Week 1

Just to let you know I am trying to keep this blog readable and being a preacher I can at times get long winded, so I will try to keep each post as short and readable as possible.  I have been keeping a journal with things I think about as I read, and it turns out that I have more to talk about then I think should be in a blog.

Genesis 1-11

Gen. 1 Begin at the beginning.  Genesis begins with some extremely controversial verses.  These days many argue about how long it took to create the universe and earth, billions of years or 6 days.  Sometime ago scientists believed that the universe was always there and not created.  Robert Jastrow ends his book God and the Astronomers (which discusses the discovery of the Big Bang Theory) by saying this,

            “For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream.  He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.”

I love this.  It makes me wonder when scientists will eventually realize that the world was created supernaturally.

Other interesting things in these chapters:  The first marriage covenant.  The ground and serpent are cursed, but men and women are judged.  “Am I my brothers keeper?”  God says, YES.  Next time you see a rainbow, think of Noah.  Don’t make a giant tower or a name for yourself. 

Job 1-9

Best quoted verses in Job

“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away,”

Most left out verses (the next one),

“May the name of the Lord be praised.”  

Reading Plan

Old Testament Chronological Bible Reading Plan

Week 1

Genesis 1-3

Genesis 4-7

Genesis 8-11

Job 1-5

Job 6-9

Week 2

Job 10-13

Job 14-16

Job 17-20

Job 21-23

Job 24-28

Week 3

Job 29-31

Job 32-34

Job 35-37

Job 38-39

Job 40-42

Week 4

Genesis 12-15

Genesis 16-18

Genesis 19-21

Genesis 22-24

Genesis 25-26

Week 5

Genesis 27-29

Genesis 30-31

Genesis 32-34

Genesis 35-37

Genesis 38-40

Week 6

Genesis 41-42

Genesis 43-45

Genesis 46-47

Genesis 48-50

Exodus 1-3

Exodus 4-6

Week 7

Exodus 7-9

Exodus 10-12

Exodus 13-15

Exodus 16-18

Exodus 19-21

Exodus 22-24

Week 8

Exodus 25-27

Exodus 28-29

Exodus 30-32

Exodus 33-35

Exodus 36-38

Week 9

Exodus 39-40

Leviticus 1-4

Leviticus 5-7

Leviticus 8-10

Leviticus 11-13

Week 10

Leviticus 14-15

Leviticus 16-18

Leviticus 19-21

Leviticus 22-23

Leviticus 24-25

Week 11

Leviticus 26-27

Numbers 1-2

Numbers 3-4

Numbers 5-6

Numbers 7

Week 12

Numbers 8-12

Numbers 11-13

Numbers 14-15 & Psalm 90

Numbers 16-17

Numbers 18-20

Week 13

Numbers 21-22

Numbers 23-25

Numbers 26-27

Numbers 28-30

Numbers 31-32

Numbers 33-34

Week 14

Numbers 35-36

Deuteronomy 1-2

Deuteronomy 3-4

Deuteronomy 5-7

Deuteronomy 8-10

Deuteronomy 11-13

Week 15

Deuteronomy 14-16

Deuteronomy 17-20

Deuteronomy 21-23

Deuteronomy 24-27

Deuteronomy 28-29

Week 16

Deuteronomy 30-31

Deuteronomy 32-34 & Psalm 91*

Joshua 1-4

Joshua 5-8

Joshua 9-11

Week 17

Joshua 12-15

Joshua 16-18

Joshua 19-21

Joshua 22-24

Judges 1-2

Week 18

Judges 3-5

Judges 6-7

Judges 8-9

Judges 10-12

Judges 13-15

Week 19

Judges 16-18

Judges 19-21

Ruth

1 Samuel 1-3

1 Samuel 4-8

Week 20

1 Samuel 9-12

1 Samuel 13-14

1 Samuel 15-17

1 Samuel 18-20 & Psalm 11,59

1 Samuel 21-24

Psalms 7, 27, 31, 34, 52

Week 21

Psalms 56, 120, 140-142

1 Samuel 25-27

Psalms 17, 35, 54, 63

1 Samuel 28-31; Psalms 18; 1 Chronicles 10

Psalms 121, 123-125, 128-130

2 Samuel 1-4

Week 22

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

1 Chronicles 1-2

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

1 Chronicles 3-5

Psalms 73, 77-78

Week 23

1 Chronicles 6

Psalms 81, 88, 92-93

1 Chronicles 7-10

Psalms 102-104

2 Samuel 5:10; 1 Chronicles

11-12

Week 24

Psalm 133

Psalms 106-107

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

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

Psalms 89, 96, 100-101, 105, 132

Week 25

2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17

Psalms 25, 29, 33, 36, 39

2 Samuel 8-9; 1 Chronicles 18

Psalms 50, 53, 60, 75

2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19;

