Robert Murray M‘Cheyne’s

Bible Reading Calendar

R.M.M‘Cheyne (1813-1843) was the minister of

St Peter’s Church, Dundee, Scotland.

To learn more about M‘Cheyne

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Frequently Asked Questions

David F. Haslam
January 2000
 DAILY BREAD
BEING A CALENDAR FOR READING THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD IN A YEAR
"Thy Word is very pure; therefore Thy servant loveth it."

MY DEAR FLOCK, -- The approach of another year stirs up within me new desires for your
salvation, and for the growth of those of you who are saved. "God is my record how
greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ." What the coming year is to
bring forth who can tell? There is plainly a weight lying on the spirits of all good men,
and a looking for some strange work of judgment upon this land. There is a need now
to ask that solemn question -- "If in the land of peace wherein thou trustedst, they
wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?"
Those believers will stand firmest who have no dependence upon self or upon
creatures, but upon Jehovah our Righteousness. We must be driven more to our
Bibles, and to the mercy-seat, if we are to stand in the evil day. Then we shall be able
to say, like David – “The proud have had me greatly in derision, yet have I not declined
from Thy law.” “Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart standeth in
awe of Thy word.”
It has long been in my mind to prepare a scheme of Scripture reading, in which as
many as were made willing by God might agree, so that the whole Bible might be read
once by you in the year, and all might be feeding in the same portion of the green
pasture at the same time.
I am quite aware that such a plan is accompanied with many

DANGERS.
(1.) Formality. – We are such weak creatures that any regularly returning duty is apt to
degenerate into a lifeless form. The tendency of reading the Word by a fixed rule
may, in some minds, be to create this skeleton religion. This is to be the peculiar sin
of the last days – “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.”
Guard against this. Let the calendar perish rather than this rust eat up your souls.
(2.) Self-righteousness. – Some, when they have devoted their set time to reading of
the Word, and accomplished their prescribed portion, may be tempted to look at
themselves with self-complacency. Many, I am persuaded, are living without any
Divine work on their soul – unpardoned and unsanctified, and ready to perish – who
spend their appointed times in secret and family devotion. This is going to hell with a
lie in their right hand.
(3.) Careless reading. – Few tremble at the Word of God. Few, in reading it, hear the
voice of Jehovah, which is full of majesty. Some, by having so large a portion, may
be tempted to weary of it, as Israel did of the daily manna, saying – “Our soul
loatheth this light bread;” and to read it in a slight and careless manner. This would
be fearfully provoking to God. Take heed lest that word be true of you – “Ye said,
also, Behold what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of
Hosts.”
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(4.) A yoke to heavy to bear. Some may engage in reading with alacrity for a time, and
afterwards feel it a burden, grievous to be borne. They may find conscience
dragging them through the appointed task without any relish of the heavenly food. If
this be the case with any, throw aside the fetter, and feed at liberty in the sweet
garden of God. My desire is not to cast a snare upon you, but to be a helper of your
joy.

If there be so many dangers, why propose such a scheme at all? To this I answer, that
the best things are accompanied with danger, as the fairest flowers are often gathered
in the clefts of some dangerous precipice. Let us weigh

THE ADVANTAGES.

(1.) The whole Bible will be read through in an orderly manner in the course of a year. – The
Old Testament once, the New Testament and Psalms twice. I fear many of you never read the
whole Bible; and yet it is all equally Divine, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and instruction in righteousness, that the
man of God may be perfect.” If we pass over some parts of Scripture, we shall be incomplete
Christians.

(2.) Time will not be wasted in choosing what portions to read. Often believers are at a loss to
determine towards which part of the mountains of spices they should bend their steps. Here
the question will be solved at once in a very simple manner.

(3.) Parents will have a regular subject upon which to examine their children and servants. – It
is much to be desired that family worship were made more instructive than it generally is.
The mere reading of the chapter is often too like water spilt on the ground. Let it be read by
every member of the family before-hand, and then the meaning and application drawn out by
simple question and answer. The calendar will be helpful in this. Friends, also, when they
meet, will have a subject for profitable conversation in the portions read that day. The
meaning of difficult passages may be inquired from the more judicious and ripe Christians,
and the fragrance of simpler Scriptures spread abroad.

(4.) The pastor will know in what part of the pasture the flock are feeding. – He will thus be
enabled to speak more suitably to them on the Sabbath; and both pastor and elders will be able
to drop a word of light and comfort in visiting from house to house, which will be more
readily responded to.

(5.) The sweet bond of Christian love and unity will be strengthened. – We shall be often led to
think of those dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, here and elsewhere, who agree to join with
us in reading those portions. We shall oftener be led to agree on earth, touching something we
shall ask of God. We shall pray over the same promises, mourn over the same confessions,
praise God in the same songs, and be nourished by the same words of eternal life.

