Five-day Bible Reading Program
From Lower Lights Publications3804 Horizon Drive
Bedford, TX 76021
This is a special Bible reading system that will help you overcome the most common barriers to daily Bible reading. Many Christians want to read the Bible through in a year but find that with most Bible reading schedules they get behind and can never catch up. So they quit. This plan is different. It defeats discouragement and falling behind by being extremely flexible. Each week contains only five readings, allowing you to miss a day, or catch up. Read both the Old and New Testament assignments for each day and complete the entire Bible in one year (or read only the New Testament readings and finish the New Testament in one year.) Either way, with this plan you can reach your goal of studying the Bible each day.
There are readings for fifty weeks, leaving the last two weeks of December to catch up. Check off each daily reading, and then check off each completed week on the Weekly Progress Register. We recommend that you try to read at a specific time each day, so that a regular habit of reading will be established. Also, many find it helpful to keep a notebook handy in which to jot down ideas, applications of scripture, questions for later study, items to pray for, etc. A notebook helps take time with the scriptures into the realm of serious study, rather than simple reading.
How the Bible Readings are Arranged
In this plan you will be reading the Bible in chronological order, as nearly as possible, because this greatly enhances comprehension. In the Old Testament this is not so difficult to arrange, with the exceptions of Job and Psalms. We have included the works of the prophets in their proper place in the historical narrative of God's people, Israel. Duplicate accounts are often included in a single day's reading. The Psalms have been inserted at scattered points throughout the year, with every effort made to place appropriate Psalms with passages that they seem to "fit."
In the New Testament you will begin with Luke and Acts, followed by the epistles. The other Gospels will be periodically included so that you are constantly exposed to Jesus Christ, even as you read of His will for His church. Lastly, you will read the book of Revelation.
God's blessings rest with those who will read, understand, and live by His Word. May this guide help you to that noble end. "Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path" (Psalms 119:105).
-- Mark and Dena Roberts
(Webservant Note: Each scripture listed is actually a "hyperlink". Clicking on the scripture will take you directly to the scripture passage in both New American Standard Version and the New King James Version. After reading that scripture, clicking on "Back" will take you back to the daily Bible reading list where you can click on the next scripture of the day. Let's all get into the habit of daily Bible reading.)
Week 1| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 1/5/2009 | Gen. 1-4 | Luke 1 | ||
| 1/6/2009 | Gen. 5-8 | Luke 2 | ||
| 1/7/2009 | Gen. 9-12 | Luke 3 | ||
| 1/8/2009 | Gen. 13-16 | Luke 4 | ||
| 1/9/2009-1/11/2009 | Gen. 17-19 | Luke 5 | Psalm 3 |
Week 2
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 1/12/2009 | Gen. 20-23 | Luke 6 | ||
| 1/13/2009 | Gen. 24-26 | Luke 7 | Psalm 6 | |
