This plan is for those of you who are new to reading the Bible or have limited time. You will usually read one chapter per day.

It will take you a little more than a year to read the main story line of the Old Testament and some other important chapters.

The Medium Plan covers two chapters per day. With the Complete Plan, you would read about three chapters daily and finish the entire bible in a year.

Since we’re studying in the order of writing, Job follows Genesis.

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_____ Gen 1 _____ Gen 2 _____ Gen 3
_____ Gen 4 _____ Gen 5 _____ Gen 6
_____ Gen 7 _____ Gen 8 _____ Gen 9
_____ Gen 10 _____ Gen 11 _____ Gen 12
_____ Gen 13 _____ Gen 14 _____ Gen 15
_____ Gen 16 _____ Gen 17 _____ Gen 18
_____ Gen 19 _____ Gen 20 _____ Gen 21
_____ Gen 22 _____ Gen 23 _____ Gen 24
_____ Gen 25 _____ Gen 26 _____ Gen 27
_____ Gen 28 _____ Gen 29 _____ Gen 30
_____ Gen 31 _____ Gen 32 _____ Gen 33
_____ Gen 34 _____ Gen 35 _____ Gen 37
_____ Gen 38 _____ Gen 39 _____ Gen 40
_____ Gen 41 _____ Gen 42 _____ Gen 43
_____ Gen 44 _____ Gen 45 _____ Gen 46
_____ Gen 47 _____ Gen 48 _____ Gen 49
_____ Gen 50 _____ Job 1 _____ Job 2
_____ Job 3 _____ Job 9 _____ Job 13
_____ Job 14 _____ Job 16 _____ Job 17
_____ Job 23 _____ Job 28 _____ Job 31
_____ Job 38–39 _____ Job 40 _____ Job 41
_____ Job 42 _____ Exod 1 _____ Exod 2
_____ Exod 3 _____ Exod 4 _____ Exod 5
_____ Exod 6 _____ Exod 7 _____ Exod 8
_____ Exod 9 _____ Exod 10 _____ Exod 11
_____ Exod 12 _____ Exod 13 _____ Exod 14
_____ Exod 15 _____ Exod 16 _____ Exod 17
_____ Exod 18 _____ Exod 19 _____ Exod 20
_____ Exod 21 _____ Exod 22 _____ Exod 23
_____ Exod 24 _____ Exod 25 _____ Exod 26
_____ Exod 27 _____ Exod 28 _____ Exod 29
_____ Exod 30 _____ Exod 31 _____ Exod 32
_____ Exod 33 _____ Exod 34 _____ Exod 35–36:7
_____ Ex 39:32–43,40 _____ Lev 1 _____ Lev 2
_____ Lev 3 _____ Lev 4 _____ Lev 5
_____ Lev 6 _____ Lev 7 _____ Lev 8
_____ Lev 9 _____ Lev 10 _____ Lev 16
_____ Lev 23 _____ Lev 24 _____ Lev 25
_____ Num 3 _____ Num 6 _____ Num 9
_____ Num 10 _____ Num 11 _____ Num 12
_____ Num 13 _____ Num 14 _____ Num 15
_____ Num 16 _____ Num 17 _____ Num 20
_____ Num 21 _____ Num 22 _____ Num 23
_____ Num 24 _____ Num 25 _____ Num 27
_____ Num 31 _____ Num 32 _____ Num 35
_____ Deut 4 _____ Deut 6 _____ Deut 7
_____ Deut 8 _____ Deut 29 _____ Deut 30
_____ Deut 31–32 _____ Deut 33 _____ Deut 34
_____ Josh 1 _____ Josh 2 _____ Josh 3
_____ Josh 4 _____ Josh 5 _____ Josh 6
_____ Josh 7 _____ Josh 8 _____ Josh 9
_____ Josh 10 _____ Josh 11 _____ Josh 22
_____ Josh 23 _____ Josh 24 _____ Judg 1
_____ Judg 2 _____ Judg 3 _____ Judg 4–5
_____ Judg 6 _____ Judg 7–8 _____ Judg 9
_____ Judg 10–11 _____ Judg 12 _____ Judg 13
_____ Judg 14–15 _____ Judg 16 _____ Judg 17–18
_____ Judg 19 _____ Judg 21–22 _____ Ruth 1
_____ Ruth 2 _____ Ruth 3 _____ Ruth 4
_____ 1 Sam 1 _____ 1 Sam 2 _____ 1 Sam 3
_____ 1 Sam 4 _____ 1 Sam 5 _____ 1 Sam 6
_____ 1 Sam 7 _____ 1 Sam 8 _____ 1 Sam 9
_____ 1 Sam 10 _____ 1 Sam 11 _____ 1 Sam 12
_____ 1 Sam 13 _____ 1 Sam 14 _____ 1 Sam 15
_____ 1 Sam 16 _____ 1 Sam 17 _____ 1 Sam 18
_____ 1 Sam 19 _____ 1 