The Best Old Testament Bible Reading Plan

Are you looking for a bible reading plan to follow in the new year? It may be January 2nd, but the year has barely commenced. So, now is the perfect time to jump in a good bible reading plan. Last year, we launched “The Best Read The Bible In A Year Challenge” for those who wanted to read the entire Bible in a year. This year’s plan will have a different focus and purpose. Because the Old Testament is always harder to get through, this year’s focus will be getting through the entire Old Testament. So keep reading to learn about the best Old Testament Bible reading plan for the new year.

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Old Testament Books In Categories

Before we get into the Old Testament bible reading plan, it’s important to know what the books in the Old Testament are and the categories each book belongs to.

THE PENTATEUCH

Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus

Numbers
Deuteronomy

HISTORICAL BOOKS

Joshua

Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel

2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings

1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra

Nehemiah
Esther

POETIC BOOKS

Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

MAJOR PROPHETS

Isaiah
Jeremiah

Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel

MINOR PROPHETS

Hosea
Joel
Amos

Obadiah
Jonah
Micah

Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah

Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

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January Books To Read

Psalm 1-15 (15 chapters)
Genesis (50 chapters)
1 Samuel (31 chapters)

Hosea (14 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 110

Daily Reading Plan Idea For January

January 1 – Psalm 1-5

January 2 – Psalm 6-10
January 3 – Psalm 11-15
January 4 – Genesis 1-4

January 5 – Genesis 5-8
January 6 – Genesis 9-12
January 7 – Genesis 13-16

January 8 – Genesis 17-20
January 9 – Hosea 1-2
January 10 – Hosea 3-4

January 11 – Hosea 5-6
January 12 – Hosea 7-8
January 13 – Hosea 9-10

January 14 – Hosea 11-14
January 15 – Genesis 21-24
January 16 – Genesis 25-28

January 17 – Genesis 29-32
January 18 – Genesis 33-36
January 19 – Genesis 37-40

January 20 – 1 Samuel 1-4
January 21 – 1 Samuel 5-8
January 22 – 1 Samuel 9-12

January 23 – 1 Samuel 13-16
January 24 – Genesis 41-44
January 25 – Genesis 45-48

January 26 – Genesis 49-50
January 27 – 1 Samuel 17-20
January 28 – 1 Samuel 21-24

January 29 – 1 Samuel 25-27
January 30 – 1 Samuel 28-31

February Books To Read

Psalm 15-30 (15 chapters)

Exodus (40 chapters)
Ruth (4 chapters)
Joel (3 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 62

Daily Reading Plan Idea For February

February 1 – Exodus 1-3
February 2 – Exodus 4-6

February 3 – Exodus 7-9
February 4 – Exodus 10-12
February 5 – Exodus 13-15

February 6 – Ruth 1-2
February 7 – Ruth 3-4
February 8 – Exodus 16-18

February 9 – Exodus 19-21
February 10 – Exodus 22-24
February 11 – Exodus 25-26

February 12 – Exodus 27-28
February 13 – Exodus 29-30
February 14 – Joel 1-3

February 15 – Psalm 15-16
February 16 – Psalm 17-18
February 17 – Psalm 19-20

February 18 – Exodus 31-32
February 19 – Exodus 33-34
February 20 – Exodus 35-36

February 21 – Exodus 37-38
February 22 – Exodus 39-40
February 23 – Psalm 21-22

February 24 -Psalm 23-24
February 25 – Psalm 25-26
February 26 – Psalm 27-28

February 27 -Psalm 29-30
February 28 – CATCH UP ON ANY READING!

March Books To Read

Psalm 30-45 (15 chapters)

Leviticus (27 chapters)
2 Samuel (24 chapters)
Amos (9 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 75

