{"id":1114,"date":"2019-11-09T17:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themajestysmen.com\/gabrielhughes\/40-day-bible-reading-plan-an-overview-of-the-bible\/"},"modified":"2020-07-18T16:11:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T16:11:19","slug":"40-day-bible-reading-plan-an-overview-of-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themajestysmen.com\/pastorgabe\/40-day-bible-reading-plan-an-overview-of-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Day Bible Reading Plan, an Overview of the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Uhi6LwdFy0w\/Xcb91yr-FxI\/AAAAAAAAC5o\/562WcaoWi1o87MxKcWCw4El4D1FKcFk8gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/BibleStudy.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"403\" data-original-width=\"1124\" height=\"228\" data-src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Uhi6LwdFy0w\/Xcb91yr-FxI\/AAAAAAAAC5o\/562WcaoWi1o87MxKcWCw4El4D1FKcFk8gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/BibleStudy.jpg\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/228;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>This past Sunday, I preached on how to read your Bible (notes from that sermon coming in a future blog post). Toward the end of the sermon, I provided a 40-day Bible reading plan that gives the reader an overview of the Bible. What are the most important events you need to know? Several have e-mailed and asked for that list. Here it is!<\/p>\n<p><b>Day 1<\/b><br \/>Genesis 1-2 \u2014 <i>The Creation Account<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 2<\/b><br \/>Genesis 3-4 \u2014 <i>The Fall of Man<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 3<\/b><br \/>Genesis 6, 8, 11:1-9 \u2014 <i>The Flood and Tower of Babel<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 4<\/b><br \/>Genesis 15, 17 \u2014 <i>God\u2019s Covenant with Abraham<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 5<\/b><br \/>Genesis 18-19:29 \u2014 <i>Sodom and Gomorrah<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 6<\/b><br \/>Genesis 22 \u2014 <i>Deliverance of Isaac<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 7<\/b><br \/>Exodus 3-4 \u2014 <i>God Calls Moses<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 8<\/b><br \/>Exodus 20 \u2014 <i>The Ten Commandments<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 9<\/b><br \/>Joshua 1, 24 \u2014 <i>Conquering the Promised Land<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 10<\/b><br \/>1 Samuel 16-17 \u2014 <i>David and Goliath<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 11<\/b><br \/>1 Kings 3, 8:1-9:9 \u2014 <i>King Solomon\u2019s Wisdom and the Temple<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 12<\/b><br \/>1 Kings 18 \u2014 <i>Elijah and the Priests of Baal<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 13<\/b><br \/>2 Kings 25 \u2014 <i>The Siege of Jerusalem and Exile of Judah<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 14<\/b><br \/>Daniel 1-2 \u2014 <i>Daniel in Babylon<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 15<\/b><br \/>Daniel 3, 6 \u2014 <i>The Fiery Furnace, Daniel and the Lion\u2019s Den<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 16<\/b><br \/>Ezra 1, 3 \u2014 <i>Rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 17<\/b><br \/>Psalms 1-2, 8 \u2014 <i>Opening Psalms, How Excellent Your Name<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 18<\/b><br \/>Psalms 13, 23, 42 \u2014 <i>The Lord is My Shepherd<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 19<\/b><br \/>Psalms 51, 91, 139 \u2014 <i>Forgive Me, Search Me, and Know Me<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 20<\/b><br \/>Isaiah 9, 53, 61 \u2014 <i>Prophecy of the Coming Messiah<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 21<\/b><br \/>Luke 1-2 \u2014 <i>The Birth of Jesus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 22<\/b><br \/>John 1:1-18, Mark 1 \u2014 <i>Who Jesus Is<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 23<\/b><br \/>Matthew 5-7 \u2014 <i>Sermon on the Mount<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 24<\/b><br \/>John 3-4 \u2014 <i>God so Loved the World<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 25<\/b><br \/>John 5-6 \u2014 <i>Jesus\u2019 Miracles and Authority<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 26<\/b><br \/>John 11-12 \u2014 <i>Jesus Raises Lazarus, His Power Over Death<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 27<\/b><br \/>John 16-17 \u2014 <i>Christ\u2019s Comfort and High Priestly Prayer<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 28<\/b><br \/>Matthew 26-27 \u2014 <i>Arrest and Crucifixion of Jesus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 29<\/b><br \/>John 20 \u2014 <i>The Resurrection of Jesus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 30<\/b><br \/>Luke 24 \u2014 <i>The Ascension of Jesus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 31<\/b><br \/>Acts 1-2 \u2014 <i>Giving of the Holy Spirit<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 32<\/b><br \/>Acts 9 \u2014 <i>Conversion of Saul<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 33<\/b><br \/>Acts 16-17 \u2014 <i>The Gospel Spreads, Sermon at Mars Hill<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 34<\/b><br \/>Romans 1-3 \u2014 <i>Justification by Faith Alone<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 35<\/b><br \/>Romans 6-8 \u2014 <i>Battle with Sin, Life in the Spirit<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 36<\/b><br \/>1 Corinthians 15 \u2014 <i>The Power of the Resurrection<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 37<\/b><br \/>Ephesians 1, 6 \u2014 <i>As God\u2019s Chosen Ones, Put On the Armor of God<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 38<\/b><br \/>Philippians 1-2 (&amp; 3-4) \u2014 <i>The Example of Christ (Rejoice Always)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 39<\/b><br \/>Revelation 2-3 \u2014 <i>Letters to the Churches<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Day 40<\/b><br \/>Revelation 21-22 \u2014 <i>The New Heaven and New Earth<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Sunday, I preached on how to read your Bible (notes from that sermon coming in a future blog post). 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