Robert Murray M‘Cheyne. December 1842

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's January calendar for daily Bible readings

This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
Genesis 1 Matthew 1 1 Ezra 1 Acts 1
Genesis 2 Matthew 2 2 Ezra 2 Acts 2
Genesis 3 Matthew 3 3 Ezra 3 Acts 3
Genesis 4 Matthew 4 4 Ezra 4 Acts 4
Genesis 5 Matthew 5 5 Ezra 5 Acts 5
Genesis 6 Matthew 6 6 Ezra 6 Acts 6
Genesis 7 Matthew 7 7 Ezra 7 Acts 7
Genesis 8 Matthew 8 8 Ezra 8 Acts 8
Genesis 9 , 10 Matthew 9 9 Ezra 9 Acts 9
Genesis 11 Matthew 10 10 Ezra 10 Acts 10
Genesis 12 Matthew 11 11 Nehemiah 1 Acts 11
Genesis 13 Matthew 12 12 Nehemiah 2 Acts 12
Genesis 14 Matthew 13 13 Nehemiah 3 Acts 13
Genesis 15 Matthew 14 14 Nehemiah 4 Acts 14
Genesis 16 Matthew 15 15 Nehemiah 5 Acts 15
Genesis 17 Matthew 16 16 Nehemiah 6 Acts 16
Genesis 18 Matthew 17 17 Nehemiah 7 Acts 17
Genesis 19 Matthew 18 18 Nehemiah 8 Acts 18
Genesis 20 Matthew 19 19 Nehemiah 9 Acts 19
Genesis 21 Matthew 20 20 Nehemiah 10 Acts 20
Genesis 22 Matthew 21 21 Nehemiah 11 Acts 21
Genesis 23 Matthew 22 22 Nehemiah 12 Acts 22
Genesis 24 Matthew 23 23 Nehemiah 13 Acts 23
Genesis 25 Matthew 24 24 Esther 1 Acts 24
Genesis 26 Matthew 25 25 Esther 2 Acts 25
Genesis 27 Matthew 26 26 Esther 3 Acts 26
Genesis 28 Matthew 27 27 Esther 4 Acts 27
Genesis 29 Matthew 28 28 Esther 5 Acts 28
Genesis 30 Mark 1 29 Esther 6 Romans 1
Genesis 31 Mark 2 30 Esther 7 Romans 2
Genesis 32 Mark 3 31 Esther 8 Romans 3

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's February calendar for daily Bible readings

I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
Genesis 33 Mark 4 1 Esther 9 , 10 Romans 4
Genesis 34 Mark 5 2 Job 1 Romans 5
Genesis 35 , 36 Mark 6 3 Job 2 Romans 6
Genesis 37 Mark 7 4 Job 3 Romans 7
Genesis 38 Mark 8 5 Job 4 Romans 8
Genesis 39 Mark 9 6 Job 5 Romans 9
Genesis 40 Mark 10 7 Job 6 Romans 10
Genesis 41 Mark 11 8 Job 7 Romans 11
Genesis 42 Mark 12 9 Job 8 Romans 12
Genesis 43 Mark 13 10 Job 9 Romans 13
Genesis 44 Mark 14 11 Job 10 Romans 14
Genesis 45 Mark 15 12 Job 11 Romans 15
Genesis 46 Mark 16 13 Job 12 Romans 16
Genesis 47 Luke 1:1-38 14 Job 13 1 Corinthians 1
Genesis 48 Luke 1:39-80 15 Job 14 1 Corinthians 2
Genesis 49 Luke 2 16 Job 15 1 Corinthians 3
Genesis 50 Luke 3 17 Job 16 , 17 1 Corinthians 4
Exodus 1 Luke 4 18 Job 18 1 Corinthians 5
Exodus 2 Luke 5 19 Job 19 1 Corinthians 6
Exodus 3 Luke 6 20 Job 20 1 Corinthians 7
Exodus 4 Luke 7 21 Job 21 1 Corinthians 8
Exodus 5 Luke 8 22 Job 22 1 Corinthians 9
Exodus 6 Luke 9 23 Job 23 1 Corinthians 10
Exodus 7 Luke 10 24 Job 24 1 Corinthians 11
Exodus 8 Luke 11 25 Job 25 , 26 1 Corinthians 12
Exodus 9 Luke 12 26 Job 27 1 Corinthians 13
Exodus 10 Luke 13 27 Job 28 1 Corinthians 14
Exodus 11 , 12:1-21 Luke 14 28 Job 29 1 Corinthians 15

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's March calendar for daily Bible readings

Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
Exodus 12:22-51 Luke 15 1 Job 30 1 Corinthians 16
Exodus 13 Luke 16 2 Job 31 2 Corinthians 1
Exodus 14 Luke 17 3 Job 32 2 Corinthians 2
Exodus 15 Luke 18 4 Job 33 2 Corinthians 3
Exodus 16 Luke 19 5 Job 34 2 Corinthians 4
Exodus 17 Luke 20 6 Job 35 2 Corinthians 1
Exodus 18 Luke 21 7 Job 36 2 Corinthians 6
Exodus 19 Luke 22 8 Job 37 2 Corinthians 7
Exodus 20 Luke 23 9 Job 38 2 Corinthians 8
Exodus 21 Luke 24 10 Job 39 2 Corinthians 9
Exodus 22 John 1 11 Job 40 2 Corinthians 10
Exodus 23 John 2 12 Job 41 2 Corinthians 11
Exodus 24 John 3 13 Job 42 2 Corinthians 12
Exodus 25 John 4 14 Proverbs 1 2 Corinthians 13
Exodus 26 John 5 15 Proverbs 2 Galatians 1
Exodus 27 John 6 16 Proverbs 3 Galatians 2
Exodus 28 John 7 17 Proverbs 4 Galatians 3
Exodus 29 John 8 18 Proverbs 5 Galatians 4
Exodus 30 John 9 19 Proverbs 6 Galatians 5
Exodus 31 John 10 20 Proverbs 7 Galatians 6
Exodus 32 John 11 21 Proverbs 8 Ephesians 1
Exodus 33 John 12 22 Proverbs 9 Ephesians 2
Exodus 34 John 13 23 Proverbs 10 Ephesians 3
Exodus 35 John 14 24 Proverbs 11 Ephesians 4
Exodus 36 John 15 25 Proverbs 12 Ephesians 5
Exodus 37 John 16 26 Proverbs 13 Ephesians 6
Exodus 38 John 17 27 Proverbs 14 Philippians 1
Exodus 39 John 18 28 Proverbs 15 Philippians 2
Exodus 40 John 19 29 Proverbs 16 Philippians 3
Leviticus 1 John 20 30 Proverbs 17 Philippians 4
Leviticus 2,3 John 21 31 Proverbs 18 Colossians 1

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's April calendar for daily Bible readings

O send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me.
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Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
Leviticus 4 Psalms 1,2 1 Proverbs 19 Colossians 2
Leviticus 5 Psalms 3,4 2 Proverbs 20 Colossians 3
Leviticus 6 Psalms 5,6 3 Proverbs 21 Colossians 4
Leviticus 7 Psalms 7,8 4 Proverbs 22 1 Thessalonians 1
Leviticus 8 Psalms 9 5 Proverbs 23 1 Thessalonians 2
Leviticus 9 Psalms 10 6 Proverbs 24 1 Thessalonians 3
Leviticus 10 Psalms 11 , 12 7 Proverbs 25 1 Thessalonians 4
Leviticus 11 , 12 Psalms 13 , 14 8 Proverbs 26 1 Thessalonians 5
Leviticus 13 Psalms 15 , 16 9 Proverbs 27 2 Thessalonians 1
Leviticus 14 Psalms 17 10 Proverbs 28 2 Thessalonians 2
Leviticus 15 Psalms 18 11 Proverbs 29 2 Thessalonians 3
Leviticus 16 Psalms 19 12 Proverbs 30 1 Timothy 1
Leviticus 17 Psalms 20 , 21 13 Proverbs 31 1 Timothy 2
Leviticus 18 Psalms 22 14 Ecclesiastes 1 1 Timothy 3
Leviticus 19 Psalms 23 , 24 15 Ecclesiastes 2 1 Timothy 4
Leviticus 20 Psalms 25 16 Ecclesiastes 3 1 Timothy 5
Leviticus 21 Psalms 26 , 27 17 Ecclesiastes 4 1 Timothy 6
Leviticus 22 Psalms 28 , 29 18 Ecclesiastes 5 2 Timothy 1
Leviticus 23 Psalms 30 19 Ecclesiastes 6 2 Timothy 2
Leviticus 24 Psalms 31 20 Ecclesiastes 7 2 Timothy 3
Leviticus 25 Psalms 32 21 Ecclesiastes 8 2 Timothy 4
Leviticus 26 Psalms 33 22 Ecclesiastes 9 Titus 1
Leviticus 27 Psalms 34 23 Ecclesiastes 10 Titus 2
Numbers 1 Psalms 35 24 Ecclesiastes 11 Titus 3
Numbers 2 Psalms 36 25 Ecclesiastes 12 Philemon 1
Numbers 3 Psalms 37 26 Song 1 Hebrews 1
Numbers 4 Psalms 38 27 Song 2 Hebrews 2
Numbers 5 Psalms 39 28 Song 3 Hebrews 3
Numbers 6 Psalms 40 , 41 29 Song 4 Hebrews 4
Numbers 7 Psalms 42 , 43 30 Song 5 Hebrews 5

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's May calendar for daily Bible readings

From a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures.

Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
Numbers 8 Psalms 44 1 Song 6 Hebrews 6
Numbers 9 Psalms 45 2 Song 7 Hebrews 7
Numbers 10 Psalms 46 , 47 3 Song 8 Hebrews 8
Numbers 11 Psalms 48 4 Isaiah 1 Hebrews 9
Numbers 12 , 13 Psalms 49 5 Isaiah 2 Hebrews 10
Numbers 14 Psalms 50 6 Isaiah 3,4 Hebrews 11
Numbers 15 Psalms 51 7 Isaiah 5 Hebrews 12
Numbers 16 Psalms 52 , 53 , 54 8 Isaiah 6 Hebrews 13
Numbers 17 , 18 Psalms 55 9 Isaiah 7 James 1
Numbers 19 Psalms 56 , 57 10 Isaiah 8 , 9:1-7 James 2
Numbers 20 Psalms 58 , 59 11 Isaiah 9:7-21 , 10:1-4 James 3
Numbers 21 Psalms 60 , 61 12 Isaiah 10:5-34 James 4
Numbers 22 Psalms 62 , 63 13 Isaiah 11 , 12 James 5
Numbers 23 Psalms 64 , 65 14 Isaiah 13 1 Peter 1
Numbers 24 Psalms 66 , 67 15 Isaiah 14 1 Peter 2
Numbers 25 Psalms 68 16 Isaiah 15 1 Peter 3
Numbers 26 Psalms 69 17 Isaiah 16 1 Peter 4
Numbers 27 Psalms 70 , 71 18 Isaiah 17 , 18 1 Peter 5
Numbers 28 Psalms 72 19 Isaiah 19 , 20 2 Peter 1
Numbers 29 Psalms 73 20 Isaiah 21 2 Peter 2
Numbers 30 Psalms 74 21 Isaiah 22 2 Peter 3
Numbers 31 Psalms 75 , 76 22 Isaiah 23 1 John 1
Numbers 32 Psalms 77 23 Isaiah 24 1 John 2
Numbers 33 Psalms 78:1-37 24 Isaiah 25 1 John 3
Numbers 34 Psalms 78:38-72 25 Isaiah 26 1 John 4
Numbers 35 Psalms 79 26 Isaiah 27 1 John 5
Numbers 36 Psalms 80 27 Isaiah 28 2 John 1
Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 81 , 82 28 Isaiah 29 3 John 1
Deuteronomy 2 Psalms 83 , 84 29 Isaiah 30 Jude 1
Deuteronomy 3 Psalms 85 30 Isaiah 31 Revelation 1
Deuteronomy 4 Psalms 86 , 87 31 Isaiah 32 Revelation 2

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's June calendar for daily Bible readings

Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear.

Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
Deuteronomy 5 Psalms 88 1 Isaiah 33 Revelation 3
Deuteronomy 6 Psalms 89 2 Isaiah 34 Revelation 4
Deuteronomy 7 Psalms 90 3 Isaiah 35 Revelation 5
Deuteronomy 8 Psalms 91 4 Isaiah 36 Revelation 6
Deuteronomy 9 Psalms 92 , 93 5 Isaiah 37 Revelation 7
Deuteronomy 10 Psalms 94 6 Isaiah 38 Revelation 8
Deuteronomy 11 Psalms 95 , 96 7 Isaiah 39 Revelation 9
Deuteronomy 12 Psalms 97 , 98 8 Isaiah 40 Revelation 10
Deuteronomy 13 , 14 Psalms 99 , 100 , 101 9 Isaiah 41 Revelation 11
Deuteronomy 15 Psalms 102 10 Isaiah 42 Revelation 12
Deuteronomy 16 Psalms 103 11 Isaiah 43 Revelation 13
Deuteronomy 17 Psalms 104 12 Isaiah 44 Revelation 14
Deuteronomy 18 Psalms 105 13 Isaiah 45 Revelation 15
Deuteronomy 19 Psalms 106 14 Isaiah 46 Revelation 16
Deuteronomy 20 Psalms 107 15 Isaiah 47 Revelation 17
Deuteronomy 21 Psalms 108 , 109 16 Isaiah 48 Revelation 18
Deuteronomy 22 Psalms 110 , 111 17 Isaiah 49 Revelation 19
Deuteronomy 23 Psalms 112 , 113 18 Isaiah 50 Revelation 20
Deuteronomy 24 Psalms 114 , 115 19 Isaiah 51 Revelation 21
Deuteronomy 25 Psalms 116 20 Isaiah 52 Revelation 22
Deuteronomy 26 Psalms 117 , 118 21 Isaiah 53 Matthew 1
Deuteronomy 27 , 28:1-19 Psalms 119:1-24 22 Isaiah 54 Matthew 2
Deuteronomy 28:20-68 Psalms 119:25-48 23 Isaiah 55 Matthew 3
Deuteronomy 29 Psalms 119:49-72 24 Isaiah 56 Matthew 4
Deuteronomy 30 Psalms 119:73-96 25 Isaiah 57 Matthew 5
Deuteronomy 31 Psalms 119:97-120 26 Isaiah 58 Matthew 6
Deuteronomy 32 Psalms 119:121-144 27 Isaiah 59 Matthew 7
Deuteronomy 33 , 34 Psalms 119:145-176 28 Isaiah 60 Matthew 8
Joshua 1 Psalms 120,121,122 29 Isaiah 61 Matthew 9
Joshua 2 Psalms 123 , 124 , 125 30 Isaiah 62 Matthew 10

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's July calendar for daily Bible readings

They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily.
Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
Joshua 3 Psalms 126 , 127 , 128 1 Isaiah 63 Matthew 11
Joshua 4 Psalms 129 , 130 , 131 2 Isaiah 64 Matthew 12
Joshua 5 , 6:1-5 Psalms 132 , 133 , 134 3 Isaiah 65 Matthew 13
Joshua 6:6-27 Psalms 135 , 136 4 Isaiah 66 Matthew 14
Joshua 7 Psalms 137 , 138 5 Jeremiah 1 Matthew 15
Joshua 8 Psalms 139 6 Jeremiah 2 Matthew 16
Joshua 9 Psalms 140 , 141 7 Jeremiah 3 Matthew 17
Joshua 10 Psalms 142 , 143 8 Jeremiah 4 Matthew 18
Joshua 11 Psalms 144 9 Jeremiah 5 Matthew 19
Joshua 12 , 13 Psalms 145 10 Jeremiah 6 Matthew 20
Joshua 14 , 15 Psalms 146 , 147 11 Jeremiah 7 Matthew 21
Joshua 16 , 17 Psalms 148 12 Jeremiah 8 Matthew 22
Joshua 18 , 19 Psalms 149 , 150 13 Jeremiah 9 Matthew 23
Joshua 20 , 21 Acts 1 14 Jeremiah 10 Matthew 24
Joshua 22 Acts 2 15 Jeremiah 11 Matthew 25
Joshua 23 Acts 3 16 Jeremiah 12 Matthew 26
Joshua 24 Acts 4 17 Jeremiah 13 Matthew 27
Judges 1 Acts 5 18 Jeremiah 14 Matthew 28
Judges 2 Acts 6 19 Jeremiah 15 Mark 1
Judges 3 Acts 7 20 Jeremiah 16 Mark 2
Judges 4 Acts 8 21 Jeremiah 17 Mark 3
Judges 5 Acts 9 22 Jeremiah 18 Mark 4
Judges 6 Acts 10 23 Jeremiah 19 Mark 5
Judges 7 Acts 11 24 Jeremiah 20 Mark 6
Judges 8 Acts 12 25 Jeremiah 21 Mark 7
Judges 9 Acts 13 26 Jeremiah 22 Mark 8
Judges 10 , 11:1-11 Acts 14 27 Jeremiah 23 Mark 9
Judges 11:12-40 Acts 15 28 Jeremiah 24 Mark 10
Judges 12 Acts 16 29 Jeremiah 25 Mark 11
Judges 13 Acts 17 30 Jeremiah 26 Mark 12
Judges 14 Acts 18 31 Jeremiah 27 Mark 13

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's August calendar for daily Bible readings

Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth.

Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
Judges 15 Acts 19 1 Jeremiah 28 Mark 14
Judges 16 Acts 20 2 Jeremiah 29 Mark 15
Judges 17 Acts 21 3 Jeremiah 30 , 31 Mark 16
Judges 18 Acts 22 4 Jeremiah 32 Psalms 1,2
Judges 19 Acts 23 5 Jeremiah 33 Psalms 3,4
Judges 20 Acts 24 6 Jeremiah 34 Psalms 5,6
Judges 21 Acts 25 7 Jeremiah 35 Psalms 7,8
Ruth 1 Acts 26 8 Jeremiah 36 , 45 Psalms 9
Ruth 2 Acts 27 9 Jeremiah 37 Psalms 10
Ruth 3,4 Acts 28 10 Jeremiah 38 Psalms 11 , 12
1 Samuel 1 Romans 1 11 Jeremiah 39 Psalms 13 , 14
1 Samuel 2 Romans 2 12 Jeremiah 40 Psalms 15 , 16
1 Samuel 3 Romans 3 13 Jeremiah 41 Psalms 17
1 Samuel 4 Romans 4 14 Jeremiah 42 Psalms 18
1 Samuel 5,6 Romans 5 15 Jeremiah 43 Psalms 19
1 Samuel 7,8 Romans 6 16 Jeremiah 44 Psalms 20 , 21
1 Samuel 9 Romans 7 17 Jeremiah 46 Psalms 22
1 Samuel 10 Romans 8 18 Jeremiah 47 Psalms 23 , 24
1 Samuel 11 Romans 9 19 Jeremiah 48 Psalms 25
1 Samuel 12 Romans 10 20 Jeremiah 49 Psalms 26 , 27
1 Samuel 13 Romans 11 21 Jeremiah 50 Psalms 28 , 29
1 Samuel 14 Romans 12 22 Jeremiah 51 Psalms 30
1 Samuel 15 Romans 13 23 Jeremiah 52 Psalms 31
1 Samuel 16 Romans 14 24 Lamentations 1 Psalms 32
1 Samuel 17 Romans 15 25 Lamentations 2 Psalms 33
1 Samuel 18 Romans 16 26 Lamentations 3 Psalms 34
1 Samuel 19 1 Corinthians 1 27 Lamentations 4 Psalms 35
1 Samuel 20 1 Corinthians 2 28 Lamentations 5 Psalms 36
1 Samuel 21 , 22 1 Corinthians 3 29 Ezekiel 1 Psalms 37
1 Samuel 23 1 Corinthians 4 30 Ezekiel 2 Psalms 38
1 Samuel 24 1 Corinthians 5 31 Ezekiel 3 Psalms 39

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's September calendar for daily Bible readings

The Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.

Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
1 Samuel 25 1 Corinthians 6 1 Ezekiel 4 Psalms 40 , 41
1 Samuel 26 1 Corinthians 7 2 Ezekiel 5 Psalms 42 , 43
1 Samuel 27 1 Corinthians 8 3 Ezekiel 6 Psalms 44
1 Samuel 28 1 Corinthians 9 4 Ezekiel 7 Psalms 45
1 Samuel 29 , 30 1 Corinthians 10 5 Ezekiel 8 Psalms 46 , 47
1 Samuel 31 1 Corinthians 11 6 Ezekiel 9 Psalms 48
2 Samuel 1 1 Corinthians 12 7 Ezekiel 10 Psalms 49
2 Samuel 2 1 Corinthians 13 8 Ezekiel 11 Psalms 50
2 Samuel 3 1 Corinthians 14 9 Ezekiel 12 Psalms 51
2 Samuel 4,5 1 Corinthians 15 10 Ezekiel 13 Psalms 52 , 53 , 54
2 Samuel 6 1 Corinthians 16 11 Ezekiel 14 Psalms 55
2 Samuel 7 2 Corinthians 1 12 Ezekiel 15 Psalms 56 , 57
2 Samuel 8,9 2 Corinthians 2 13 Ezekiel 16 Psalms 58 , 59
2 Samuel 10 2 Corinthians 3 14 Ezekiel 17 Psalms 60 , 61
2 Samuel 11 2 Corinthians 4 15 Ezekiel 18 Psalms 62 , 63
2 Samuel 12 2 Corinthians 5 16 Ezekiel 19 Psalms 64 , 65
2 Samuel 13 2 Corinthians 6 17 Ezekiel 20 Psalms 66 , 67
2 Samuel 14 2 Corinthians 7 18 Ezekiel 21 Psalms 68
2 Samuel 15 2 Corinthians 8 19 Ezekiel 22 Psalms 69
2 Samuel 16 2 Corinthians 9 20 Ezekiel 23 Psalms 70 , 71
2 Samuel 17 2 Corinthians 10 21 Ezekiel 24 Psalms 72
2 Samuel 18 2 Corinthians 11 22 Ezekiel 25 Psalms 73
2 Samuel 19 2 Corinthians 12 23 Ezekiel 26 Psalms 74
2 Samuel 20 2 Corinthians 13 24 Ezekiel 27 Psalms 75 , 76
2 Samuel 21 Galatians 1 25 Ezekiel 28 Psalms 77
2 Samuel 22 Galatians 2 26 Ezekiel 29 Psalms 78:1-37
2 Samuel 23 Galatians 3 27 Ezekiel 30 Psalms 78:38-72
2 Samuel 24 Galatians 4 28 Ezekiel 31 Psalms 79
1 Kings 1 Galatians 5 29 Ezekiel 32 Psalms 80
1 Kings 2 Galatians 6 30 Ezekiel 33 Psalms 81 , 82

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's October calendar for daily Bible readings

O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day.

Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
1 Kings 3 Ephesians 1 1 Ezekiel 34 Psalms 83 , 84
1 Kings 4,5 Ephesians 2 2 Ezekiel 35 Psalms 85
1 Kings 6 Ephesians 3 3 Ezekiel 36 Psalms 86
1 Kings 7 Ephesians 4 4 Ezekiel 37 Psalms 87 , 88
1 Kings 8 Ephesians 5 5 Ezekiel 38 Psalms 89
1 Kings 9 Ephesians 6 6 Ezekiel 39 Psalms 90
1 Kings 10 Phillipians 1 7 Ezekiel 40 Psalms 91
1 Kings 11 Phillipians 2 8 Ezekiel 41 Psalms 92 , 93
1 Kings 12 Phillipians 3 9 Ezekiel 42 Psalms 94
1 Kings 13 Phillipians 4 10 Ezekiel 43 Psalms 95 , 96
1 Kings 14 Colossians 1 11 Ezekiel 44 Psalms 97 , 98
1 Kings 15 Colossians 2 12 Ezekiel 45 Psalms 99 , 100 , 101
1 Kings 16 Colossians 3 13 Ezekiel 46 Psalms 102
1 Kings 17 Colossians 4 14 Ezekiel 47 Psalms 103
1 Kings 18 1 Thessalonians 1 15 Ezekiel 48 Psalms 104
1 Kings 19 1 Thessalonians 2 16 Daniel 1 Psalms 105
1 Kings 20 1 Thessalonians 3 17 Daniel 2 Psalms 106
1 Kings 21 1 Thessalonians 4 18 Daniel 3 Psalms 107
1 Kings 22 1 Thessalonians 5 19 Daniel 4 Psalms 108 , 109
2 Kings 1 2 Thessalonians 1 20 Daniel 5 Psalms 110 , 111
2 Kings 2 2 Thessalonians 2 21 Daniel 6 Psalms 112 , 113
2 Kings 3 2 Thessalonians 3 22 Daniel 7 Psalms 114 , 115
2 Kings 4 1 Timothy 1 23 Daniel 8 Psalms 116
2 Kings 5 1 Timothy 2 24 Daniel 9 Psalms 117 , 118
2 Kings 6 1 Timothy 3 25 Daniel 10 Psalms 119:1-24
2 Kings 7 1 Timothy 4 26 Daniel 11 Psalms 119:25-48
2 Kings 8 1 Timothy 5 27 Daniel 12 Psalms 119:49-72
2 Kings 9 1 Timothy 6 28 Hosea 1 Psalms 119:73-96
2 Kings 10 2 Timothy 1 29 Hosea 2 Psalms 119:97-120
2 Kings 11 , 12 2 Timothy 2 30 Hosea 3,4 Psalms 119:121-144
2 Kings 13 2 Timothy 3 31 Hosea 5,6 Psalms 119:145-176

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's November calendar for daily Bible readings

As new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.
Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
2 Kings 14 2 Timothy 4 1 Hosea 7 Psalms 120,121,122
2 Kings 15 Titus 1 2 Hosea 8 Psalms 123,124,125
2 Kings 16 Titus 2 3 Hosea 9 Psalms 126,127,128
2 Kings 17 Titus 3 4 Hosea 10 Psalms 129,130,131
2 Kings 18 Philemon 1 5 Hosea 11 Psalms 132,133,134
2 Kings 19 Hebrews 1 6 Hosea 12 Psalms 135 , 136
2 Kings 20 Hebrews 2 7 Hosea 13 Psalms 137 , 138
2 Kings 21 Hebrews 3 8 Hosea 14 Psalms 139
2 Kings 22 Hebrews 4 9 Joel 1 Psalms 140 , 141
2 Kings 23 Hebrews 5 10 Joel 2 Psalms 142
2 Kings 24 Hebrews 6 11 Joel 3 Psalms 143
2 Kings 25 Hebrews 7 12 Amos 1 Psalms 144
1 Chronicles 1,2 Hebrews 8 13 Amos 2 Psalms 145
1 Chronicles 3,4 Hebrews 9 14 Amos 3 Psalms 146 , 147
1 Chronicles 5,6 Hebrews 10 15 Amos 4 Psalms 148,149,150
1 Chronicles 7,8 Hebrews 11 16 Amos 5 Luke 1:1-38
1 Chronicles 9 , 10 Hebrews 12 17 Amos 6 Luke 1:39-80
1 Chronicles 11 , 12 Hebrews 13 18 Amos 7 Luke 2
1 Chronicles 13 , 14 James 1 19 Amos 8 Luke 3
1 Chronicles 15 James 2 20 Amos 9 Luke 4
1 Chronicles 16 James 3 21 Obadiah 1 Luke 5
1 Chronicles 17 James 4 22 Jonah 1 Luke 6
1 Chronicles 18 James 5 23 Jonah 2 Luke 7
1 Chronicles 19 , 20 1 Peter 1 24 Jonah 3 Luke 8
1 Chronicles 21 1 Peter 2 25 Jonah 4 Luke 9
1 Chronicles 22 1 Peter 3 26 Micah 1 Luke 10
1 Chronicles 23 1 Peter 4 27 Micah 2 Luke 11
1 Chronicles 24 , 25 1 Peter 5 28 Micah 3 Luke 12
1 Chronicles 26 , 27 2 Peter 1 29 Micah 4 Luke 13
1 Chronicles 28 2 Peter 2 30 Micah 5 Luke 14