| 1/14/2009 | Gen. 27-28 | Luke 8 | Psalm 4 | |
| 1/15/2009 | Gen. 29-31 | Luke 9 | ||
| 1/16/2009-1/18/2009 | Gen. 32-34 | Luke 10 |
Week 3
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 1/19/2009 | Gen. 35-37 | Luke 11 | ||
| 1/20/2009 | Gen. 38-40 | Luke 12 | Psalm 7 | |
| 1/21/2009 | Gen. 41-43 | Luke 13 | Psalm 5 | |
| 1/22/2009 | Gen. 44-47 | Luke 14 | ||
| 1/23/2009-1/25/2009 | Gen. 48-49 | Luke 15 | Psalm 10 |
Week 4
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 1/26/2009 | Gen. 50 | Exodus 1 | Luke 16 | Psalm 8 |
| 1/27/2009 | Exodus 2-4 | Luke 17 | Psalm 88 | |
| 1/28/2009 | Exodus 5-8 | Luke 18 | ||
| 1/29/2009 | Exodus 9-11 | Luke 19 | ||
| 1/30/2009-2/1/2009 | Exodus 12-14 | Luke 20 | Psalm 21 |
Week 5
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 2/2/2009 | Exodus 15-18 | Luke 21 | ||
| 2/3/2009 | Exodus 19-21 | Luke 22 | ||
| 2/4/2009 | Exodus 22-24 | Luke 23 | Psalm 12 | Psalm 14 |
| 2/5/2009 | Exodus 25-27 | Luke 24 | ||
| 2/6/2009-2/8/2009 | Exodus 28-31 | Acts 1 |
Week 6
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 2/9/2009 | Exodus 32-34 | Acts 2 | Psalm 16 | |
| 2/10/2009 | Exodus 35-37 | Acts 3 | ||
| 2/11/2009 | Exodus 38-40 | Acts 4 | Psalm 15 | Psalm 19 |
| 2/12/2009 | Lev. 1-3 | Acts 5 | ||
| 2/13/2009-2/15/2009 | Lev. 4-7 | Acts 6 |
Week 7
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 2/16/2009 | Lev. 8-11 | Acts 7 | ||
| 2/17/2009 | Lev. 12-14 | Acts 8 | ||
| 2/18/2009 | Lev. 15-18 | Acts 9 | ||
| 2/19/2009 | Lev. 19-20 | Acts 10 | Psalm 13 | |
| 2/20/2009-2/22/2009 | Lev. 21-23 | Acts 11 | Psalm 24 |
Week 8
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 2/23/2009 | Lev. 24-25 | Acts 12 | Psalm 25-26 | |
| 2/24/2009 | Lev. 26-27 | Num. 1 | Acts 13 | |
| 2/25/2009 | Num. 2-5 | Acts 14 | ||
| 2/26/2009 | Num. 6-7 | Acts 15 | Psalm 22 | |
| 2/27/2009-3/1/2009 | Num. 8-11 | Acts 16 |
Week 9
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 3/2/2009 | Num. 12-14 | Acts 17 | Psalm 27 | |
| 3/3/2009 | Num. 15-18 | Acts 18 | Psalm 90 | |
| 3/4/2009 | Num. 19-21 | Acts 19 | Psalm 28-29 | |
| 3/5/2009 | Num. 22-25 | Acts 20 | ||
| 3/6/2009-3/8/2009 | Num. 26-29 | Acts 21 |
Week 10
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 3/9/2009 | Num. 30-34 | Acts 22 | ||
| 3/10/2009 | Num. 35-36 | Deut. 1-2 | Acts 23 | |
| 3/11/2009 | Deut. 3-5 | Acts 24 | Psalm 36 | Psalm 43 |
| 3/12/2009 | Deut. 6-9 | Acts 25 | ||
| 3/13/2009-3/15/2009 | Deut. 10-14 | Acts 26 |
Week 11
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 3/16/2009 | Deut. 15-18 | Acts 27 | Psalm 50 | |
| 3/17/2009 | Deut. 19-22 | Acts 28 | ||
| 3/18/2009 | Deut. 23-26 | Mark 1 | ||
| 3/19/2009 | Deut. 27-31 | Mark 2 | ||
| 3/20/2009-3/22/2009 | Deut. 32-34 | Mark 3 | Psalm 40 |
Week 12
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 3/23/2009 | Joshua 1-4 | Mark 4 | Psalm 37 | |
| 3/24/2009 | Joshua 5-8 | Mark 5 | Psalm 69 | |
| 3/25/2009 | Joshua 9-13 | Mark 6 | ||
| 3/26/2009 | Joshua 14-17 | Mark 7 | ||
| 3/27/2009-3/29/2009 | Joshua 18-21 | Mark 8 | Psalm 129 |
Week 13
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 3/30/2009 | Joshua 22-24 | Mark 9 | Psalm 44 | Psalm 45 |
| 3/31/2009 | Judges 1-4 | Mark 10 | ||
| 4/1/2009 | Judges 5-6 | Mark 11 | Psalm 39 | Psalm 41 |
| 4/2/2009 | Judges 7-8 | Mark 12 | Psalm 52 | Psalm 42 |