Daily Reading Plan Idea For March

March 1 – Leviticus 1-2
March 2 – Leviticus 3-4

March 3 – Leviticus 5-6
March 4 – Leviticus 7-8
March 5 – Amos 1-3

March 6 – Amos 4-6
March 7 – Amos 7-9
March 8 – Leviticus 9-10

March 9 – Leviticus 11-12
March 10 – Leviticus 13-14
March 11 – Psalm 31-33

March 12 – Psalm 34-36
March 13 – Psalm 37-39
March 14 – Psalm 40-42

March 15 – Psalm 43-45
March 16 – Leviticus 15-16
March 17 – Leviticus 17-18

March 18 – Leviticus 19-20
March 19 – 2 Samuel 1-3
March 20 – 2 Samuel 4-6

March 21 – 2 Samuel 7-9
March 22 – 2 Samuel 10-12
March 23 – 2 Samuel 13-15

March 24 – 2 Samuel 16-17
March 25 – Leviticus 21-22
March 26 – Leviticus 23-24

March 27 – Leviticus 25-27
March 28 – 2 Samuel 18-19
March 29 – 2 Samuel 20-21

March 30 – 2 Samuel 22-23
March 31 – 2 Samuel 24

April Books To Read

Psalm 45-60 (15 chapters)

Numbers (36 chapters)
Ezra (10 chapters)
Obadiah (1 chapter)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 62

Daily Reading Plan Idea For April

April 1 – Numbers 1-2
April 2 – Numbers 3-4

April 3 – Numbers 5-6
April 4 – Numbers 7-8
April 5 – Numbers 9-10

April 6 – Obadiah 1
April 7 – Ezra 1-2
April 8 – Ezra 3-4
April 9 – Ezra 5-6
April 10 – Ezra 7-8
April 11 – Ezra 9-10
April 12 – Numbers 11-12
April 13 – Numbers 13-14
April 14 – Numbers 15-16
April 15 – Numbers 17-18
April 16 – Numbers 19-20
April 17 – Psalm 46-47
April 18 – Psalm 48-49
April 19 – Psalm 50-51
April 20 – Psalm 52-53
April 21 – Psalm 54-55
April 22 – Psalm 56-58
April 23 -Psalm 59-60
April 24 – Numbers 21-22
April 25 – Numbers 23-24
April 26 – Numbers 25-26
April 27 – Numbers 27-28
April 28 – Numbers 29-30
April 29 – Numbers 31-33
April 30 – Numbers 34-36

May Books To Read

Psalm 60-75 (15 chapters)
Deuteronomy (34 chapters)
1 Kings (22 chapters)
Jonah (4 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 75

Daily Reading Plan Idea For May

May 1 – Jonah 1-2
May 2 – Jonah 3-4
May 3 – Deuteronomy 1-2
May 4 – Deuteronomy 3-4
May 5 – Deuteronomy 5-6
May 6 – Deuteronomy 7-8
May 7 – Deuteronomy 9-10
May 8 – Psalm 61-63
May 9 – Psalm 64-66
May 10 – Psalm 67-69
May 11 – Psalm 70-72
May 12 – Psalm 73-75
May 13 – Deuteronomy 11-12
May 14 – Deuteronomy 13-14
May 15 – Deuteronomy 15-16
May 16 – Deuteronomy 17-18
May 17 – Deuteronomy 19-20
May 18 – 1 Kings 1-3
May 19 – 1 Kings 4-6
May 20 – 1 Kings 7-9
May 21 – 1 Kings 10-12
May 22 – 1 Kings 13-15
May 23 – Deuteronomy 21-22
May 24 – Deuteronomy 23-24
May 25 – Deuteronomy 25-26
May 26 – Deuteronomy 27-28
May 27 – Deuteronomy 29-30
May 28 – Deuteronomy 31-32
May 29 – Deuteronomy 33-34
May 30 – 1 Kings 16-18
May 31 – 1 Kings 19-22

June Books To Read

Psalm 75-90 (15 chapters)
Joshua (24 chapters)
Nehemiah (13 chapters)
Micah (7 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 59

Daily Reading Plan Idea For June

June 1 – CATCH UP/ CATCH YOUR BREATH DAY.
June 2 – Micah 1-2
June 3 – Micah 3-4
June 4 – Micah 5-6
June 5 – Micah 7
June 6 – Joshua 1-2
June 7 – Joshua 3-4
June 8 – Joshua 5-6
June 9 – Joshua 7-8
June 10 – Joshua 9-10
June 11 – Psalm 76-77
June 12 – Psalm 78-79
June 13 – Psalm 80-81
June 14 – Psalm 82-83
June 15 – Psalm 84-85
June 16 – Joshua 11-12
June 17 – Joshua 13-14
June 18 – Joshua 15-16
June 19 – Joshua 17-18
June 20 – Joshua 19-20
June 21 – Joshua 21-22
June 22 – Joshua 23-24
June 23 – Nehemiah 1-2
June 24 – Nehemiah 3-4
June 25 – Nehemiah 5-6
June 26 – Nehemiah 7-8
June 27 – Nehemiah 9-10
June 28 – Nehemiah 11-13
June 29 – Psalm 86-87
June 30 – Psalm 88-90

