The Bible is a book. The best way to read a book is to start at the beginning and read to the end. But there are many other ways to read a book as well.
The Bible is one book. But it also a group of books. Each book tells good stories. They speak of interesting people. They talk about important thoughts.
Read One Story Every Day
One way to read the Bible is by reading the stories that are found there. There are many of them. You may want to read one story each day. After you read each story, you may want to think about what kind of things you can learn from such a story. Then you may want to see if you can remember the story so you can tell it to someone else.
Let us help you get started
Here are 40 stories from the Old Testament section of the Bible. Pick the stories that sound interesting to you. Read a different one each day for 30 days. You will be surprised at how much you can learn about God just by reading stories.
Do not be surprised or sad if you do not understand every thing in every story you read. The stories took place a long time ago. The customs of the people you will read about were very different from ours today. But in some ways, people are still the same today as they were then.
40 OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
1. The World Gets Its Start
Genesis 1:1-2:3
2. God Makes a Man and a Woman
Genesis 2:2-25
3. Our First Parents Do Not Obey God
Genesis 3
4. Noah Builds a Big Boat
Genesis 6:9-9:17
5. People Make a Building Plan
Genesis 11:1-9
6. God Speaks to Abraham
Genesis 12:1-9;17:1-8
7. God Destroys Two Cities
Genesis 19:1-29
8. God Gives Abraham a Son
Genesis 21:1-7
9. God Tests Abraham
Genesis 22:1-19
10. Isaac Finds a Wife
Genesis 24
11. Jacob Gets a Blessing
Genesis 27:1-40
12. Jacob Has a Dream
Genesis 28:10-22
13. Joseph Goes to Egypt
Genesis 37:12-36
14. A King in Egypt Has Two Dreams
Genesis 41
15. Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt
Genesis 42-45
16. Moses Is Born
Exodus 1:8-2:10
17. God Speaks to Moses
Exodus 3:1-15
18. God Punishes Egypt
Exodus 7:14-11:10
19. Israel Celebrates the Passover
Exodus 12
20. Israel Crosses the Sea
Exodus 13:17-14:31
21. God Gives Israel Water
Exodus 15:22-27; 17:1-7
22. God Gives Israel Food
Exodus 16
23. God Gives His Laws To Moses
Exodus 19:1-20:21
24. The People Worship an Idol
Exodus 32
25. Moses Sends the Spies
Numbers 13:1-14:12
26. A Donkey Talks
Numbers 22:1-15
27. The Walls of Jericho Fall Down
Joshua 5:13-6:27
28. God Made the Sun Stand Still
Joshua 10:1-15
29. Gideon Wins the War
Judges 7
30. A Woman Tricks Samson
Judges 16
31. God Blesses Ruth
Ruth 1-4
32. David Fights a Giant
1 Samuel 17
33. Solomon Becomes a Wise Ruler
1 Kings 3:16-28
34. The Birds Feed a Prophet
1 Kings 17:1-6
35. God Heals Namaan
2 Kings 5
36. Esther Saves Her People
Esther 2:5-18; 3:12-5:8; 7:1-10
37. Ezekiel Has a Strange Dream
Ezekiel 1
38. God Protects Three Men in a Fire
Daniel 3
39. God Rescues Daniel from The Lions
Daniel 6
40. A Fish Swallows Jonah
Jonah 1-4