Read the bible in 90 days chronologically

Read the bible in 90 days chronologically

Through the years, several of you have asked me to host a Bible in 90 Days session, reading chronologically.

I have been hesitant to do so because reading chronologically is MUCH more challenging than reading cover to cover. When reading cover to cover, you just open your Bible and go for it. You don’t have to give much thought to the reading assignment for the day as you read… you just keep reading.

With a chronological plan, however, you have to flip back and forth between books, making the whole challenge that much more difficult.

However, since so many of you have already completed the challenge of reading cover to cover in 90 days, and since Melissa offered to develop the reading plan for us, I decided the time is right for offering a new 90 day plan,  one that follows the events of the Bible chronologically.

And Dana put it all together in a handy-dandy bookmark you can download, pop in your Bible, and track your reading.

If you have yet to read the entire Bible in 90 days, I strongly encourage you to use the Bible in 90 Days Cover to Cover Plan bookmark.

If you have already become a Bible in 90 Days graduate, and want to try something new, consider reading chronologically with us, using the Bible in 90 Days Chronological Plan bookmark. Both plans can be found on the Bible in 90 Days resource page.

I’d like to extend a HUGE  thank you to Melissa and Dana, who helped make this new plan a reality. If you are excited by the idea of a the chronological reading plan, please swing by their sites (whose links are above) and let them know.

If you’d like to read the Bible in 90 Days beginning Monday, August 20 with us, please visit the Bible in 90 Days sign up page.

So… which plan will you be following this time?

Read the bible in 90 days chronologically

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Read the bible in 90 days chronologically

Read the Bible in the order that the events happened.

