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I read Joshua in my Chronological Bible. According to Crossway, it takes 1 hour and 42 minutes to read the whole book of Joshua.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read Joshua through on your own:
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
I read Deuteronomy using my Chronological Bible after the book of Numbers. I hate to keep repeating this, but here is yet again another one of the books that I always struggled to get through when I would start reading the Bible at Genesis (and that is if I made it through Leviticus and Numbers). But one of the churches we went to when searching for a church home was doing a walkthrough of Deuteronomy, and it piqued my interest. While reading it, I found so many gems, and it was a bit shocking how much it talked about the Word of God. According to Crossway, it takes 2 hours and 24 minutes to read the book of Deuteronomy.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read Deuteronomy through on your own:
Drop me a comment if you have taken the 2 hours and 24 minutes to read Deuteronomy. Do you know any other great resources for this book? Leave them below!
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
The book of Numbers was after Leviticus in my Chronological Bible. This is another one of the books that always causes me to abandon my Bible reading so I was thankful that I was able to read it through. Truthfully The Bible Project videos below helped a bunch with preparing to read this book and understand why it was important (Yes, I cheated and watched them before I started). According to Crossway, it takes 2 hours and 57 minutes to read Numbers.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read Numbers through on your own:
Drop me a comment if you have taken the 2 hours and 57 minutes to read the book of Numbers. Do you know any other great resources for this book? Leave them below!
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
My reading of Leviticus was after Exodus in my Chronological Bible. This has always been the hardest book for me to read. Honestly, I skip or skim through it most of the time. But I took the time to read every word this go-round. And now I can’t wait to do a deeper study on the Tabernacle. According to Crossway, it takes 2 hours and 3 minutes to read Leviticus.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read Leviticus through on your own:
Drop me a comment if you have taken the 2 hours and 3 minutes to read Leviticus. Do you know any other great resources for this book? Leave them below!
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
I decided to read the book of Revelation after talking about the second coming in a group Bible Study I was doing. I’ve been told so often that many Christians stay away from this book because it’s considered scary. I didn’t get that when I read it, and I knew it was essential to know the details of Jesus’ return. After all, people weren’t prepared during His first coming, and I am not trying to be like them. According to Crossway, it takes 1 hour and 10 minutes to read Revelation.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read Revelation through on your own:
FYI this message is taught as Daniel/Revelation. Videos 1-5 are Daniel, and 6-12 are Revelation.
Drop me a comment if you have taken the 1 hour and 10 minutes to read Revelations. Do you know any other great resources for this book? Leave them below!
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
Exodus was the next book after Job in my Chronological Bible. I think this is one of the books I am most familiar with, as so many people know the exodus story and about Moses. According to Crossway, it takes 2 hours and 51 minutes to read the book of Exodus.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read Exodus through on your own:
Drop me a comment if you have taken the 2 hours and 51 minutes to read the book of Exodus. Do you know any other great resources for this book? Leave them below!
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
Job was the next book I read after Genesis in my Chronological Bible. From my understanding, the story takes place during the time of Genesis, so even though traditionally it is the 18th book of the Bible and after Esther, it was helpful to read it in the context of when it happened. According to Crossway, it takes 1 hour and 46 minutes to read Job.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read Job through on your own:
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
Genesis is a massive book with 50 chapters. I knew that I wasn’t reading this one in one sitting, and quite honestly, I knew it would be a struggle with only a couple of sittings. But according to Crossway, it only takes 3 hours and 31 minutes to read. It really put into perspective for me my assumption of time. There were plenty of times where I have sat down and just read a book to look up and realize its hours later. Or how many times have I binged watched a season or series of shows? I could easily decide to turn on my YouVersion app and listen to Genesis while doing something else.
But what I decided to do with this book, is to start reading in my Chronological Bible, and I began to use a highlighting strategy that I adapted from Amy Hale. It’s taken me a tad bit longer than just reading it like normal, but I feel like I am better able to retain more. I’ll do a future post about my highlighting strategy. But for now, here is a sneak peek.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read Genesis through on your own:
Drop me a comment if you have taken the 3 hours and 31 minutes to read Genesis. Also, drop how many sittings did it take you below. Do you know any other great resources for this book? Leave them below!
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
Here is another one of Paul’s letters to the early Church. According to Crossway, it takes 7 minutes to read through 2nd Thessalonians.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read 2nd Thessalonians through on your own:
Need some background info on this series? See here and here.
Here is another quick letter to the early Church from Paul. According to Crossway, it takes 11 minutes to read through 1st Thessalonians.
Just a reminder, it’s best to let scripture interpret scripture. I like these resources because they help me better understand scripture, but I may not agree with everything they say. As in all things, pray and invite God to help you in your time of reading and studying. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you and use discernment when using resources outside of the Bible itself. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)
Here are some additional resources I recommend looking into after you read 1st Thessalonians through on your own:
