Biblical Overview

“Do I want to read through the Bible or let it read through me? ”

I'm hoping both! We've crafted an 8 week cover-to-cover plan to help you explore the “One Story” of the Bible. There are 6 reading days per week that cover 12 “episodes” examining major movements throughout Scripture.

Daily

Each day there is generally a video (from The Bible Project) to watch 4-8 min in length and 2-5 chapters of Biblical Text to read
As you read, ask yourself the following questions:
- What does this passage say about God?
- What does this passage say about people / mean for my life?
- What am I going to do about it?

Weekly

Each episode comes with a worksheet for taking notes and a no more than 20 minute video that explores themes and ties that episode to the One Story
During our weekly Huddle Time we will discuss the above questions with each other.
We will also recap each Season during Huddle time to help you be able to tell the overarching One Story of the Bible

If you want to join a huddle, reach out at mbutterworth@fca.org or on our Connect Page

Episodes

Introduction

Season #1 - TORAH

Season #2- History

Season #3- Prophets

Season #4- Gospel

Jesus

Season #5- Early Church

New Creation

Credit to The Bible Project , Bema Disciplehip - from which much of this content is derived

Introduction

This introductory video discusses:

Why do I even care about reading the Bible?
How do we read the Bible?
What is the value of reading the Bible as "One Story"?

Check out The Bible Project Videos on “How to Read the Bible”. I’ll reference them in this webcast.

Downloads:

Introduction Notesheet

Season #1 - Torah

Covenant Foundations

Reading Plan:

Day 1 - Video: Torah Genesis 1-11

Genesis 1-3 Creation through Fall

Day 2 - Video: Image of God

Genesis 4-7 Fall through Flood

Day 3 - Video: Genesis 1-11

Genesis 8-9 & 11 Covenant with Noah through Abram

Downloads: Take Notes

Covenant Families

Reading Plan:

Day 4 - Video: Torah Genesis 12-50

Genesis 12 Call of Abram
Genesis 15 Covenant with Abram
Genesis 17 Covenant of Circumcision

Day 5 - Video: The Covenants

Genesis 22 Sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis 35 Jacob renamed Israel

Day 6- -Video: Genesis 12-50

Genesis 37, 39-41 Joseph’s Life
Optional: you can read further for rest of Joseph’s story

Download: Take Notes

Freedom

Day 1 - Video: Torah Exodus 1-18

Exodus 1-4 Intro to Moses in Egypt

Day 2 - Video: none

Exodus 11-14 From Passover to the Red Sea

Day 3 - Video: Torah Exodus 19-40

Exodus 19-20 Covenant at Mt Sinai Ten
Commandments
Exodus 32-34 Golden Calf and Covenant Renewal

Day 4 - Video: The Law

Leviticus 16 Day of Atonement
Leviticus 19 Laws to protect foreigners
Numbers 13-14 The Spies Rebellion

Day 5 - Video: Pick one - Torah video for Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:1-40 call to obey and worship God
Deuteronomy 6 The Shema

Day 6 - No Video

Deuteronomy 10-11 Covenant is renewed again
Deuteronomy 30-31 Moses’ final encouragement and challenge

Download: Take Notes

Season #2 - History

Fighting

Day 1 - Video: Joshua

Joshua 1-5 (Joshua begins leadership and crosses into Promised Land)

Day 2 - Video: Judges

Read about whichever Judge(s) and/or section you want to based on the video

Download: Take Notes

Famous Kings

Day 3 - Video: 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9-10 Saul anointed King
1 Samuel 13 & 15 Saul fails

Day 4 - Video: none assigned

1 Samuel 16-17 David anointed King and fights Goliath
1 Samuel 19 Saul pursues David
1 Samuel 24 David spares Saul’s life

Day 5 - Video: 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 6-7 Jerusalem is made capital and God makes Covenant with David
2 Samuel 11-12 David and Bathsheba
2 Samuel 13 David’s Sons

Day 6 - Video: Kings

1 Kings 3 Solomon asks for wisdom and wants to build temple
1 Kings 9-11 Solomon goes from great to bad to dead
1 Kings 12 the Kingdom splits

Download: Take Notes

Wisdom

Day 1 - Video: How to read the Psalms

Psalm 1, 2, 12, 51, 109, 139, 150
Optional: and any other Psalms you would like to add after watching the video

Day 2 - Video: Song of Songs

Song of Songs 1, 4:16-5:2, 6:4-12, 8:5-14
Optional: Choose what chapters you would like to read after watching the video

Day 3 - Video: Proverbs

Proverbs 1:1-7, 2:1-10, 3:1-12, 4:1-9
Anything from Proverbs 10-31

Day 4 - Video: Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 1-3:15, 9:7-18, 12:9-14

Day 5 - Video: Job

Job 1-2, 38, 40-42

Day 6 - Video: Lamentations

Lamentations 3 & 5

Download: Take Notes

Audio Block

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If you would like to write your own Psalm of Lament, here’s an example for how to try it.

Season #3 - Prophets

Exile

Day 1 - Video: Exile

Read: 2 Kings 17 Northern Kingdom Israel is exiled
24-25 Jerusalem falls to Babylon

Day 2 - Prophets’ Warnings and Woes

Video: Justice

Read: Isaiah 6 Isaiah’s Call
Joel 1:1-15, 2:12-32 Locusts and Restoration
Hosea 1-2 Gomer and Restoration
Micah 6:1-8

Day 3 - How to Live in Exile

Video: Way of the Exile

Read: Daniel 1-3

Day 4 - Hope in Exile

Video: The Gospel of the Kingdom

Read: Ezekiel 36:16-37:28 Restoration of Hearts and Valley of Dry Bones
Ezekiel 47:1-12 Life-giving River
Jeremiah 31:31-40 New Covenant
Jeremiah 32:36-33:11 Restoration

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Return

Day 5 - Return

Video: Ezra-Nehemiah

Read: Ezra 1:1-8, 3 Rebuilding of Temple
Nehemiah 1-2, 6 Rebuilding of Walls

Day 6- Hope for World Restoration

Video: Heaven and Earth

Read: Ezekiel 47:1-12 Life-giving River
Malachi 4:4-6 hearts of fathers to children
Isaiah 40 & 43 Comfort, Hope and Promises

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Season #4 - Gospel

Jesus

Day 1 - Video: Sacrifice and Atonement

Read: Isaiah 40 (Comfort), 43 (Promises), 52-53 (Prophecies of Jesus), 61 (Freedom)
Optional: Chapters 40-66 are all amazing, feel free to read more if desired

Day 2 - Video: Luke part 1, Ch 1-8

Read Luke 1-4
Optional: Video Luke-Acts Miniseries: Luke 1-2

Day 3 - Video: None

Read: Luke 5-9
Optional: Video Luke-Acts Miniseries: Luke 3-9

Day 4 - Video: Luke part 2, Ch 9-24

Read: Luke 9-13
Optional: Video Luke-Acts Miniseries: Luke 9-19

Day 5 - Video: None

Read: Luke 14-19:27

Day 6 - Video: None

Read: Luke 19:28- 24
Optional: Video Luke-Acts Miniseries: Luke 19-23 and/or Luke 24

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Season #5 - Church

Acts

Day 1 - Video: Luke-Acts Miniseries, Acts 1-7

Read: Acts 1-3 Beginnings of Church and Pentecost

Day 2 - Video: None

Read: Acts 4-6 Living out of community

Day 3 - Video: Luke-Acts Miniseries, Acts 8-12

Read: Acts 7-9 Persecution leads to spread to Gospel and Paul gets woke

Day 4 - Video: None

Read: Acts 10-12 Peter gets woke too

Day 5 - Video: Luke-Acts Miniseries, Acts 13-20

Read: Acts 16-18 Paul contextualizes the Gospel for the Gentiles
Optional: Read all of Acts 13-20

Day 6 - Video: Luke-Acts Miniseries, Acts 21-28

Read: Acts 21:26-23 Paul’s experience is paralleled to Jesus’ experience
Acts 28:11-31 Paul’s final days in Rome
Optional: Read all of Acts 21-18

Download: Take Notes

Letters

Please watch the summary video before diving into this week’s readings. Important context will be given that will guide you throughout your reading. On Days 1-4, read any letters you would like. On Days 5&6, we will look at the final letter to the church, Revelation- as we enter the last episode “New Creation”.

For each letter please: