2012 Bible Reading Plan
THE HEART OF THE PROPHETS is a Bible reading plan for 2012 in which you can read all the prophetic writings of the Old Testament in a year! The schedule is below. Here’s how it works…
- Decide on a good time of the day to read and ponder God’s Word and set that time aside. You may decide to read first thing in the morning, last thing before going to bed, meal time, in traffic, or whenever is best for you. You may want to use a physical Bible or an electronic version on the internet or your favorite device. Just make time to focus your heart and minimize distractions.
- The prophetic books “exhort us about the rewards of covenant obedience and warn us of the discipline of disobedience under the old covenant so that we are challenged to maintain our heart for God and our just treatment of others as we live under the new covenant.” They also “give us glimpses into the immediate future of God’s people or into the distant future of the messianic/new covenant era and the superseding blessing of life in this climatic era.”* So as you read through them ask the following questions:
- “What does this passage or oracle tell us about Israel’s behavior inher covenantal relationship with God and about God’s response to His people, and those areas that we may also e suceptible to neglect within our new covenant relationship?”*
- “What does this passage or oracle tell us about God’s plans for Israel (no past) or His plans for His new covenant people (now present or still future)?”*
- You may want to write a response in a journal.
- This reading plan is designed to read all the prophetic books of the Old Testament in one year at a pace of one chapter a day on weekdays only. This allows for breaks on Sundays to focus on your pastor’s message. Also, if you have a mid-week service or Bible study you can skip reading on that day and make up a chapter on Saturday.
May God bless your journey as you study and meditate on His Word!
January 9-13 = Amos 1-5
January 16-20 = Amos 6-9, Jonah 1
January 23-27 = Jonah 2-4, Hosea 1-2
January 30-February 3 = Hosea 3 -7
February 6-10 = Hosea 8-12
February 13-17 = Hosea 13-14, Micah 1-3
February 20-21 = Micah 4-5
February 22 = ASH WEDNESDAY
February 23-24 = Micah 6-7
February 27-March 2 = Isaiah 1-5
March 5-9 = Isaiah 6-10
March 12-16 = Isaiah 11-15
March 19-23 = Isaiah 16-20
March 26-30 = Isaiah 21-25
April 2-5 = Isaiah 26-29
April 6 = GOOD FRIDAY
April 9-13 = Isaiah 30-34
April 16-20 = Isaiah 35-39
April 23-27 = Isaiah 40-44
April 30-May 4 = Isaiah 45-49
May 7-11 = Isaiah 50-54
May 14-18 = Isaiah 55-59
May 21-25 = Isaiah 60-64
May 28- June 1 = Isaiah 65-66, Nahum 1-3
June 4-8 = Habakkuk 1-3, Zephaniah 1-2
June 11-15 = Zephaniah 3, Jeremiah 1-4
June 18-22 = Jeremiah 5-9
June 25-29 = Jeremiah 10-14
July 2-6 = Jeremiah 15-19
July 9-13 = Jeremiah 20-24
July 16-20 = Jeremiah 25-29
July 23-27 = Jeremiah 30-34
July 30-August 3 = Jeremiah 35-39
August 6-10 = Jeremiah 40-44
August 13-17 = Jeremiah 45-49
August 20-24 = Jeremiah 50-52, Daniel 1-2
August 27-31 = Daniel 3-7
September 3-7 = Daniel 8-12
September 10-14 = Ezekiel 1-5
September 17-21 = Ezekiel 6-10
September 24-28 = Ezekiel 11-15
October 1-5 = Ezekiel 16-20
October 8-12 = Ezekiel 21-25
October 15-19 = Ezekiel 26-30
October 22-26 = Ezekiel 31-35
October 29-November 2 = Ezekiel 36-40
November 5-9 = Ezekiel 41-45
November 12-16 = Ezekiel 46-48, Lamentations 1-2
November 19-21 = Lamentations 3-5
November 22-23 = THANKSGIVING
November 26-30 = Obadiah 1, Haggai 1-2, Zechariah 1-2
December 3-7 = Zechariah 3-7
December 10-14 = Zechariah 8-12
December 17-21 = Zechariah 13-14, Malachi 1-3
December 24-25 = CHRISTMAS
December 26-28 = Malachi 4, Joel 1-2
December 31 = Joel 3
* Quoted from Walt Russell’s book, Playing with Fire: How the Bible Ignites Change in Your Soul (NavPress, 2000).
