The Best Read The Bible In A Year Challenge

Have you ever read the entire Bible? Personally, I have read the Bible a lot over the years, but I’ve never read it entirely. I’m a huge New Testament girl, so I’m always re-reading books in the New Testament. And so there are a couple of books from the Old Testament that I have yet to read! With that in mind, I’ve decided to challenge myself to finally read the entire Bible in a year. So, if you’re on the same boat as me or if you’ve already read the entire Bible but you’re up for a challenge, below I’m going to share the Read the Bible in a year Challenge that I have created for all of us!

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READ THE BIBLE IN A YEAR CHALLENGE RULES

6 BOOKS PER MONTH

Because there are 66 books in the entire Bible, I tried to evenly spread them out for 12 months. So, every month we would be reading 6 different books with the exception of January. In January, we’re going to read 7 different books to start off the year strong.

PSALMS

Since Psalms is the longest book in the Bible with a total of 150 chapters, I’ve decided to divide this book up in chapters and read it in 7 months.

The book of Psalms would be read the following way:

• January – Psalms 1-30
• March – Psalms 30-50
• May – Psalms 50-70
• June Psalms 70-90
• August – Psalms 90-110
• October – Psalms 110-130
• November – 130-150

OLD TESTAMENT + NEW TESTAMENT

Whether you enjoy reading the Old Testament or the New Testament more, every single month includes books from both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

So you’ll get a little bit of both every single month!

LONG BOOKS + SHORT BOOKS

To not overwhelm you, I’ve tried to pair up long books with short books every month.

READ THE BIBLE IN A YEAR CHALLENGE PRINTABLE

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READ THE BIBLE IN A YEAR CHALLENGE

If you’re ready to read the entire Bible in the new year, this challenge is for you!

JANUARY

To kick off this read the Bible in a year challenge, in the month of January, we’re going to read 5 books from the New Testament, 1 book from the Old Testament, and the first 30 chapters from the book of Psalms. This set of books is perfect to start the year.

BOOKS TO READ IN JANUARY:

• John – Gospel | New Testament
• Acts – Historical book | New Testament
• Ezra – History of the first church | Old Testament
• 1 John – General Epistle (letter of John) | New Testament
• 2 John – General Epistle (letter of John) | New Testament
• 3 John – General Epistle (letter of John) | New Testament
• Psalms 1-30 – Poetic/Wisdom book | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Jesus
• The first Christians
• The return of the Jews

FEBRUARY

For the month of February we’re going to dive into 4 books from the Old Testament and 3 books from the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN FEBRUARY:

• Genesis – The Pentateuch | Old Testament
• Romans – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• Jude – General Epistle | New Testament
• Nehemiah – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Ecclesiastes – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament
• Song of Solomon – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Creation + Fall
• Sin of men + God’s redemption
• Love between God & The Church (Husband + Wife)
• The vanity of Life

MARCH

In the month of March we’re going to read 3 books from the Old Testament and 3 books from the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN MARCH:

• Matthew – Gospel | New Testament
• 1 Corinthians – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• 2 Corinthians – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• Ruth – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Jeremiah – Major Prophet | Old Testament
• Psalms 30-50 – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• The life of Jesus & the disciples
• Redemption
• Covenant between God & Israel

APRIL

To spice things up in the month of April we’re going to read 5 books from the Old Testament and only 1 book from the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN APRIL:

• Exodus – Pentateuch | Old Testament
• Galatians – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• Job – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament
• Lamentations | Major Prophet | Old Testament
• Nahum – Minor Prophet | Old Testament
• Habakkuk – Minor Prophet | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Moses & The Israelites
• Suffering + Redemption of Job
• Love letters

MAY

In the month of May we will be reading 2 books from the New Testament and 4 books from the Old Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN MAY:

• Philippians – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• Ephesians – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• 1 Samuel – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Ezekiel – Major Prophet | Old Testament
• Zephaniah – Minor Prophet | Old Testament
• Psalms 50-70 – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Honoring God
• Samuel, Saul, and David
• Dreams, hopes, and plans

JUNE

In the month of June we’re going to read 5 books from the Old Testament and 1 book from the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN JUNE:

• Leviticus – Pentateuch | Old Testament
• Mark – Gospel | New Testament
• 2 Samuel – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Daniel – Major Prophet | Old Testament
• Haggai – Minor Prophet | Old Testament
• Psalms 70-90 – Poetic/Wisdom | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Holiness
• God’s sovereignty
• Miracles of Jesus

JULY

For the month of July, we’re going to read 4 books from the Old Testament and 2 books from the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN JULY:

• Luke – Gospel | New Testament
• Colossians – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• 1 Kings – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Isaiah – Mayor Prophet | Old Testament
• Micah – Minor Prophet | Old Testament
• Zechariah – Minor Prophet | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• The Kings of Israel
• Message of Salvation
• Christ’s preeminence & sufficiency

AUGUST

In the month of August we’re going to dive into 4 books of the Old Testament and 2 books of the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN AUGUST:

• Numbers – Pentateuch | Old Testament
• 1 Thessalonians – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• 2 Thessalonians – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• 2 Kings – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Hosea – Minor Prophet |Old Testament
• Psalms 90-100 – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Israel’s journey to the promised land
• Infidelity
• Kingdom of Judah + Israel

SEPTEMBER

For the month of September we’re going to read 4 books in the Old Testament and 2 books in the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN SEPTEMBER:

• Deuteronomy – Pentateuch | Old Testament
• 1 Timothy – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• 2 Timothy – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• 1 Chronicles – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Joel – Minor Prophet | Old Testament
• Malachi – Minor Prophet | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• God’s covenant
• David’s reign
• The church’s leadership & loyalty to the gospel

OCTOBER

In the month of October we’re going to read 4 Old Testament books and 2 New Testament books.

BOOKS TO READ IN OCTOBER:

• Joshua – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Titus – Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• Philemon- Pauline Epistle | New Testament
• 2 Chronicles – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Amos – Minor Prophet | Old Testament
• Psalms 110-130 – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Joshua & The Promised Land
• Northern Israel vs Southern Judah – politics and family
• Sound teaching and godliness

NOVEMBER

This month we’re going to read 4 books from the Old Testament and 2 books from the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN NOVEMBER:

• Judges – Historic Book | Old Testament
• Hebrews – General Epistle | New Testament
• James – General Epistle | New Testament
• Proverbs – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament
• Obadiah – Minor Prophet | Old Testament
• Psalms 130-150 – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Israel’s judges and corruption
• God’s wisdom
• Supremacy of Christ

DECEMBER

And finally to end the year we’re going to read 3 books from the Old Testament and 3 books from the New Testament.

BOOKS TO READ IN DECEMBER:

• Esther – Poetic/Wisdom Book | Old Testament
• 1 Peter – General Epistle | New Testament
• 2 Peter – General Epistle | New Testament
• Revelation – Apocalypse | New Testament
• Jonah – Minor Prophet – Old Testament

THEMES OF THE MONTH:

• Jesus’ victory over Satan
• Suffering for the sake of Jesus
• God saves his people

Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed this “Read the Bible In A Year” challenge and will join me in reading the entire Bible in just one year. Let me know if you will be joining me in the comments below. Here’s to reading, studying, and enjoying God’s Word together!

Sending you blessings & love,

Gabby Abigail

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