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SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading Bible Reading EZEKIEL HOSEA AMOS ZEPHANIAH 1 Ezekiel 41 1 Hosea 2 1 Amos 6 1 Zephaniah 1 Plan 2021 2 Ezekiel 42 2 Catch-up Day 2 Amos 7 2 Zephaniah 2 READ THROUGH THE PROPHETS 3 Ezekiel 43 3 Catch-up Day 3 Amos 8 3 Zephaniah 3 4 Catch-up Day 4 Hosea 3 4 Amos 9 4 Catch-up Day JANUARY FEBRUARY 5 Catch-up Day 5 Hosea 4 OBADIAH 5 Catch-up Day Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading 6 Ezekiel 44 6 Hosea 5 HAGGAI 5 Obadiah 1 ISAIAH ISAIAH 7 Ezekiel 45 7 Hosea 6 6 Catch-up Day 6 Haggai 1 8 Ezekiel 46 8 Hosea 7 1 Isaiah 1 1 Isaiah 22 7 Catch-up Day 7 Haggai 2 9 Ezekiel 47 9 Catch-up Day 2 Catch-up Day 2 Isaiah 23 JONAH ZECHARIAH 10 Ezekiel 48 10 Catch-up Day 3 Catch-up Day 3 Isaiah 24 8 Zechariah 1 DANIEL 11 Hosea 8 8 Jonah 1 4 Isaiah 2 4 Isaiah 25 9 Jonah 2 9 Zechariah 2 5 Isaiah 3 5 Isaiah 26 11 Catch-up Day 12 Hosea 9 10 Jonah 3 10 Zechariah 3 6 Isaiah 4 6 Catch-up Day 12 Catch-up Day 13 Hosea 10 11 Jonah 4 11 Catch-up Day 7 Isaiah 5 7 Catch-up Day 13 Daniel 1 14 Hosea 11 15 Hosea 12 MICAH 12 Catch-up Day 8 Isaiah 6 8 Isaiah 27 14 Daniel 2:1-18 16 Catch-up Day 12 Micah 1 13 Zechariah 4 9 Catch-up Day 9 Isaiah 28 15 Daniel 2:19-49 17 Catch-up Day 13 Catch-up Day 14 Zechariah 5 10 Catch-up Day 10 Isaiah 29 16 Daniel 3 18 Hosea 13 14 Catch-up Day 15 Zechariah 6 11 Isaiah 7 11 Isaiah 30 17 Daniel 4 19 Hosea 14 15 Micah 2 16 Zechariah 7 12 Isaiah 8 12 Isaiah 31 18 Catch-up Day JOEL 16 Micah 3 17 Zechariah 8 13 Isaiah 9 13 Catch-up Day 19 Catch-up Day 17 Micah 4 18 Catch-up Day 14 Isaiah 10 14 Catch-up Day 20 Daniel 5 20 Joel 1 18 Micah 5 19 Catch-up Day 15 Isaiah 11 15 Isaiah 32 21 Daniel 6 21 Joel 2 19 Micah 6 20 Zechariah 9 16 Catch-up Day 16 Isaiah 33 22 Daniel 7 22 Joel 3 20 Catch-up Day 21 Zechariah 10 17 Catch-up Day 17 Isaiah 34 23 Daniel 8 23 Catch-up Day 21 Catch-up Day 22 Zechariah 11 18 Isaiah 12 18 Isaiah 35 24 Daniel 9 24 Catch-up Day 22 Micah 7 23 Zechariah 12 19 Isaiah 13 19 Isaiah 36 25 Catch-up Day AMOS NAHAM 24 Zechariah 13 20 Isaiah 14 20 Catch-up Day 26 Catch-up Day 25 Amos 1 25 Catch-up Day 21 Isaiah 15 21 Catch-up Day 27 Daniel 10 26 Amos 2 23 Naham 1 26 Catch-up Day 22 Isaiah 16 22 Isaiah 37:1-20 28 Daniel 11 27 Amos 3 24 Naham 2 27 Zechariah 14 23 Catch-up Day 23 Isaiah 37: 21-38 29 Daniel 12 28 Amos 4 25 Naham 3 MALACHI 24 Catch-up Day 24 Isaiah 38 HOSEA 29 Amos 5 HABAKKUK 28 Malachi 1 25 Isaiah 17 25 Isaiah 39 30 Hosea 1 30 Catch-up Day 26 Habbauk 1 29 Malachi 2 26 Isaiah 18 26 Isaiah 40 31 Catch-up Day 27 Catch-up Day 30 Malachi 3 27 Isaiah 19 27 Catch-up Day 28 Catch-up Day 31 Malachi 4 28 Isaiah 20 28 Catch-up Day 29 Habbauk 2 29 Isaiah 21 30 Habbauk 3 30 Catch-up Day 31 Catch-up Day 147 Church Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236 | 770.478.6710 | www.fbcjonesboro.com MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading Date Bible Reading ISAIAH