July Books To Read

Psalm 90-105 (15 chapters)
Judges (21 chapters)
2 Kings (25 chapters)
Nahum (3 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 64

Daily Reading Plan Idea For July

July 1 – Nahum 1-3
July 2 – Judges 1-2
July 3 – Judges 3-4
July 4 – Judges 5-6
July 5 – Judges 7-8
July 6 – Judges 9-10
July 7 – Judges 11-12
July 8 – Judges 13-14
July 9 – Judges 15-16
July 10 – Psalm 91-92
July 11 – Psalm 93-94
July 12 – Psalm 95-96
July 13 – Psalm 97-98
July 14 – Psalm 99-100
July 15 – Judges 17-18
July 16 – Judges 19-21
July 17 – 2 Kings 1-2
July 18 – 2 Kings 3-4
July 19 – 2 Kings 5-6
July 20 – 2 Kings 7-8
July 21 – 2 Kings 9-10
July 22 – 2 Kings 11-12
July 23 – 2 Kings 13-14
July 24 – 2 Kings 15-16
July 25 – 2 Kings 17-18
July 26 – 2 Kings 19-20
July 27 – 2 Kings 21-22
July 28 – 2 Kings 23-25
July 29 – Psalm 101-102
July 30 – Psalm 103-105
July 31 – CATCH UP ON ANY READING!

August Books To Read

Psalm 105-120 (15 chapters)
Job (42 chapters)
Esther (10 chapters)
Habakkuk (3 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 70

Daily Reading Plan Idea For August

August 1 – Job 1-2
August 2 – Job 3-4
August 3 – Job 5-6
August 4 – Job 7-8
August 5 – Job 9-10
August 6 – Job 11-12
August 7 – Habakkuk 1-3
August 8 – Job 13-14
August 9 – Job 15-16
August 10 – Job 17-18
August 11 – Job 19-20
August 12 – Job 21-22
August 13 – Job 23-24
August 14 – Esther 1-2
August 15 – Esther 3-4
August 16 – Esther 5-6
August 17 – Esther 7-8
August 18 – Esther 9-10
August 19 – Job 25-26
August 20 – Job 27-28
August 21 – Job 29-30
August 22 – Pslam 106-108
August 23 – Psalm 109-112
August 24 – Psalm 113-115
August 25 – Psalm 116-118
August 26 – Psalm 119
August 27 – Job 31-33
August 28 – Job 34-36
August 29 – Job 37-39
August 30 – Job 40-41
August 31 – Job 42

September Books To Read

Psalm 120-135 (15 chapters)
Isaiah (66 chapters)
1 Chronicles (29 chapters)
Zephaniah (3 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 113

Daily Reading Plan Idea For September

September 1 – Isaiah 1-3
September 2 – Isaiah 4-6
September 3 – Isaiah 7-9
September 4 – Isaiah 10-12
September 5 – Isaiah 13-15
September 6 – Isaiah 16-18
September 7 – Isaiah 19-21
September 8 – Isaiah 22-24
September 9 – Zephaniah 1-3
September 10 – Psalm 121-125
September 11 – Psalm 126-130
September 12 – Psalm 131-135
September 13 – Isaiah 25-27
September 14 – Isaiah 28-30
September 15 – Isaiah 31-33
September 16 – Isaiah 34-36
September 17 – Isaiah 37-40
September 18 – Isaiah 41-45
September 19 – 1 Chronicles 1-4
September 20 – 1 Chronicles 5-8
September 21 – 1 Chronicles 9-12
September 22 – 1 Chronicles 13-16
September 23 – 1 Chronicles 17-20
September 24 – 1 Chronicles 21-24
September 25 – 1 Chronicles 25-29
September 26 – Isaiah 46-50
September 27 – Isaiah 51-55
September 28 – Isaiah 56-60
September 29 – Isaiah 61-63
September 30 – Isaiah 64-66

October Books To Read

Psalm 135-150 (15 chapters)
Jeremiah (52 chapters)
Lamentations (5 chapters)
Haggai (2 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 74

