Children - Read the Bible with Murray Hill Baptist Church
We have challenged our families to read the Bible with their children in 2024. We are using DK's Children's Illustrated bible and have a guideline for what to read and when (see below, click here for a printable version).
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6
Reading List
January
1st - 7th
Introduction to the Bible pg. 8
The Old Testament pg. 14
The Creation pg. 18
8th - 14th
The Garden of Eden pg. 20
Cain & Abel pg. 22
Noah’s Ark pg. 24
15th - 21st
The Flood pg. 26
The Tower of Babel pg. 28
The Patriarchs pg. 30
22nd - 28th
Abrams’ Journey pg. 32
Abram, Sarah & Hagar pg. 34
Sodom & Gomorrah pg. 37
29th - February 4th
Abraham’s 2 Sons pg. 40
The Sacrifice of Isaac pg. 42
Isaac & Rebekah pg. 44
February
5th - 11th
Esau & Jacob pg. 46
Jacob’s Ladder pg. 49
Jacob & Rachel pg. 50
12th - 18th
Jacobs Wedding pg. 52
Jacob’s Return pg. 54
Josephs Dream pg. 56
19th - 25th
Joseph the Slave pg. 58
Pharaoh’s Dreams pg. 60
Joseph the Governor pg. 62
26th - March 3rd
Benjamin & The Silver Cup pg. 64
Life In Egypt pg. 66
Moses in the Bushes pg. 70
March
4th - 10th
Moses is Called by God pg. 70
Moses Warns the Pharaoh pg. 72
The Plagues of Egypt pg. 74
11th - 17th
The Tenth Plague pg. 76
The Crossing of the Red Sea pg. 78
God Watches over the Isralites pg. 80
18th - 24th
Moses Receives Gods Law pg. 82
The Golden Calf pg. 84
Balaam’s Donkey pg. 86
25th - 31st
Life in Canaan pg. 88
The Promised Land pg. 90
Rahab & The Spies pg. 93
April
1st - 7th
The Battle of Jericho pg. 94
The Call of Gideon pg. 96
Jephthah’s Daughter pg. 98
8th - 14th
Samson & The Lion pg. 100
Samson & Delilah pg. 102
Samson in the Temple pg. 104
15th - 21st
Ruth & Naomi pg. 106
Samuel is Called to serve God pg. 108
The Ark is Captured pg. 110
22nd - 28th
Saul the 1st. King of the Israelites pg. 112
Saul’s Downfall pg. 114
God Choses David pg. 116
29th - May 5th
David & Goliath pg. 118
Saul turns against David pg. 120
David the Outlaw pg. 122
May
6th - 12th
David & Abigail pg. 124
The Death of Saul pg. 126
Long live the King pg. 128
13th - 19th
David & Bathsheba pg. 130
Absalom’s Rebellion pg. 132
King Solomon’s Wisdom pg. 134
20th - 26th
Solomons Temple pg. 136
The Queen of Sheba pg. 138
Elijah in the Wilderness pg. 140
27th - 2nd
The Israelites turn against God pg. 142
Naboth’s Vineyard pg. 144
Elijah’s Final Journey pg. 146
June
3rd - 9th
Elisha & Woman of Shunem pg. 147
Elisha & Naaman pg. 150
Conquering Nations pg. 152
10th - 16th
The Prophet Isaiah pg. 154
Hezekiah's Gold pg. 155
Josiah & the Scroll of the Law pg. 156
17th - 23rd
Jeremiah & Potter’s Wheel pg. 158
The Israelites in Captivity pg. 160
The Golden Statue pg. 162
24th - 30th
Belshazzar’s Feast pg. 165
Daniel in the Lions Den pg. 166
Esther Becomes Queen pg. 168
July
1st - 7th
Esther Saves Her People pg. 170
The Rebuilding of Jerusalem pg. 172
Jonah and the Great Fish pg. 174
8th - 14th
The Book of Psalms pg. 176
The New Testament pg. 180
A Son for Zechariah pg. 184
15th - 21st
An Angel Appears to Mary pg. 186
The Birth of John pg. 188
The Birth of Jesus pg. 190
22nd - 28th
The Shepherds’ Visit pg. 192
The Presentation in the Temple pg. 194
The Wise Men pg. 196
29th - August 4th
The Flight into Egypt pg. 198
Jesus is Found in the Temple pg. 200
John Baptizes Jesus pg. 202
August
5th - 11th
The Temptations in the Wilderness pg. 204
Jesus of Galilee pg. 206
Daily Life in Jesus Time pg. 208
12th - 18th
Jesus Calls His Disciples pg. 210
The Marriage Feast of Cana pg. 212
The Sermon on the Mount pg. 214
19th - 25th
Healing the Sick pg. 216
The Centurion’s Servant pg. 218
Jesus Calms the Storm pg. 220
26th - September 1st
The Gadarene Swine pg. 221
Jairus’ Daughter pg. 222
The Sower pg. 224
September
2nd - 8th
The Death of John the Baptist pg. 226
The Feeding of the Five Thousand pg. 228
Jesus Walks on the Water pg. 230
9th - 15th
The Good Samaritan pg. 232
The Transfiguration pg. 234
Mary, Martha, & Lazarus pg. 236
16th - 22nd
Lost and Found pg. 238
The Prodigal Son pg. 240
The Unmerciful Servant pg. 242
23rd - 29th
Lazarus and the Rich Man pg. 244
The Pharisee & the Tax Collector pg. 245
Jesus and the Children pg. 246
30th - October 6th
The Rich Young Man pg. 247
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector pg. 248
Workers in the Vinyard pg. 250
October
7th - 13th
The Wedding Feast pg. 251
The Wise and Foolish Maidens pg. 252
The Parable of the Talents pg. 254
14th - 20th
Jesus Enters Jerusalem pg. 256
Jesus and the Temple Traders pg. 258
Judas Plots to Betray Jesus pg. 260
21st - 27th
Preparing for the Passover pg. 262
The Last Supper pg. 264
The Garden of Gethsemane pg. 266
28th - November 3rd
Peter’s Denial pg. 268
Jesus Before the Sanhedrin pg. 270
Jesus Before Pilate pg. 272
November
4th - 10th
The Crucifixion pg. 274
The Resurrection pg. 276
On the Road to Emmaus pg. 278
11th - 17th
The Ascension pg. 280
The Early Church pg. 282
18th - 24th
Tongues of Fire pg. 284
Peter the Healer pg. 286
25th - December 1st
The Death of Stepehn pg. 288
Saul’s Journey to Damascus pg. 290
December
2nd - 8th
Peter and Cornelius pg. 292
Peter in Prison pg. 294
9th - 15th
Paul’s Journey pg. 296
The Adventures of Paul pg. 298
16th - 22nd
Paul is Arrested pg. 302
Paul’s Journey to Rome pg. 304
23rd - 29th
Paul’s Letters pg. 306
The Book of Revelation pg. 308