365 days to complete

Estimated Completion: November 20, 2023

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Day 1

Genesis 1-3

Day 2

Genesis 4-7

Day 3

Genesis 8-11

Day 4

Job 1-5

Day 5

Job 6-9

Day 6

Job 10-13

Day 7

Job 14-16

Day 8

Job 17-20

Day 9

Job 21-23

Day 10

Job 24-28

Day 11

Job 29-31

Day 12

Job 32-34

Day 13

Job 35-37

Day 14

Job 38-39

Day 15

Job 40-42

Day 16

Genesis 12-15

Day 17

Genesis 16-18

Day 18

Genesis 19-21

Day 19

Genesis 22-24

Day 20

Genesis 25-26

Day 21

Genesis 27-29

Day 22

Genesis 30-31

Day 23

Genesis 32-34

Day 24

Genesis 35-37

Day 25

Genesis 38-40

Day 26

Genesis 41-42

Day 27

Genesis 43-45

Day 28

Genesis 46-47

Day 29

Genesis 48-50

Day 30

Exodus 1-3

Day 31

Exodus 4-6

Day 32

Exodus 7-9

Day 33

Exodus 10-12

Day 34

Exodus 13-15

Day 35

Exodus 16-18

Day 36

Exodus 19-21

Day 37

Exodus 22-24

Day 38

Exodus 25-27

Day 39

Exodus 28-29

Day 40

Exodus 30-32

Day 41

Exodus 33-35

Day 42

Exodus 36-38

Day 43

Exodus 39-40

Day 44

Leviticus 1-4

Day 45

Leviticus 5-7

Day 46

Leviticus 8-10

Day 47

Leviticus 11-13

Day 48

Leviticus 14-15

Day 49

Leviticus 16-18

Day 50

Leviticus 19-21

Day 51

Leviticus 22-23

Day 52

Leviticus 24-25

Day 53

Leviticus 26-27

Day 54

Numbers 1-2

Day 55

Numbers 3-4

Day 56

Numbers 5-6

Day 57

Numbers 7

Day 58

Numbers 8-10

Day 59

Numbers 11-13

Day 60

Numbers 14-15; Psalm 90

Day 61

Numbers 16-17

Day 62

Numbers 18-20

Day 63

Numbers 21-22

Day 64

Numbers 23-25

Day 65

Numbers 26-27

Day 66

Numbers 28-30

Day 67

Numbers 31-32

Day 68

Numbers 33-34

Day 69

Numbers 35-36

Day 70

Deuteronomy 1-2

Day 71

Deuteronomy 3-4

Day 72

Deuteronomy 5-7

Day 73

Deuteronomy 8-10

Day 74

Deuteronomy 11-13

Day 75

Deuteronomy 14-16

Day 76

Deuteronomy 17-20

Day 77

Deuteronomy 21-23

Day 78

Deuteronomy 24-27

Day 79

Deuteronomy 28-29

Day 80

Deuteronomy 30-31

Day 81

Deuteronomy 32-34; Psalm 91

Day 82

Joshua 1-4

Day 83

Joshua 5-8

Day 84

Joshua 9-11

Day 85

Joshua 12-15

Day 86

Joshua 16-18

Day 87

Joshua 19-21

Day 88

Joshua 22-24

Day 89

Judges 1-2

Day 90

Judges 3-5

Day 91

Judges 6-7

Day 92

Judges 8-9

Day 93

Judges 10-12

Day 94

Judges 13-15

Day 95

Judges 16-18

Day 96

Judges 19-21

Day 97

Ruth 1-4

Day 98

1 Samuel 1-3

Day 99

1 Samuel 4-8

Day 100

1 Samuel 9-12

Day 101

1 Samuel 13-14

Day 102

1 Samuel 15-17

Day 103

1 Samuel 18-20; Psalm 11, 59

Day 104

1 Samuel 21-24

Day 105

Psalm 7, 27, 31, 34, 52

Day 106

Psalm 56, 120, 140-142

Day 107

1 Samuel 25-27

Day 108

Psalm 17, 35, 54, 63

Day 109

1 Samuel 28-31; Psalm 18

Day 110

Psalm 121, 123-125, 128-130

Day 111

2 Samuel 1-4

Day 112

Psalm 6, 8-10, 14, 16, 19, 21

Day 113

1 Chronicles 1-2

Day 114

Psalm 43-45, 49, 84-85, 87

Day 115

1 Chronicles 3-5

Day 116

Psalm 73, 77-78

Day 117

1 Chronicles 6

Day 118

Psalm 81, 88, 92-93

Day 119

1 Chronicles 7-10

Day 120

Psalm 102-104

Day 121

2 Samuel 5:1-10; 1 Chronicles 11-12

Day 122

Psalm 133

Day 123

Psalm 106-107

Day 124

2 Samuel 5:11-25; 2 Samuel 6:1-23; 1 Chronicles 13-16

Day 125

Psalm 1-2, 15, 22-24, 47, 68

Day 126

Psalm 89, 96, 100, 101, 105, 132

Day 127

2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17

Day 128

Psalm 25, 29, 33, 36, 39

Day 129

2 Samuel 8-9; 1 Chronicles 18

Day 130

Psalm 50, 53, 60, 75

Day 131

2 Sam10; 1 Chronicles 19; Psalm 20

Day 132

Psalm 65-67, 69-70

Day 133

2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Chronicles 20

Day 134

Psalm 32, 51, 86, 122

Day 135

2 Samuel 13-15

Day 136

Psalm 3-4, 12-13, 28, 55

Day 137

2 Samuel 16-18

Day 138

Psalm 26, 40, 58, 61-62, 64

Day 139

2 Samuel 19-21

Day 140

Psalm 5, 38, 41-42

Day 141

2 Samuel 22-23; Psalm 57

Day 142

Psalm 95, 97-99

Day 143

2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21-22; Psalm 30

Day 144

Psalm 108-110

Day 145

1 Chronicles 23-25

Day 146

Psalm 131, 138-139, 143-145

Day 147

1 Chronicles 26-29; Psalm 127

Day 148

Psalm 111-118

Day 149

1 Kings 1-2; Psalm 37, 71, 94

Day 150

Psalm 119:1-88

Day 151

1 Kings 3-4; 2 Chronicles 1; Psalm 72

Day 152

Psalm 119:89-176

Day 153

Song of Solomon 1-8

Day 154

Proverbs 1-3

Day 155

Proverbs 4-6

Day 156

Proverbs 7-9

Day 157

Proverbs 10-12

Day 158

Proverbs 13-15

Day 159

Proverbs 16-18

Day 160

Proverbs 19-21

Day 161

Proverbs 22-24

Day 162

1 Kings 5-6; 2 Chronicles 2-3

Day 163

1 Kings 7; 2 Chronicles 4

Day 164

1 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 5

Day 165

2 Chronicles 6-7; Psalm 136

Day 166

Psalm 134, 146-150

Day 167

1 Kings 9; 2 Chronicles 8

Day 168

Proverbs 25-26

Day 169

Proverbs 27-29

Day 170

Ecclesiastes 1-6

Day 171

Ecclesiastes 7-12

Day 172

1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chronicles 9

Day 173

Proverbs 30-31

Day 174

1 Kings 12-14

Day 175

2 Chronicles 10-12

Day 176

1 Kings 15:1-24; 2 Chronicles 13-16

Day 177

1 Kings 15:25-34; 1 Kings 16:1-34; 2 Chronicles 17

Day 178

1 Kings 17-19

Day 179

1 Kings 20-21

Day 180

1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18

Day 181

2 Chronicles 19-23

Day 182

Obadiah; Psalm 82-83

Day 183

2 Kings 1-4

Day 184

2 Kings 5-8

Day 185

2 Kings 9-11

Day 186

2 Kings 12-13; 2 Chronicles 24

Day 187

2 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 25

Day 188

Jonah 1-4

Day 189

2 Kings 15; 2 Chronicles 26

Day 190

Isaiah 1-4

Day 191

Isaiah 5-8

Day 192

Amos 1-5

Day 193

Amos 6-9

Day 194

2 Chronicles 27; Isaiah 9-12

Day 195

Micah 1-7

Day 196

2 Chronicles 28; 2 Kings 16-17

Day 197

Isaiah 13-17

Day 198

Isaiah 18-22

Day 199

Isaiah 23-27

Day 200

2 Kings 18:1-8; 2 Chronicles 29-31; Psalm 48

Day 201

Hosea 1-7

Day 202

Hosea 8-14

Day 203

Isaiah 28-30

Day 204

Isaiah 31-34

Day 205

Isaiah 35-36

Day 206

Isaiah 37-39; Psalm 76

Day 207

Isaiah 40-43

Day 208

Isaiah 44-48

Day 209

2 Kings 18:9-37; 2 Kings 19:1-37; Psalm 46, 80, 135

Day 210

Isaiah 49-53

Day 211

Isaiah 54-58

Day 212

Isaiah 59-63

Day 213

Isaiah 64-66

Day 214

2 Kings 20-21

Day 215

2 Chronicles 32-33

Day 216

Nahum 1-3

Day 217

2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35

Day 218

Zephaniah 1-3

Day 219

Jeremiah 1-3

Day 220

Jeremiah 4-6

Day 221

Jeremiah 7-9

Day 222

Jeremiah 10-13

Day 223

Jeremiah 14-17

Day 224

Jeremiah 18-22

Day 225

Jeremiah 23-25

Day 226

Jeremiah 26-29

Day 227

Jeremiah 30-31

Day 228

Jeremiah 32-34

Day 229

Jeremiah 35-37

Day 230

Jeremiah 38-40; Psalm 74, 79

Day 231

2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36

Day 232

Habakkuk 1-3

Day 233

Jeremiah 41-45

Day 234

Jeremiah 46-48

Day 235

Jeremiah 49-50

Day 236

Jeremiah 51-52

Day 237

Lamentations 1; Lamentations 2; Lamentations 3:1-36

Day 238

Lamentations 3:37-66; Lamentations 4; Lamentations 5:1-22

Day 239

Ezekiel 1-4

Day 240

Ezekiel 5-8

Day 241

Ezekiel 9-12

Day 242

Ezekiel 13-15

Day 243

Ezekiel 16-17

Day 244

Ezekiel 18-19

Day 245

Ezekiel 20-21

Day 246

Ezekiel 22-23

Day 247

Ezekiel 24-27

Day 248

Ezekiel 28-31

Day 249

Ezekiel 32-34

Day 250

Ezekiel 35-37

Day 251

Ezekiel 38-39

Day 252

Ezekiel 40-41

Day 253

Ezekiel 42-43

Day 254

Ezekiel 44-45

Day 255

Ezekiel 46-48

Day 256

Joel 1-3

Day 257

Daniel 1-3

Day 258

Daniel 4-6

Day 259

Daniel 7-9

Day 260

Daniel 10-12

Day 261

Ezra 1-3

Day 262

Ezra 4-6; Psalm 137

Day 263

Haggai 1-2

Day 264

Zechariah 1-7

Day 265

Zechariah 8-14

Day 266

Esther 1-5

Day 267

Esther 6-10

Day 268

Ezra 7-10

Day 269

Nehemiah 1-5

Day 270

Nehemiah 6-7

Day 271

Nehemiah 8-10

Day 272

Nehemiah 11-13; Psalm 126

Day 273

Malachi 1-4

Day 274