| 4/3/2009-4/5/2009 | Judges 9-11 | Mark 13 | Psalm 49 |
Week 14
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 4/6/2009 | Judges 12-16 | Mark 14 | ||
| 4/7/2009 | Judges 17-18 | Mark 15 | Psalm 89 | |
| 4/8/2009 | Judges 19-21 | Mark 16 | ||
| 4/9/2009 | Ruth 1-2 | Gal. 1 | Psalm 53 | Psalm 61 |
| 4/10/2009-4/12/2009 | Ruth 3-4 | Gal. 2 | Psalm 64-65 |
Week 15
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 4/13/2009 | I Sam. 1-3 | Gal. 3 | Psalm 66 | |
| 4/14/2009 | I Sam. 4-5 | Gal. 4 | Psalm 77 | |
| 4/15/2009 | I Sam. 6-8 | Gal. 5 | Psalm 72 | |
| 4/16/2009 | I Sam. 9-11 | Gal. 6 | ||
| 4/17/2009-4/19/2009 | I Sam. 12-13 | I Chron. 1-3 | I Cor. 1 |
Week 16
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 4/20/2009 | I Sam. 14-15 | I Chron. 4-5 | I Cor. 2 | |
| 4/21/2009 | I Sam. 16-17 | I Cor. 3 | Psalm 9 | Psalm 23 |
| 4/22/2009 | I Sam. 18 | I Chron. 6 | I Cor. 4 | Psalm 11 |
| 4/23/2009 | I Sam. 19-21 | I Chron. 7 | I Cor. 5 | Psalm 59 |
| 4/24/2009-4/26/2009 | I Sam. 22 | I Cor. 6 | Psalm 34-35 | Psalm 17 |
Week 17
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 4/27/2009 | I Sam. 23 | I Cor. 7 | Psalm 31 | Psalm 54 |
| 4/28/2009 | I Sam. 24 | I Chron. 8 | I Cor. 8 | Psalm 57-58 |
| 4/29/2009 | I Sam. 25-26 | I Cor. 9 | Psalm 63 | |
| 4/30/2009 | I Sam. 27 | I Chron. 9 | I Cor. 10 | Psalm 141 |
| 5/1/2009-5/3/2009 | I Sam. 28-30 | I Cor. 11 | Psalm 109 |
Week 18
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 5/4/2009 | I Sam. 31 | I Chron. 10 | I Cor. 12 | Psalm 140 |
| 5/5/2009 | II Sam. 1-2 | I Chron. 11 | I Cor. 13 | Psalm 142 |
| 5/6/2009 | II Sam. 3-5 | I Chron. 12 | I Cor. 14 | Psalm 139 |
| 5/7/2009 | II Sam. 6 | I Chron. 13 | I Cor. 15 | Psalm 68 |
| 5/8/2009-5/10/2009 | I Chron. 14-16 | I Cor. 16 | Psalm 132 | Psalm 106 |
Week 19
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 5/11/2009 | II Sam. 7-8 | I Chron. 17 | II Cor. 1 | Psalm 2 |
| 5/12/2009 | II Sam. 9-10 | I Chron. 18-19 | II Cor. 2 | |
| 5/13/2009 | II Sam. 11-12 | I Chron. 20 | II Cor. 3 | Psalm 20 |
| 5/14/2009 | II Sam. 13-14 | II Cor. 4 | Psalm 51 | |
| 5/15/2009-5/17/2009 | II Sam. 15-17 | II Cor. 5 | Psalm 32 | Psalm 71 |
Week 20
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 5/18/2009 | II Sam. 18-20 | II Cor. 6 | Psalm 56 | |
| 5/19/2009 | II Sam. 21-23 | II Cor. 7 | Psalm 55 | |
| 5/20/2009 | II Sam. 24 | I Chron. 21 | II Cor. 8 | Psalm 30 |
| 5/21/2009 | I Chron. 22-25 | II Cor. 9 | ||
| 5/22/2009-5/24/2009 | I Kings 1 | I Chron. 26-28 | II Cor. 10 | Psalm 91 |
Week 21
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 5/25/2009 | I Kings 2 | I Chron. 29 | II Cor. 11 | Psalm 95 |
| 5/26/2009 | I Kings 3 | II Chron. 1 | II Cor. 12 | Psalm 78 |
| 5/27/2009 | I Kings 4-5 | II Chron. 2 | II Cor. 13 | Psalm 38 |
| 5/28/2009 | I Kings 6 | II Chron. 3 | Matthew 1 | Psalm 97 |
| 5/29/2009-5/31/2009 | I Kings 7-8 | II Chron. 4-5 | Matthew 2 |
Week 22
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 6/1/2009 | II Chron. 6-7 | Matthew 3 | Psalm 98-99 | |
| 6/2/2009 | I Kings 9 | II Chron. 8 | Matthew 4 | Psalm 135-136 |
| 6/3/2009 | I Kings 10-11 | II Chron. 9 | Matthew 5 | |
| 6/4/2009 | Prov. 1-4 | Matthew 6 | ||
| 6/5/2009-6/7/2009 | Prov. 5-8 | Matthew 7 |
Week 23
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 6/8/2009 | Prov. 9-12 | Matthew 8 | ||