Psalms 20

Week 26

Psalms 65-67, 69-70

2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Chronicles 20

Psalms 32, 51, 86, 122

2 Samuel 13-15

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

Week 27

2 Samuel 16-18

Psalms 26, 40, 58, 61, 62, 64

2 Samuel 19-21

Psalms 5, 38, 41, 42

2 Samuel 22-23, 57

Psalms 95, 97-99

Week 28

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

Psalms 108-110

1 Chronicles 23-25

Psalms 131, 138, 139, 143-145

1 Chronicles 26-29; Psalms 127

Psalms 111-118

Week 29

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

Psalms 119:1-88

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

Psalms 119:89-176

Song of Solomon

Week 30

Proverbs 1-3

Proverbs 4-6

Proverbs 7-9

Proverbs 10-12

Proverbs 13-15

Week 31

Proverbs 16-18

Proverbs 19-21

Proverbs 22-24

1 Kings 5-6; 2 Chronicles 2-3

1 Kings 7; 2 Chronicles 4

Week 32

1 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 6-7; Psalms 136

Psalms 134, 146-150

1 Kings 9; 2 Chronicles 8

Proverbs 25-26

Week 33

Proverbs 27-29

Ecclesiastes 1-6

Ecclesiastes 7-12

1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chronicles 9 

Week 34

Proverbs 30-31

1 Kings 12-14

2 Chronicles 10-12

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

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

1 Kings 17-19

Week 35

1 Kings 20-21

1 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 18

2 Chronicles 19-23

Obadiah; Psalms 82-83

2 Kings 1-4

2 Kings 5-8

Week 36

2 Kings 9-11

2 Kings 12-13; 2 Chronicles 24

2 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 25

Jonah

Week 37

2 Kings 15; 2 Chronicles 26

Isaiah 1-4

Isaiah 5-8

Amos 1-5

Amos 6-9

Week 38

2 Chronicles 27; Isaiah 9-12

Micah

2 Chronicles 28; 2 Kings 16-17

Isaiah 13-17

Isaiah 18-22

Week 39

Isaiah 23-27

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

Hosea 1-7

Hosea 8-14

Isaiah 28-30

Week 40

Isaiah 31-34

Isaiah 35-36

Isaiah 37-39; Psalms 76

Isaiah 40-43

Isaiah 44-48

Week 41

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

Isaiah 49-53

Isaiah 54-58

Isaiah 59-63

Isaiah 64-66

2 Kings 20-21

Week 42

2 Chronicles 32-33

Nahum

2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35

Zephaniah

Jeremiah 1-3

Jeremiah 4-6

Week 43

Jeremiah 7-9

Jeremiah 10-13

Jeremiah 14-17

Jeremiah 18-22

Jeremiah 23-25

Week 44

Jeremiah 26-29

Jeremiah 30-31

Jeremiah 32-34

Jeremiah 35-37

Jeremiah 38-40; Psalms 74, 79

Week 45

2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36

Habakkuk

Jeremiah 41-45

Jeremiah 46-48

Jeremiah 49-50

Week 46

Jeremiah 51-52

Lamentations 1:1-3:36

Lamentations 3:37-5:22

Ezekiel 1-4

Ezekiel 5-8

Week 47

Ezekiel 9-12

Ezekiel 13-15

Ezekiel 16-17

Ezekiel 18-19

Ezekiel 20-21

Week 48

Ezekiel 22-23

Ezekiel 24-27

Ezekiel 28-31

Ezekiel 32-34

Ezekiel 35-37

Ezekiel 38-39

Week 49

Ezekiel 40-41

Ezekiel 42-43

Ezekiel 44-45

Ezekiel 46-48

Joel

Daniel 1-3

Week 50

Daniel 4-6

Daniel 7-9

Daniel 10-12

Ezra 1-3

Ezra 4-6; Psalms 137

Week 51

Haggai

Zechariah 1-7

Zechariah 8-14

Esther 1-5

Esther 6-10

Ezra 7-10 

Week 52

Nehemiah 1-5

Lamentations 3:37-5:22

Nehemiah 6-7

Nehemiah 11-13

Psalms 126

Malachi

Introduction

Wow! So this is my first blog.  Ok, since this blog is not about me I will keep the introduction short.  My name Rev. Michael Bertoli, but most people just call me Bert.  I have read through the bible many times but have never read through it chronologically (that is in the order the events of the bible happened).  Recently, I challenged Calvary Baptist Church in Torrington, CT to read the Old Testament Chronologically with me this year.  I hope that you follow along with me and are blessed as we read the bible together.