Luke 1; John 1:1-14

Day 275

Matthew 1; Luke 2:1-38

Day 276

Matthew 2; Luke 2:39-52

Day 277

Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3

Day 278

Matthew 4; Luke 4-5; John 1:15-51

Day 279

John 2-4

Day 280

Mark 2

Day 281

John 5

Day 282

Matthew 12:1-21; Mark 3; Luke 6

Day 283

Matthew 5-7

Day 284

Matthew 8:1-13; Luke 7

Day 285

Matthew 11

Day 286

Matthew 12:22-50; Luke 11

Day 287

Matthew 13; Luke 8

Day 288

Matthew 8:14-34; Mark 4-5

Day 289

Matthew 9-10

Day 290

Matthew 14; Mark 6; Luke 9:1-17

Day 291

John 6

Day 292

Matthew 15; Mark 7

Day 293

Matthew 16; Mark 8; Luke 9:18-27

Day 294

Matthew 17; Mark 9; Luke 9:28-62

Day 295

Matthew 18

Day 296

John 7-8

Day 297

John 9:1-41; John 10:1-21

Day 298

Luke 10-11; John 10:22-42

Day 299

Luke 12-13

Day 300

Luke 14-15

Day 301

Luke 16; Luke 17:1-10

Day 302

John 11

Day 303

Luke 17:11-37; Luke 18:1-14

Day 304

Matthew 19; Mark 10

Day 305

Matthew 20-21

Day 306

Luke 18:15--43; Luke 19:1-48

Day 307

Mark 11; John 12

Day 308

Matthew 22; Mark 12

Day 309

Matthew 23; Luke 20-21

Day 310

Mark 13

Day 311

Matthew 24

Day 312

Matthew 25

Day 313

Matthew 26; Mark 14

Day 314

Luke 22; John 13

Day 315

John 14-17

Day 316

Matthew 27; Mark 15

Day 317

Luke 23; John 18-19

Day 318

Matthew 28; Mark 16

Day 319

Luke 24; John 20-21

Day 320

Acts 1-3

Day 321

Acts 4-6

Day 322

Acts 7-8

Day 323

Acts 9-10

Day 324

Acts 11-12

Day 325

Acts 13-14

Day 326

James 1-5

Day 327

Acts 15-16

Day 328

Galatians 1-3

Day 329

Galatians 4-6

Day 330

Acts 17; Acts 18:1-18

Day 331

1 Thessalonians 1-5; 2 Thessalonians 1-3

Day 332

Acts 18:19-28; Acts 19:1-41

Day 333

1 Corinthians 1-4

Day 334

1 Corinthians 5-8

Day 335

1 Corinthians 9-11

Day 336

1 Corinthians 12-14

Day 337

1 Corinthians 15-16

Day 338

2 Corinthians 1-4

Day 339

2 Corinthians 5-9

Day 340

2 Corinthians 10-13

Day 341

Acts 20:1-3; Romans 1-3

Day 342

Romans 4-7

Day 343

Romans 8-10

Day 344

Romans 11-13

Day 345

Romans 14-16

Day 346

Acts 20:4-38; Acts 21; Acts 22; Acts 23:1-35

Day 347

Acts 24-26

Day 348

Acts 27-28

Day 349

Colossians 1-4; Philemon

Day 350

Ephesians 1-6

Day 351

Philippians 1-4

Day 352

1 Timothy 1-6

Day 353

Titus 1-3

Day 354

1 Peter 1-5

Day 355

Hebrews 1-6

Day 356

Hebrews 7-10

Day 357

Hebrews 11-13

Day 358

2 Timothy 1-4

Day 359

2 Peter 1-3; Jude

Day 360

1 John 1-5

Day 361

2 John; 3 John

Day 362

Revelation 1-5

Day 363

Revelation 6-11

Day 364

Revelation 12-18

Day 365

Revelation 19-22

What is the chronological order to read the Bible?

You can start by following a simple historical narrative. Your Bible study can begin with Genesis and then reading in order: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2, Samuel, 1 and 2, Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Jonah, followed by Acts.

How long does it take to read the Bible in 90 days?

You can accomplish a lot in 90 days (3 months). A lot of people set goals in this time frame. 90 days is a good amount of time to read through a Bible it's much easier than 30 days yet, still gives you a challenge. It takes you reading about 13 chapters a day to finish the Bible in 3 months.

Can you read the Bible in 90 days?

You can get The Bible in 90 Days, which is a special edition of the NIV Thinline Bible with “start” and “end” markers to help you know where to begin and end each day's reading. But before you start reading, don't forget to sign up for the 90-Day challenge.

Is it easier to read the Bible in chronological order?

It might seem easier to pick and choose certain well-known stories or easy to understand passages to read while studying the Word, but taking time to work through the Bible in the order the events actually happened is both wise and helpful in that connects all those stories.