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's December calendar for daily Bible readings

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
Family Secret
Book Chapter Book Chapter Date Book Chapter Book Chapter
1 Chronicles 29 2 Peter 3 1 Micah 6 Luke 15
2 Chronicles 1 1 John 1 2 Micah 7 Luke 16
2 Chronicles 2 1 John 2 3 Nahum 1 Luke 17
2 Chronicles 3,4 1 John 3 4 Nahum 2 Luke 18
2 Chronicles 5 , 6:1-11 1 John 4 5 Nahum 3 Luke 19
2 Chronicles 6:12-42 1 John 5 6 Habakkuk 1 Luke 20
2 Chronicles 7 2 John 1 7 Habakkuk 2 Luke 21
2 Chronicles 8 3 John 1 8 Habakkuk 3 Luke 22
2 Chronicles 9 Jude 1 9 Zephaniah 1 Luke 23
2 Chronicles 10 Revelation 1 10 Zephaniah 2 Luke 24
2 Chronicles 11 , 12 Revelation 2 11 Zephaniah 3 John 1
2 Chronicles 13 Revelation 3 12 Haggai 1 John 2
2 Chronicles 14 , 15 Revelation 4 13 Haggai 2 John 3
2 Chronicles 16 Revelation 5 14 Zechariah 1 John 4
2 Chronicles 17 Revelation 6 15 Zechariah 2 John 5
2 Chronicles 18 Revelation 7 16 Zechariah 3 John 6
2 Chronicles 19 , 20 Revelation 8 17 Zechariah 4 John 7
2 Chronicles 21 Revelation 9 18 Zechariah 5 John 8
2 Chronicles 22 , 23 Revelation 10 19 Zechariah 6 John 9
2 Chronicles 24 Revelation 11 20 Zechariah 7 John 10
2 Chronicles 25 Revelation 12 21 Zechariah 8 John 11
2 Chronicles 26 Revelation 13 22 Zechariah 9 John 12
2 Chronicles 27 , 28 Revelation 14 23 Zechariah 10 John 13
2 Chronicles 29 Revelation 15 24 Zechariah 11 John 14
2 Chronicles 30 Revelation 16 25 Zechariah 12 , 13:1 John 15
2 Chronicles 31 Revelation 17 26 Zechariah 13:2-9 John 16
2 Chronicles 32 Revelation 18 27 Zechariah 14 John 17
2 Chronicles 33 Revelation 19 28 Malachi 1 John 18
2 Chronicles 34 Revelation 20 29 Malachi 2 John 19
2 Chronicles 35 Revelation 21 30 Malachi 3 John 20
2 Chronicles 36 Revelation 22 31 Malachi 4 John 21

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Robert Murray M'Cheyne's Directions calendar for daily Bible readings

Directions for M'Cheyne's daily Bible reading calendar

1 The centre column contains the day of the month. The two first columns contain the chapter to be read in
the family. The two last columns contain the portions to be read in secret.

2 The head of the family should previously read over the chapter indicated for the family worship and mark
two or three of the most prominent verses upon which he may dwell, asking a few simple questions.

3 Frequently the chapter named in the calendar for family reading might be read more suitably in secret; in
which case the head of the family should intimate that it be read in private, and the chapter for secret
reading may be used in the family.

4 The metrical version of the Psalms should be read or sung through at least once in the year. It is truly an
admirable translation from the Hebrew, and is frequently more correct than the prose version.
If three verses be sung at each diet of family worship, the whole Psalms will be sung through in the year.

5 Let the conversation at the family meals frequently turn upon the chapter read; thus every meal will be a
sacrament, being sanctified by the Word and prayer.

6 Let our secret reading prevent the dawning of the day. Let God's voice be the first we hear in the morning.
Mark two or three of the richest verses and pray over every line and word of them.
Let the marks be neatly done, never as to abuse a copy of the Bible.

7 In meeting believers on the street or elsewhere, when an easy opportunity offers, recur to the chapters
read that morning. This will be a blessed exchange for those idle words which waste the soul and grieve
the Holy Spirit of God.
In writing letters to those at a distance, make use of the provision of the day gathered.

8 Above all, use the Word as a lamp to your feet and a light to your path - your guide in perplexity, your
armour in temptation, your food in times of faintness. Hear the constant cry of the great Intercessor,

"SANCTIFY THEM THROUGH THY TRUTH : THY WORD IS TRUTH."

St. Peter's, Dundee, 30th Dec. 1842

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