Reading plan · Whole Bible
The Prophets in Context
Thirty days reading the prophets alongside the history they spoke into, from Elijah to Malachi.
Editorial text in English. Scripture is quoted from the version you choose; references stay the same in every version.
About this plan
Each day pairs a prophet with the events of his time where Scripture links them, usually from Kings. Where a prophet's book gives no date, the day says so.
- Days
- 30
- For
- Readers who find the prophets hard to place. About 10-15 minutes a day.
- Daily reading
- about 4 min a day on average, 8 min on the longest day (in WEB, at 200 words a minute)
- Covers
- 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah +13
- Versions
- 153 installed versions contain every reading
Your progress
Start today or choose a start date. Progress is kept on this device; no account is needed.
Reading sequence
- Day 1Elijah confronts Baal1 Kings 18:1–466 min
- Day 2Elisha and Naaman2 Kings 5:1–275 min
- Day 3Jonah in the time of Jeroboam II2 Kings 14:23–29 · Jonah 1:1–2:105 min
- Day 4Jonah and NinevehJonah 3:1–4:113 min
- Day 5Amos: let justice rollAmos 1:1–2 · Amos 5:1–274 min
- Day 6Amos at BethelAmos 7:1–172 min
- Day 7Hosea's marriageHosea 1:1–3:56 min
- Day 8Hosea: God's love for IsraelHosea 11:1–12 · Hosea 14:1–93 min
- Day 9Isaiah's vision2 Kings 15:1–7 · Isaiah 6:1–133 min
- Day 10Immanuel and Ahaz2 Kings 16:1–9 · Isaiah 7:1–173 min
- Day 11Micah: what the LORD requiresMicah 1:1 · Micah 6:1–81 min
- Day 12Samaria falls2 Kings 17:1–233 min
- Day 13Hezekiah, Isaiah and Sennacherib2 Kings 18:13–37 · Isaiah 37:14–388 min
- Day 14Comfort my peopleIsaiah 40:1–314 min
- Day 15The suffering servantIsaiah 52:13–53:122 min
- Day 16Nahum: Nineveh will fallNahum 1:1–152 min
- Day 17Josiah and Zephaniah2 Kings 22:1–20 · Zephaniah 3:14–204 min
- Day 18Jeremiah calledJeremiah 1:1–193 min
- Day 19The temple sermonJeremiah 7:1–15 · Jeremiah 26:1–246 min
- Day 20Habakkuk waits on GodHabakkuk 1:1–2:4 · Habakkuk 3:17–193 min
- Day 21Daniel in Babylon2 Kings 24:1–4 · Daniel 1:1–213 min
- Day 22A letter to the exiles2 Kings 24:10–17 · Jeremiah 29:1–143 min
- Day 23Ezekiel by the riverEzekiel 1:1–284 min
- Day 24Jerusalem falls2 Kings 25:1–21 · Lamentations 3:19–334 min
- Day 25Dry bones liveEzekiel 37:1–142 min
- Day 26Daniel and the lionsDaniel 6:1–284 min
- Day 27The return and HaggaiEzra 1:1–11 · Haggai 1:1–154 min
- Day 28Zechariah: not by mightZechariah 4:1–14 · Zechariah 9:9–102 min
- Day 29Joel: the Spirit poured outJoel 2:12–323 min
- Day 30Malachi: the messengerMalachi 3:1–18 · Malachi 4:1–64 min
People
- Elijah
The plan begins with Elijah on Mount Carmel. 1 Kings 18:1–46
- Isaiah
Several days read Isaiah with the reigns he names. Isaiah 1:1
- Jeremiah
Jeremiah's call and letters are read with the last kings of Judah. Jeremiah 1:1–3
Use offline
Save this plan on your device, then download the Bible books it uses in your version: 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Daniel and 7 more. The study keeps only its own notes and references; the Scripture comes from the books on your device, never a second copy.