ISAIAH JEREMIAH JEREMIAH LAMENTATIONS EZEKIEL 1 Isaiah 41 1 Isaiah 64 1 Catch-up Day 1 Jeremiah 38 1 Lamentations 3:39-66 1 Catch-up Day 2 Isaiah 42 2 Isaiah 65 2 Catch-up Day 2 Jeremiah 39 2 Lamentations 4 2 Ezekiel 19 3 Isaiah 43 3 Catch-up Day 3 Jeremiah 20 3 Jeremiah 40 3 Catch-up Day 3 Ezekiel 20 4 Isaiah 44 4 Catch-up Day 4 Jeremiah 21 4 Jeremiah 41 4 Catch-up Day 4 Ezekiel 21 5 Isaiah 45 5 Isaiah 66 5 Jeremiah 22 5 Catch-up Day 5 Lamentations 5 5 Ezekiel 22 6 Catch-up Day JEREMIAH 6 Jeremiah 23:1-20 6 Catch-up Day EZEKIEL 6 Ezekiel 23 7 Catch-up Day 7 Jeremiah 23:21-40 7 Jeremiah 42 7 Catch-up Day 6 Jeremiah 1 6 Ezekiel 1 8 Isaiah 46 8 Catch-up Day 8 Jeremiah 43 8 Catch-up Day 7 Jeremiah 2 7 Ezekiel 2 9 Isaiah 47 9 Catch-up Day 9 Jeremiah 44 9 Ezekiel 24 8 Jeremiah 3 8 Ezekiel 3 10 Isaiah 48 10 Jeremiah 24 10 Jeremiah 45 10 Ezekiel 25 9 Jeremiah 4 9 Ezekiel 4 11 Isaiah 49 11 Jeremiah 25 11 Jeremiah 46 11 Ezekiel 26 10 Catch-up Day 10 Catch-up Day 12 Isaiah 50 12 Jeremiah 26 12 Catch-up Day 12 Ezekiel 27 11 Catch-up Day 11 Catch-up Day 13 Catch-up Day 13 Jeremiah 27 13 Catch-up Day 13 Ezekiel 28 12 Jeremiah 5 12 Ezekiel 5 14 Catch-up Day 14 Jeremiah 28 14 Jeremiah 47 14 Catch-up Day 13 Jeremiah 6 13 Ezekiel 6 15 Isaiah 51 15 Catch-up Day 15 Jeremiah 48:1-27 15 Catch-up Day 14 Jeremiah 7 14 Ezekiel 7 16 Isaiah 52 16 Catch-up Day 16 Jeremiah 48:28-47 16 Ezekiel 29 15 Jeremiah 8 15 Ezekiel 8 17 Isaiah 53 17 Jeremiah 29 17 Jeremiah 49 17 Ezekiel 30 16 Jeremiah 9 16 Ezekiel 9 18 Isaiah 54 18 Jeremiah 30 18 Jeremiah 50:1-20 18 Ezekiel 31 17 Catch-up Day 17 Catch-up Day 19 Isaiah 55 19 Jeremiah 31:1-20 19 Catch-up Day 19 Ezekiel 32 18 Catch-up Day 18 Catch-up Day 20 Catch-up Day 20 Jeremiah 31:21-40 20 Catch-up Day 20 Ezekiel 33 19 Jeremiah 10 19 Ezekiel 10 21 Catch-up Day 21 Jeremiah 32:1-25 21 Jeremiah 50:21-46 21 Catch-up Day 20 Jeremiah 11 20 Ezekiel 11 22 Isaiah 56 22 Catch-up Day 22 Jeremiah 51:1-26 22 Catch-up Day 21 Jeremiah 12 21 Ezekiel 12 23 Isaiah 57 23 Catch-up Day 23 Jeremiah 51:27-64 23 Ezekiel 34 22 Jeremiah 13 22 Ezekiel 13 24 Isaiah 58 24 Jeremiah 32:26-44 24 Jeremiah 52 24 Ezekiel 35 23 Jeremiah 14 23 Ezekiel 14 25 Isaiah 59 25 Jeremiah 33 25 Ezekiel 36 24 Catch-up Day LAMENTATIONS 24 Catch-up Day 26 Isaiah 60 26 Jeremiah 34 26 Ezekiel 37 25 Catch-up Day 25 Lamentations 25 Catch-up Day 27 Catch-up Day 27 Jeremiah 35 27 Ezekiel 38 26 Jeremiah 15 26 Catch-up Day 26 Ezekiel 15 28 Catch-up Day 28 Jeremiah 36 28 Catch-up Day 27 Jeremiah 16 27 Catch-up Day 27 Ezekiel 16:1-29 29 Isaiah 61 29 Catch-up Day 29 Catch-up Day 28 Jeremiah 17 28 Lamentations 1 28 Ezekiel 16:30-59 30 Isaiah 62 30 Catch-up Day 30 Ezekiel 39 29 Jeremiah 18 29 Lamentations 2 29 Ezekiel 17 31 Isaiah 63 31 Jeremiah 37 31 Ezekiel 40 30 Jeremiah 19 30 Lamentations 3:1-38 30 Ezekiel 18 31 Catch-up Day The Bible was not given for our information, but for our transformation. ~D. L. Moody.
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