Sam 20 _____ 1 Sam 21
_____ 1 Sam 22 _____ 1 Sam 23 _____ 1 Sam 24
_____ 1 Sam 25 _____ 1 Sam 26 _____ 1 Sam 27
_____ 1 Sam 28 _____ 1 Sam 29 _____ 1 Sam 30
_____ 1 Sam 31 _____ 2 Sam 1 _____ 2 Sam 2
_____ 2 Sam 3 _____ 2 Sam 4 _____ 2 Sam 5
_____ 2 Sam 6 _____ 2 Sam 7 _____ 2 Sam 8
_____ 2 Sam 9 _____ 2 Sam 10 _____ 2 Sam 11
_____ 2 Sam 12 _____ 2 Sam 13 _____ 2 Sam 14
_____ 2 Sam 15 _____ 2 Sam 16 _____ 2 Sam 17
_____ 2 Sam 18 _____ 2 Sam 19 _____ 2 Sam 20
_____ 2 Sam 21 _____ 2 Sam 22 _____ 2 Sam 23
_____ 2 Sam 24 _____ 1 Kgs 1 _____ 1 Kgs 2
_____ 1 Kgs 3 _____ 1 Kgs 4 _____ 1 Kgs 5
_____ 1 Kgs 6 _____ 1 Kgs 7 _____ 1 Kgs 8
_____ 1 Kgs 9 _____ 1 Kgs 10 _____ 1 Kgs 11
_____ 1 Kgs 12 _____ 1 Kgs 13 _____ 1 Kgs 14
_____ 1 Kgs 15 _____ 1 Kgs 16 _____ 1 Kgs 17
_____ 1 Kgs 18 _____ 1 Kgs 19 _____ 1 Kgs 20
_____ 1 Kgs 21 _____ 1 Kgs 22 _____ Ps 1–2
_____ Ps 4, 8 _____ Ps 14–15 _____ Ps 18–19
_____ Ps 22–23 _____ Ps 25, 27 _____ Ps 32, 34
_____ Ps 35, 37 _____ Ps 39–40 _____ Ps 41–42
_____ Ps 46, 49 _____ Ps 50–51 _____ Ps 56, 63
_____ Ps 69–70 _____ Ps 72–73 _____ Ps 85, 88
_____ Ps 96, 98 _____ Ps 103, 110 _____ Ps 119
_____ Ps 123–124 _____ Ps 137, 150 _____ Prov 1
_____ Prov 2 _____ Prov 3 _____ Prov 4
_____ Prov 5 _____ Prov 6 _____ Prov 7
_____ Prov 8 _____ 2 Kgs 1 _____ 2 Kgs 2
_____ 2 Kgs 3 _____ 2 Kgs 4 _____ 2 Kgs 5
_____ 2 Kgs 6 _____ 2 Kgs 7 _____ 2 Kgs 8
_____ 2 Kgs 9 _____ 2 Kgs 10 _____ 2 Kgs 11
_____ 2 Kgs 12 _____ 2 Kgs 13 _____ 2 Kgs 14
_____ 2 Kgs 15 _____ 2 Kgs 16 _____ 2 Kgs 17
_____ 2 Kgs 18 _____ 2 Kgs 19 _____ 2 Kgs 20
_____ 2 Kgs 21 _____ 2 Kgs 22 _____ 2 Kgs 23
_____ 2 Kgs 24 _____ 2 Kgs 25 _____ Amos 1
_____ Amos 5 _____ Jonah 1 _____ Jonah 2
_____ Jonah 3 _____ Jonah 4 _____ Hos 1
_____ Hos 2 _____ Hos 3 _____ Mic 5
_____ Mic 7 _____ Isa 1 _____ Isa 2
_____ Isa 3 _____ Isa 4 _____ Isa 5
_____ Isa 6 _____ Isa 7 _____ Isa 8
_____ Isa 9 _____ Isa 10 _____ Isa 11
_____ Isa 40 _____ Isa 43 _____ Isa 44
_____ Isa 45 _____ Isa 49 _____ Isa 50
_____ Isa 51 _____ Isa 52 _____ Isa 53
_____ Isa 65 _____ Isa 66 _____ Jer 1
_____ Jer 23 _____ Jer 24 _____ Jer 25
_____ Jer 29 _____ Jer 30 _____ Jer 31
_____ Jer 39 _____ Jer 40 _____ Jer 41
_____ Jer 42 _____ Jer 43 _____ Jer 44
_____ Jer 45 _____ Jer 52 _____ Nah 1
_____ Nah 2 _____ Nah 3 _____ Hab 1
_____ Hab 2 _____ Hab 3 _____ Zeph 3
_____ Joel 2 _____ Dan 1 _____ Dan 2
_____ Dan 3 _____ Dan 4 _____ Dan 5
_____ Dan 6 _____ Dan 7 _____ Dan 8
_____ Dan 9 _____ Ezek 1 _____ Ezek 2
_____ Ezek 3 _____ Ezek 8 _____ Ezek 9
_____ Ezek 10 _____ Ezek 11 _____ Ezek 34
_____ Ezek 35 _____ Ezek 36 _____ Ezek 37
_____ Ezek 40 _____ Ezek 47 _____ Ezek 48
_____ Obad _____ Esth 1 _____ Esth 2
_____ Esth 3 _____ Esth 4 _____ Esth 5
_____ Esth 6 _____ Esth 7 _____ Esth 8
_____ Esth 9 _____ Esth 10 _____ Neh 1
_____ Neh 2 _____ Neh 3 _____ Neh 4
_____ Neh 5 _____ Neh 6 _____ Neh 7
_____ Neh 8 _____ Neh 9 _____ Neh 10
_____ Hag 1 _____ Hag 2 _____ Zech 3
_____ Zech 4 _____ Zech 5 _____ Zech 6
_____ Zech 7 _____ Zech 8 _____ Zech 11
_____ Zech 12 _____ Zech 13 _____ Zech 14
_____ Mal 1 _____ Mal 2 _____ Mal 3
_____ Mal 4
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