February’s Recommended Reading Plan
Posted by Sandy in Reading through the Bible in a Year, tags: Esther, Exodus, Genesis, Mark, Matthew, Psalms, Reading through the Bible, Resting at the River's Edge
The Israelites are Moving On & So Are We
Well, as we just read in Genesis, Joseph’s family joined him in Egypt. Seventy of them, it reiterates in Exodus 1:5. But after a time, the current Pharaoh that Joseph had served died. And the Israelites multipled rapidly. And the new Pharaoh believed the Israelites were a threat to them. So he enslaved them.
You’ll read about all that in Exodus 1. Then you’ll read about how God hears the cry of his people and raises up someone to lead them out of slavery. That someone is Moses. The first half of Exodus is dedicated to the Israelites gaining their freedom from the Egyptians. The second half is dedicated to God teaching the Israelites how to be a people led by God. There is much we can learn about being a people led by God as we read the book of Exodus.
We’ll also read the gospel of Mark. Most scholars believe that Mark was the first gospel to be written. Luke (and the book of Acts) were written shortly after Mark’s gospel was written. Then came the gospel of Matthew.
In January, we read Matthew’s gospel. It was written primarily to Jewish Christians — people who would already have a strong understanding of the Old Testament about A.D. 70. Mark’s gospel, on the other hand, was written primarily to Roman Christians — people who would not have such a strong understanding of our God and how He interacts with people. It was written about A.D. 64. The gosepl of Mark begins to “connect the dots” for the Roman Christians, who would have heard many stories about Jesus, but didn’t understand them in a greater context. You’ll find that it is fast-paced, moving quickly from scene to scene.
We’ll fill out the month by continuing to read in Psalms. The book of Psalms is actually broken into three sections, called books. We will complete the first book by reading through Psalm 41.
Finally, we’ll finish the month by beginning to read the book of Esther.
Sounds like a lot of reading! We stay true to our schedule of 4-5 chapters five days a week, so it’s not nearly so overwhelming as it might sound. The daily reading plan for February is shown below.
Recommended Reading Plan for February
If you prefer to download a PDF of the plan, click here.
| Day | Date |
Recommended Reading |
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| February 2009 | ||||
| M | Feb 2 | Exodus 18 | Psalms 7-9 | |
| Tu | Feb 3 | Exodus 19-20 | Psalms 10-12 | |
| W | Feb 4 | Exodus 21-22 | Psalms 13-15 | |
| Th | Feb 5 | Exodus 23-24 | Psalms 16-17 | |
| F | Feb 6 | Exodus 25 | Psalms 18-20 | |
| M | Feb 9 | Exodus 26 | Psalm 21 | Mark 1 |
| Tu | Feb 10 | Exodus 27 | Psalm 22 | Mark 2 |
| W | Feb 11 | Exodus 28 | Psalms 23-24 | Mark 3 |
| Th | Feb 12 | Exodus 29 | Psalm 25 | Mark 4 |
| F | Feb 13 | Exodus 30 | Psalms 26-27 | Mark 5 |
| M | Feb 16 | Exodus 31 | Psalms 28-29 | Mark 6 |
| Tu | Feb 17 | Exodus 32 | Psalms 30-31 | Mark 7 |
| W | Feb 18 | Exodus 33 | Psalms 32-33 | Mark 8 |
| Th | Feb 19 | Exodus 34 | Psalm 34 | Mark 9 |
| F | Feb 20 | Exodus 35 | Psalms 35-36 | Mark 10 |
| M | Feb 23 | Exodus 36 | Psalm 37 | Mark 11 |
| Tu | Feb 24 | Exodus 37 | Psalms 38-39 | Mark 12 |
| W | Feb 25 | Exodus 38 | Psalms 40-41 | Mark 13 |
| Th | Feb 26 | Exodus 39 | Esther 1-2 | Mark 14 |
| F | Feb 27 | Exodus 40 | Esther 3-5 | Mark 15-16 |
To download a PDF of January’s reading schedule, click here.
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