GENESIS
READING PLAN
Rest Day
Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of
Genesis 1 + Preview
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Genesis 2
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Genesis 3
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Genesis 4
Editor’s Note As we said on Sunday in our “Christian to the Core” series, we’re inviting the entire Harris Creek family to read the Bible
Genesis 5
Read Genesis 5 From Adam to Noah 1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the
Genesis 6
Read Genesis 6 Wickedness in the World 1 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the
Rest Day + Family Guide (Genesis 1-6)
Rest Day Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence
Genesis 7
Read Genesis 7 1 The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in
Genesis 8
Read Genesis 8 1 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent
Genesis 9
Read Genesis 9 God’s Covenant With Noah 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill
Genesis 10
Read Genesis 10 The Table of Nations 1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood.
Genesis 11
Read Genesis 11 The Tower of Babel 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward, they found a plain
Genesis 12
Read Genesis 12 The Call of Abram 1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the
Rest Day + Family Guide (Genesis 7-12)
Rest Day Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence
Genesis 13
Read Genesis 13 Abram and Lot Separate 1 So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot
Genesis 14
Read Genesis 14 Abram Rescues Lot 1 At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal
Genesis 15
Read Genesis 15 The Lord’s Covenant With Abram 1 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid,
Genesis 16
Read Genesis 16 Hagar and Ishmael 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; 2 so she
Genesis 17
Read Genesis 17 The Covenant of Circumcision 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty;
Genesis 18
Read Genesis 18 The Three Visitors 1 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance
Rest Day + Family Guide (Genesis 13-18)
Rest Day Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence
Genesis 19
Read Genesis 19 Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed 1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of
Genesis 20
Read Genesis 20 Abraham and Abimelek 1 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For
Genesis 21
Read Genesis 21 The Birth of Isaac 1 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what
Genesis 22
Read Genesis 22 Abraham Tested 1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take
Genesis 23
Read Genesis 23 The Death of Sarah Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron)
Genesis 24
Read Genesis 24 Isaac and Rebekah 1 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.2 He said to the senior servant
Rest Day + Family Guide (Genesis 19-24)
Rest Day Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence
Genesis 25
Read Genesis 25 The Death of Abraham 1 Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and
Genesis 26
Read Genesis 26 Isaac and Abimelek 1 Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king
Genesis 27
Read Genesis 27 1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau his older
Genesis 28
Read Genesis 28 1 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman. 2 Go at once to Paddan Aram,
Genesis 29
Read Genesis 29 Jacob Arrives in Paddan Aram 1 Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples. 2 There he
Genesis 30
Read Genesis 30 1 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob,
Rest Day + Family Guide (Genesis 25-30)
Rest Day Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence
Genesis 31
Read Genesis 31 Jacob Flees From Laban 1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all
Genesis 32
Read Genesis 32 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 1 Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 When Jacob saw them,
Genesis 33
Read Genesis 33 Jacob Meets Esau 1 Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among
Genesis 34
Read Genesis 34 Dinah and the Shechemites 1 Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.
Genesis 35
Read Genesis 35 Jacob Returns to Bethel 1 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to
Genesis 36
Read Genesis 36 Esau’s Descendants 1 This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the women
Rest Day + Family Guide (Genesis 31-36)
Rest Day Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence
Genesis 37
Read Genesis 37 Joseph’s Dreams 1 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. 2 This is the account of Jacob’s
Genesis 38
Read Genesis 38 Judah and Tamar 1 At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah.
Genesis 39
Read Genesis 39 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the
Genesis 40
Read Genesis 40 The Cupbearer and the Baker 1 Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the
Genesis 41
Read Genesis 41 Pharaoh’s Dreams 1 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, 2 when out of the
Genesis 42
Read Genesis 42 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you
Rest Day + Family Guide (Genesis 37-42)
Rest Day Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence
Genesis 43
Read Genesis 43 The Second Journey to Egypt 1 Now the famine was still severe in the land. 2 So when they had eaten all the grain
Genesis 44
Read Genesis 44 A Silver Cup in a Sack 1 Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house: “Fill the men’s sacks with
Genesis 45
Read Genesis 45 Joseph Makes Himself Known 1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave
Genesis 46
Read Genesis 46 Jacob Goes to Egypt 1 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to
Genesis 47
Read Genesis 47 1 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the
Genesis 48
Read Genesis 48 Manasseh and Ephraim 1 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim
Rest Day + Family Guide (Genesis 43-48)
Rest Day Each Sunday is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence
Genesis 49
Read Genesis 49 Jacob Blesses His Sons 1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen
Genesis 50
Read Genesis 50 1 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm