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	Men of Savernake
	A guide to reading the Bible in one year

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January	Psalms 1-10	Praise the Lord
	Genesis	Beginning of history and the Jewish People
	Exodus	Redemption, provision, laws and worship

	1		Psalms 1-4		11		Genesis 21-23		21		Exodus 4:v18-7
	2		Psalms 5-7		12		Genesis 24-26		22		Exodus 8-10
	3		Psalms 8-10		13		Genesis 27-30:v24		23		Exodus 11-14
	4		Genesis 1-2		14		Genesis 30:v25-33		24		Exodus 15-17
	5		Genesis 3-5		15		Genesis 34-36		25		Exodus 18-20:v21
	6		Genesis 6-9		16		Genesis 37-40		26		Exodus 20:v22-23
	7		Genesis 10-11		17		Genesis 41-43		27		Exodus 24-27
	8		Genesis 12-14		18		Genesis 44-47		28		Exodus 28-30
	9		Genesis 15-17		19		Genesis 48-50		29		Exodus 31-34
	10		Genesis 18-20		20		Exodus 1-4:v17		30		Exodus 35-37
									31		Exodus 38-40
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February	Psalms 11-20	"Help, Lord!"
	Matthew	Birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus the King of the Jews. Keyword "fulfilled"
	Leviticus	Sacrifices and ordinances under the Old Covenant
	Hebrews	Christ superior to sacrifices and ordinances under the New Covenant
	Numbers	Individuals are important to God

	1		Psalms 11-14		11		Leviticus 1-5:v13		21		Numbers 1-4
	2		Psalms 15-17		12		Leviticus 5:v14-9		22		Numbers 5-8
	3		Psalms 18-20		13		Leviticus 10-13		23		Numbers 9-14
	4		Matthew 1-4		14		Leviticus 14-17		24		Numbers 15-19
	5		Matthew 5-7		15		Leviticus 18-20		25		Numbers 20-24
	6		Matthew 8-12		16		Leviticus 21-24		26		Numbers 25-27
	7		Matthew 13-16		17		Leviticus 25-27		27		Numbers 28-31
	8		Matthew 17-21		18		Hebrews 1-5:v10		28		Numbers 32-36
	9		Matthew 22-25		19		Hebrews 5:v11-9
	10		Matthew 26-28		20		Hebrews 10-13
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March	Psalms 21-30	"May the Lord answer you"
	Deuteronomy	Events are important to God
	Joshua	The Jews' inheritance in the Land enjoyed when appropriated
	Ephesians	The Christians' inheritance in Christ enjoyed when claimed
	Judges	The tragedy of backsliding - "Everyone did as he saw fit"
	Ruth	Love and submission bring their reward

	1		Psalms 21-24		11		Deuteronomy 23:v15-26		21		Ephesians 1-3
	2		Psalms 25-27		12		Deuteronomy 27-28		22		Ephesians 4-6
	3		Psalms 28-30		13		Deuteronomy 29-31:v29		23		Judges 1-3
	4		Deuteronomy 1-3		14		Deuteronomy  31:v30-34		24		Judges 4-5
	5		Deuteronomy 4-6		15		Joshua 1-4		25		Judges 6-8
	6		Deuteronomy 7-9		16		Joshua 5-8		26		Judges 9-12
	7		Deuteronomy 10-13		17		Joshua 9-12		27		Judges 13-16
	8		Deuteronomy 14-17		18		Joshua 13-15		28		Judges 17-19
	9		Deuteronomy 18-20		19		Joshua 16-19		29		Judges 20-21
	10		Deuteronomy 21-23:v14		20		Joshua 20-24		30		Ruth 1-2
									31		Ruth 3-4
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April		Psalms 31-34	"In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge"
		Mark	Christ portrayed as the suffering servant. Keyword 'immediately'; (any word denoting action)
		1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings	Beginning of Jewish Kingdom, Saul overcome by the devil; David overcome by the flesh; Solomon overcome by the world. The Kingdom divided. Ten tribes to the north; two tribes to the south.

