-14	Neh. 11-13; Ps. 126
7	Dan. 10-12	Esther 1-5	Mal. 1-4

	Week 40	Week 41	Week 42
1	Luke 1; John 1	John 5	Mark 4-5
2	Matt. 1; Luke 2	Matt. 12; Mark 3; Luke 6	Matt. 10
3	Matt. 2	Matt. 5-7	Matt. 14; Mark 6; Luke 9
4	Matt. 3; Mark 1; Luke 3	Matt. 9; Luke 7	John 6
5	Matt. 4; Luke 4-5	Matt. 11	Matt. 15; Mark 7
6	John 2-4	Luke 11	Matt. 16; Mark 8
7	Matt. 8; Mark 2	Matt. 13; Luke 8	Matt. 17; Mark 9

	Week 43	Week 44	Week 45
1	Matt. 18	John 11	Matt. 23; Luke 20-21
2	John 7-8	Luke 18	Mark 13
3	John 9-10	Matt. 19; Mark 10	Matt. 24
4	Luke 10	Matt. 20-21	Matt. 25
5	Luke 12-13	Luke 19	Matt. 26; Mark 14
6	Luke 14-15	Mark 11; John 12	Luke 22; John 13
7	Luke 16-17	Matt. 22; Mark 12	John 14-17

	Week 46	Week 47	Week 48
1	Matt. 27; Mark 15	Acts 9-10	Acts 17
2	Luke 23; John 18-19	Acts 11-12	1 Thess. 1-5; 2 Thess. 1-3
3	Matt. 28; Mark 16	Acts 13-14	Acts 18-19
4	Luke 24; John 20-21	James 1-5	1 Cor. 1-4
5	Acts 1-3	Acts 15-16	1 Cor. 5-8
6	Acts 4-6	Gal. 1-3	1 Cor. 9-11
7	Acts 7-8	Gal. 4-6	1 Cor. 12-14

	Week 49	Week 50	Week 51
1	1 Cor. 15-16	Rom. 11-13	Philip. 1-4
2	2 Cor. 1-4	Rom. 14-16	1 Tim. 1-6
3	2 Cor. 5-9	Acts 20-23	Titus 1-3
4	2 Cor. 10-13	Acts 24-26	1 Pet. 1-5
5	Rom. 1-3	Acts 27-28	Heb. 1-6
6	Rom. 4-7	Col. 1-4; Phi. 1	Heb. 7-10
7	Rom. 8-10	Eph. 1-6	Heb. 11-13

	Week 52
1	2 Tim. 1-4
2	2 Pet. 1-3; Jude 1
3	1 Jn. 1-5
4	2 Jn. 1; 3 Jn. 1
5	Rev. 1-5
6	Rev. 6-11
7	Rev. 12-18
8	Rev. 19-22