The time was soon coming to a close, I was cruising to be finished by Saturday before 2012 arrived. Finally, the last few words were read and for the first time in my forty-nine years of breath, I could say, I had read through the entire Bible.
Is this not sad or what? It is totally pathetic, nothing impressive about this accomplished goal. The number of books I have read over the years is into the hundreds. Some of the books were finished in a day, some in a week, many in less than a week. But I could not get my self to read the Bible through.
The Pocket Bible Handbook by Halley, was part of my parent's library. Now in my home, one day it grabbed me. It is a small blue covered bound book in its 19th edition, copyright 1951. The first edition was in 1924 and there are more recent editions.
Here is some of what Halley wrote in his foreword. “This book has been a growth. It was started in 1924, as a 16-page leaflet. Next it was 32 pages....Now 768. This Handbook is dedicated to the proposition that Every Christian should be a constant and devoted reader of the Bible; and that the primary business of the Church and Ministry is to lead, foster, and encourage their people in the habit.”
Halley has a bible reading plan that I used this year. He sees this as a minimal effort to extend for getting the Bible read in one year. He notes that George Muller read it four times through in a year. Good job, George! I am just glad for one time through. Maybe this year two?!
Thought you might like to see it....
Week 1-Genesis
Week 2- Matthew
Week 3-Exodus
Week 4-Mark
Week 5-Leviticus
Week 6-Luke
Week 7-Numbers
Week 8-Luke
Week 9-Deuteronomy
Week 10-John
Week 11- Joshua, Judges
Week 12- Acts
Week 13- Ruth, 1 Samuel
Week 14- Romans
Week 15-II Samuel
Week 16-1 & 11 Corinthians
Week 17-1 Kings
Week 18- Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians
Week 19- 11 Kings
Week 20-1 & 11 Thessalonians, 1 & 11 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Week 21- 1 Chronicles
Week 22- Hebrew, James
Week 23- 11 Chronicles
Week 24- 1 & 11 Peter, 1 & 11 & 111 John, Jude
Week 25- Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Week 26-Revelation
Week 27-Job
Week 28-Matthew
Week 29-Psalms
Week 30-Matthew, or John
Week 31-Psalms
Week 32-Mark
Week 33-Psalms
Week 34-Luke
Week 35-Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Week 36-John
Week 37-Isaiah
Week 38-Acts
Week 39-Isaiah
Week 40-Romans
Week 41-Jeremiah
Week 42-1 &11 Corinthians
Week 43-Jeremiah, Lamentations
Week 44-Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians
Week 45-Ezekiel
Week 46-1 & 11 Thessalonians, 1 &11 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Week 47-Daniel
Week 48- Hebrews, James
Week 49-Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah
Week 50-1 & 11 Peter, 1 & 11 & 111 John, Jude
Week 51-Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Week 52-Revelation
Napoleon- “The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.”