	1		Psalms 31-34		11		1 Samuel 15-17		21		2 Samuel 16-19:v8a
	2		Mark 1-3		12		1 Samuel 18-20		22		2 Samuel 19:v8b-21
	3		Mark 4-6		13		1 Samuel 21-24		23		2 Samuel 22-24
	4		Mark 7-10		14		1 Samuel 25-27		24		1 Kings 1-3
	5		Mark 11-13		15		1 Samuel 28-31		25		1 Kings 4-6
	6		Mark 14-16		16		2 Samuel 1-3:v5		26		1 Kings 7-9
	7		1 Samuel 1-4:v1a		17		2 Samuel 3:v6-6		27		1 Kings 10-12
	8		1 Samuel 4:v1b-7		18		2 Samuel 7-9		28		1 Kings 13-16
	9		1 Samuel 8-11		19		2 Samuel 10-12		29		1 Kings 17-19
	10		1 Samuel 12-14		20		2 Samuel 13-15		30		1 Kings 20-22
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May		Psalms 35-42	"Plead my cause O Lord!"
		2 Kings	The Kingdom goes into captivity. Ten tribes to Assyria - lost for a time 722 BC Two tribes to Babylon for 70 years. 587 BC
		Acts 1-12	The beginning of the church under Peter
		Hosea	Message to backsliding or adulterous Israel
		Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah	God pleads to His erring people in the north through the prophets.
		Jonah	God's concern for a Gentile nation - Nineveh.
		Nahum	God's judgement on unrepentent Nineveh
		Acts 13-28	Expansion of the church under Paul

	1		Psalms 35-37		11		Acts 1-2		21		Amos 4-6
	2		Psalms 38-42		12		Acts 3-5		22		Amos 7-9
	3		2 Kings 1-3		13		Acts 6-9:v31		23		Obadiah; Micah 1-3
	4		2 Kings 4-7		14		Acts 9:v32-12		24		Micah 4-7
	5		2 Kings 8-10		15		Hosea 1-4		25		Jonah
	6		2 Kings 11-14		16		Hosea 5-7		26		Nahum
	7		2 Kings 15-17		17		Hosea 8-10		27		Acts 13-15
	8		2 Kings 18-20		18		Hosea 11-14		28		Acts 16-18
	9		2 Kings 21-23:v30		19		Joel		29		Acts 19-20
	10		2 Kings 23:v31-25		20		Amos 1-3		30		Acts 21-24
									31		Acts 25-28
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June		Psalms 43-62	"Judge me, O God"
		Luke	Christ the perfect man. Keyword 'compassion'
		1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles	Kingdom Life from God's point of view. NB No mention of David's sin because forgiven.

	1		Psalms 43-46		11		Luke 15-18		21		1 Chronicles 27-29
	2		Psalms 47-50		12		Luke 19-21		22		2 Chronicles 1-5:v1
	3		Psalms 51-54		13		Luke 22-24		23		2 Chronicles 5:v2-8
	4		Psalms 55-58		14		1 Chronicles 1-3		24		2 Chronicles 9-12
	5		Psalms 59-62		15		1 Chronicles 4-6		25		2 Chronicles 13-16
	6		Luke 1-2		16		1 Chronicles 7-10		26		2 Chronicles 17-21:v3
	7		Luke 3-5		17		1 Chronicles 11-14		27		2 Chronicles 21:v4-24
	8		Luke 6-8		18		1 Chronicles 15-18		28		2 Chronicles 25-28
	9		Luke 9-11		19		1 Chronicles 19-22		29		2 Chronicles 29-32
	10		Luke 12-14		20		1 Chronicles 23-26		30		2 Chronicles 33-36
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July		Psalms 63-74	"O God you are my God!"
		Romans	The complete plan of redemption
		Ezra	Return from Babylon to build the Temple first: 445 BC
		Haggai	The encourager in the building
		Nehemiah	Now, the walls - hindrances and helps in the work
		1 Corinthians	The building of the church
		Esther	God's timing for God's people
		Job 1-22	The problem of suffering "If only I knew!"

	1		Psalms 63-67		11		Haggai		21		Esther 1-4
	2		Psalms 68-70		12		Nehemiah 1-3		22		Esther 5-7
	3		Psalms 71-74		13		Nehemiah 4-7:v3		23		Esther 8-10
	4		Romans 1-4		14		Nehemiah 7:v4-10		24		Job 1-2
	5		Romans 5-8		15		Nehemiah 11-13		25		Job 3-5
	6		Romans 9-11		16		1 Corinthians 1-4		26		Job 6-8
	7		Romans 12-16		17		1 Corinthians 5-8		27		Job 9-11
	8		Ezra 1-4		18		1 Corinthians 9-11		28		Job 12-14
	9		Ezra 5-7		19		1 Corinthians 12-14		29		Job 15-17
	10		Ezra 8-10		20		1 Corinthians 15-16		30		Job 18-20
									31		Job 21-22
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August		Job 23-42	"But He knows....."
		Psalms 75-83	."We give thanks to you, O God."
		2 Corinthians	Concern for the Church
		Proverbs 1-15	Pithy observations from life - God is wisdom
		Galations	The Christian's Magna Carta
		Proverbs 16-31	More observations - moral virtues and vices.
		Philippians	Joy in the Lord
		Ecclesiastes	The futility of life without God

	1		Job 23-25		11		2 Corinthians 1-3		21		Proverbs 16-19
	2		Job 26-28		12		2 Corinthians 4-7:v1		22		Proverbs 20-22:v16
	3		Job 29-31		13		2 Corinthians 7:v2-10		23		Proverbs 22:v17-24
	4		Job 32-34		14		2 Corinthians 11-13		24		Proverbs 25-28
	5		Job 35-37		15		Proverbs 1-4		25		Proverbs 29-31
	6		Job 38-39		16		Proverbs 5-7		26		Philippians 1-2
	7		Job 40-42		17		Proverbs 8-11		27		Philippians 3-4
	8		Psalms 75-77		18		Proverbs 12-15		28		Ecclesiastes 1-3
	9		Psalms 78-79		19		Galations 1-4:v7		29		Ecclesiastes 4-6
	10		Psalms 80-83		20		Galations 4:v8-6		30		Ecclesiastes 7-9:v12
									31		Ecclesiastes 9:v13-12
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September		Psalms 84-90	"The Lord is a sun and a shield"
		Song of Solomon	A lovesong of the Bridegroom for the Bride.
		Isaiah	A message of judgement and mercy.
		1 Thessalonians	Encouragement for the future of the church
		2 Thessalonians	Warnings and directions for the church
		Jeremiah 1-18	Encouragements and warnings for the future of Israel

	1		Psalms 84-87		11		Isaiah 26-28		21		Isaiah 61-63:v6
	2		Psalms 88-90		12		Isaiah 29-32		22		Isaiah 63:v7-66
	3		Song of Songs 1-4		13		Isaiah 33-35		23		1 Thessalonians
	4		Song of Songs 5-8		14		Isaiah 36-39		24		2 Thessalonians
	5		Isaiah 1-4		15		Isaiah 40-42		25		Jeremiah 1-4:v4
	6		Isaiah 5-9:v7		16		Isaiah 43-45		26		Jeremiah 4:v5-6
	7		Isaiah 9:v8-12		17		Isaiah 46-49		27		Jeremiah 7-9
	8		Isaiah 13-16		18		Isaiah 50-53		28		Jeremiah 10-12
	9		Isaiah 17-21		19		Isaiah 54-57		29		Jeremiah 13-15
	10		Isaiah 22-25		20		Isaiah 58-60		30		Jeremiah 16-18
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October		Psalms 91-100	"The Lord reigns"
		Jeremiah 19-52	God laments His erring people
		Lamentations	Jeremiah laments over God's erring people
		1 Timothy	Pastoral care of the churches
		2 Timothy	Duties of the Lord's servant
		Ezekiel 1-20	Visions, judgements, prophecies and promises for Israel, written in Babylonian captivity