| 6/9/2009 | Prov. 13-15 | Matthew 9 | ||
| 6/10/2009 | Prov. 16-19 | Matthew 10 | ||
| 6/11/2009 | Prov. 20-23 | Matthew 11 | ||
| 6/12/2009-6/14/2009 | Prov. 24-28 | Matthew 12 |
Week 24
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 6/15/2009 | Prov. 29-30 | Matthew 13 | Psalm 60 | Psalm 33 |
| 6/16/2009 | Prov. 31 | Eccl. 1-2 | Matthew 14 | |
| 6/17/2009 | Eccl. 3-5 | Psalm 45 | Matthew 15 | |
| 6/18/2009 | Eccl. 6-7 | Psalm 18 | Matthew 16 | |
| 6/19/2009-6/21/2009 | Eccl. 8-12 | Matthew 17 |
Week 25
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 6/22/2009 | Song of Sol. 1-3 | Psalm 94 | Matthew 18 | |
| 6/23/2009 | Song of Sol. 4-6 | Matthew 19 | ||
| 6/24/2009 | Song of Sol. 7-8 | I Kings 12 | II Chron. 10-11 | Matthew 20 |
| 6/25/2009 | I Kings 13-14 | II Chron. 12 | Matthew 21 | |
| 6/26/2009-6/28/2009 | I Kings 15 | II Chron. 13-14 | Matthew 22 |
Week 26
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 6/29/2009 | I Kings 16-18 | II Chron. 15-16 | Matthew 23 | |
| 6/30/2009 | I Kings 19-21 | II Chron. 17 | Matthew 24 | |
| 7/1/2009 | I Kings 22 | II Chron. 18-19 | Matthew 25 | |
| 7/2/2009 | II Kings 1-3 | Psalm 82 | Matthew 26 | |
| 7/3/2009-7/5/2009 | II Kings 4-5 | Psalm 83 | Matthew 27 |
Week 27
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 7/6/2009 | II Kings 6-8 | II Chron. 20 | Matthew 28 | |
| 7/7/2009 | II Kings 9-10 | II Chron. 21 | I Thess. 1 | |
| 7/8/2009 | II Kings 11-12 | II Chron. 22-24 | I Thess. 2 | |
| 7/9/2009 | Joel 1-3 | I Thess. 3 | ||
| 7/10/2009-7/12/2009 | Jonah 1-4 | I Thess. 4 |
Week 28
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 7/13/2009 | II Kings 13-14 | II Chron. 25 | I Thess. 5 | |
| 7/14/2009 | Amos 1-3 | II Thess. 1 | Psalm 80 | |
| 7/15/2009 | Amos 4-6 | II Thess. 2 | Psalm 86 | |
| 7/16/2009 | Amos 7-9 | II Thess. 3 | Psalm 104 | |
| 7/17/2009-7/19/2009 | Isaiah 1-3 | Romans 1 |
Week 29
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 7/20/2009 | Isaiah 4-5 | Romans 2 | Psalm 115-116 | |
| 7/21/2009 | Isaiah 6-7 | II Chron. 26-27 | Romans 3 | |
| 7/22/2009 | II Kings 15-16 | Hosea 1 | Romans 4 | |
| 7/23/2009 | Hosea 2-4 | Romans 5 | ||
| 7/24/2009-7/26/2009 | Hosea 5-8 | Romans 6 |
Week 30
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 7/27/2009 | Hosea 9-12 | Romans 7 | Psalm 73 | |
| 7/28/2009 | Hosea 13-14 | Romans 8 | Psalm 100-102 | |
| 7/29/2009 | Micah 1-4 | Romans 9 | ||
| 7/30/2009 | Micah 5-7 | Romans 10 | ||
| 7/31/2009-8/2/2009 | Isaiah 8-11 | Romans 11 |
Week 31
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 8/3/2009 | Isaiah 12-15 | Romans 12 | ||
| 8/4/2009 | Isaiah 16-18 | Romans 13 | ||
| 8/5/2009 | Isaiah 19-22 | Romans 14 | ||
| 8/6/2009 | Isaiah 23-25 | Romans 15 | ||
| 8/7/2009-8/9/2009 | Isaiah 26-29 | Romans 16 |
Week 32
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 8/10/2009 | Isaiah 30-33 | Eph. 1 | ||
| 8/11/2009 | Isaiah 34-35 | Eph. 2 | ||
| 8/12/2009 | II Kings 17 | II Chron. 28 | Eph. 3 | Psalm 46 |
| 8/13/2009 | II Chron. 29-31 | Eph. 4 | ||
| 8/14/2009-8/16/2009 | II Kings 18-19 | II Chron. 32 | Eph. 5 |
Week 33
| Date | Reading 1 | Reading 2 | Reading 3 | Reading 4 |
| 8/17/2009 | Isaiah 36-37 | Eph. 6 | Psalm 76 | |
| 8/18/2009 | II Kings 20 | Isaiah 38-40 | Phil. 1 | Psalm 75 |
