Advent: A 24-Day Reading Plan

This Christmas season, keep your heart focused on what matters most. From creation to Christ's birth, this advent Bible reading plan retraces the lineage of Jesus and reveals how every story in the Scripture points to our Lord and Savior. Notice how Old Testament prophesies and New Testament teachings tie in with the stories you will read in Scripture over the next 24 days.

Day 1: Creation
Genesis 1:1-31
Genesis 2:1-3

Day 2: The Fall
Genesis 2:4-25
Genesis 3:1-7

Day 3: The Curse
Genesis 3:8-22

Day 4: Adam and Christ Contrasted
Romans 5:6-21

Day 5: The Story of Noah
Genesis 6:1-22
Genesis 7:1-5

Day 6: The Flood
Genesis 7:11-24
Genesis 8:1-22

Day 7: From Shem to Abram
Genesis 9:1-28
Genesis 11:10-26

Day 8: Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 15:1-16
Genesis 17:1-6
Genesis 22:1-19

Day 9: Christ's Sacrifice Once and for All
Hebrews 10:1-23

Day 10: Jacob Steals a Blessing
Genesis 27:1-39

Day 11: The Blessing of Belonging to Christ
Ephesians 1:3-23
Ephesians 2:1-10

Day 12: The Birth of Moses
Exodus 1:1-13
Exodus 2:1-25

Day 13: Moses and the Burning Bush
Exodus 3:1-22

Day 14: Israel's Exodus from Egypt
Exodus 12:31-36
Exodus 14:5-31

Day 15: The Ten Commandments
Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Day 16: Life in the Spirit
Romans 8:3-38

Day 17: Entering the Promised Land
Joshua 1:1-18
Joshua 11:16-23

Day 18: David Defeats Goliath
1 Samuel 17:1-16
1 Samuel 17:32-50
2 Samuel 5:4-5

Day 19: A Prophesy of the Coming Messiah
Isaiah 11:1-16

Day 20: The Fall of Jerusalem
2 Kings 25:1-25

Day 21: Promise of Restoration Through the Messiah
Isaiah 49:8-16
Isaiah 7:10-14
Isaiah 52:7-9

Day 22: The Birth of Jesus Foretold
Luke 1:5-38

Day 23: The Promise of a Savior
Isaiah 40:1-31
Isaiah 53:1-11

Day 24: The Birth of Jesus
Luke 2:1-32