Daily Reading Plan Idea For October

October 1 – Psalm 136-138
October 2 – Psalm 139-141
October 3 – Psalm 142-144
October 4 – Psalm 145-146
October 5 – Psalm 147-150
October 6 – Jeremiah 1-2
October 7 – Jeremiah 3-4
October 8 – Jeremiah 5-6
October 9 – Jeremiah 7-8
October 10 – Jeremiah 9-10
October 11 – Jeremiah 11-12
October 12 – Jeremiah 13-14
October 13 – Jeremiah 15-16
October 14 – Haggai 1-2
October 15 – Jeremiah 17-18
October 16 – Jeremiah 19-20
October 17 – Jeremiah 21-22
October 18 – Jeremiah 23-24
October 19 – Jeremiah 25-27
October 20 – Jeremiah 28-30
October 21 – Jeremiah 31-33
October 22 – Jeremiah 34-36
October 23 – Jeremiah 37-39
October 24 – Jeremiah 40-42
October 25 – Jeremiah 43-45
October 26 – Jeremiah 46-47
October 27 – Jeremiah 48-50
October 28 – Jeremiah 51-52
October 29 – Lamentations 1-2
October 30 -Lamentations 3-5
October 31 – CATCH UP & CATCH YOUR BREATH

November Books To Read

Ecclesiastes (12 chapters)
Ezekiel (48 chapters)
2 Chronicles (36 chapters)
Zechariah (14 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 110

Daily Reading Plan Idea For November

November 1 – Ezekiel 1-3
November 2 – Ezekiel 4-5
November 3 – Ezekiel 6-9
November 4 – Ezekiel 10-12
November 5 – Ezekiel 13-15
November 6 – Ezekiel 16-18
November 7 – Ezekiel 19-21
November 8 – Ezekiel 22-24
November 9 – Ezekiel 25-28
November 10 – Ezekiel 29-30
November 11 – Ecclesiastes 1-4
November 12 – Ecclesiastes 5-8
November 13 – Ecclesiastes 9-12
November 14 – 2 Chronicles 1-3
November 15 – 2 Chronicles 4-6
November 16 – 2 Chronicles 7-9
November 17 – 2 Chronicles 10-12
November 18 – 2 Chronicles 13-16
November 19 – 2 Chronicles 17-20
November 20 – Ezekiel 31-35
November 21 – Ezekiel 36-40
November 22 – Ezekiel 41-45
November 23 – Ezekiel 46-48
November 24 – Zechariah 1-4
November 25 – Zechariah 5-8
November 26 – Zechariah 9-14
November 27 – 2 Chronicles 21-24
November 28 – 2 Chronicles 25-29
November 29 – 2 Chronicles 30-33
November 30 – 2 Chronicles 34-36

December Books To Read

Song of Solomon (8 chapters)
Proverbs (31 chapters)
Daniel (12 chapters)
Malachi (4 chapters)

TOTAL OF CHAPTERS TO READ: 55

Daily Reading Plan Idea For December

December 1 – CATCH UP ON ANY READINGS!
December 2 – Song of Solomon 1-2
December 3 – Song of Solomon 3-4
December 4 – Song of Solomon 5-6
December 5 – Song of Solomon 7-8
December 6 – Proverbs 1-2
December 7 – Proverbs 3-4
December 8 – Proverbs 5-6
December 9 – Proverbs 7-8
December 10 – Proverbs 9-10
December 11 – Proverbs 11-12
December 12 – Proverbs 13-14
December 13 – Proverbs 15-16
December 14 – Proverbs 17-18
December 15 – Proverbs 19-20
December 16 – Malachi 1-2
December 17 – Malachi 3-4
December 18 – Proverbs 21-22
December 19 – Proverbs 23-24
December 20 – Proverbs 25-26
December 21 – Proverbs 27-28
December 22 – Proverbs 29-30
December 23 – Proverbs 31
December 24 – Daniel 1-2
December 25 – Daniel 3-4
December 26 – Daniel 5-6
December 27 – Daniel 7-8
December 28 – Daniel 9-10
December 29 – Daniel 11-12
December 30 – CATCH UP ON ANY READINGS
December 31 – SOAK IN THE VICTORY!

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Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed this Old Testament Reading Plan challenge and will join me in reading the entire Old Testament in a year! Let me know if you will be joining me in the comments below. Here’s to a blessed year!

Sending you blessings & love,

Gabby Abigail

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