	1		Psalms 91-93		11		Jeremiah 34-36		21		1 Timothy 4-6
	2		Psalms 94-96		12		Jeremiah 37-39		22		2 Timothy
	3		Psalms 97-100		13		Jeremiah 40-43		23		Ezekiel 1-3:v15
	4		Jeremiah 19-21		14		Jeremiah 44-46		24		Ezekiel 3:v16-6
	5		Jeremiah 22-23		15		Jeremiah 47-49:v22		25		Ezekiel 7-9
	6		Jeremiah 24-25		16		Jeremiah 49:v23-50		26		Ezekiel 10-11
	7		Jeremiah 26-27		17		Jeremiah 51-52		27		Ezekiel 12-13
	8		Jeremiah 28-29		18		Lamentations 1-2		28		Ezekiel 14-15
	9		Jeremiah 30-31		19		Lamentations 3-5		29		Ezekiel 16
	10		Jeremiah 32-33		20		1 Timothy 1-3		30		Ezekiel 17-18
									31		Ezekiel 19-20
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November		Psalms 101-119	"You are my hiding place"
		Ezekiel 21-48	Gathering in of Israel
		Daniel	History is His story even amongst the Gentile nations; written in Babylonian captivity
		Colossians	Christ is the head of the church
		Philemon	A letter to a Colossian Christian
		Habakkuk	The confidence of faith
		John	Christ portrayed as the Son of God. Keyword 'believe'.

	1		Psalms 101-103		11		Ezekiel 26-28		21		Daniel 10-12
	2		Psalms 104-105		12		Ezekiel 29-32		22		Colossians; Philemon
	3		Psalms 106-107		13		Ezekiel 33-36		23		Habakkuk
	4		Psalms 108-110		14		Ezekiel 37-39		24		John 1-3
	5		Psalms 111-114		15		Ezekiel 40-42		25		John 4-5
	6		Psalms 115-118		16		Ezekiel 43-45:v12		26		John 6-8:v11
	7		Psalm 119: v1-88		17		Ezekiel 45:v13-48		27		John 8:v12-10
	8		Psalm 119: v89-176		18		Daniel 1-3		28		John 11-13
	9		Ezekiel 21-22		19		Daniel 4-6		29		John 14-17
	10		Ezekiel 23-25		20		Daniel 7-9		30		John 18-21
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December		Psalms 120-150	"My eyes are fixed on You, O Lord"	1 John	God is light, life and love
		Zephaniah	The necessity of repentance	2 John	To a certain lady and her children
		1 Peter	The suffering, persecuted church	3 John	John commends two persons
		2 Peter	A church in danger	Malachi	The promised messenger
		Titus	The importance of sound doctrine	Jude	Contend for the Faith
		James	Practical Christianity	Revelation	The grand consummation of history
		Zechariah	Future restoration of Israel promised

	1		Psalms 120-128		11		2 Peter		21		1 John 4-5
	2		Psalms 129-134		12		Titus		22		2 John; 3 John
	3		Psalms 135-137		13		James 1-2		23		Malachi
	4		Psalms 138-140		14		James 3-5		24		Jude; Revelation 1
	5		Psalms 141-144		15		Zechariah 1-3		25		Revelation 2-4
	6		Psalms 145-147		16		Zechariah 4-6		26		Revelation 5-7
	7		Psalms 148-150		17		Zechariah 7-9		27		Revelation 8-10
	8		Zephaniah		18		Zechariah 10-12		28		Revelation 11-13
	9		1 Peter 1-2:v12		19		Zechariah 13-14		29		Revelation 14-16
	10		1 Peter 2:v13-5		20		1 John 1-3		30		Revelation 17-19
									31		Revelation 20-22
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