The Daily Walk Bible, New International Version, 1442 pages, first copyright 1973.
The Daily Walk Bible is the entire Bible divided into daily readings, dated from January 1 to December 31. Each book is introduced with facts about the author, timeline, purpose and themes, including a key verse. Each day’s reading starts with an overview, a couple paragraphs of practical application, and a quote. There are many references to other parts of the Bible, showing how the story is connected. Each reading consists of 3-4 chapters of the Bible and takes about thirty minutes to complete. Approximately every seven days there is a shorter reading that reflects on what has been read so far. It also gives you a little space to catch up if needed.
Here is what it says on one of the introductory pages:
Seven Benefits from Reading Your Bible (all from Psalm 119)
- The Bible will help keep you from sin. Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. (verse 11)
- The Bible will lift your burdens. My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. (verse 28)
- The Bible will guide your steps. Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light to my path. (verse 105)
- The Bible will bring you joy. Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. (verse 111)
- The Bible will lead you to wisdom. The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. (verse 130)
- The Bible will give you peace. Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. (verse 165)
- The Bible will bring you back to God. I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands. (verse 176)
I got my copy of The Daily Walk Bible from my brother-in-law. He gave me a copy in memory of my sister, Victoria. It had been her favorite Bible to read daily. I had no desire to read it for a long time. Then last fall I started to entertain the idea of reading the Bible through in 2023 and decided I would use this Bible.
To be honest, it’s quite a time commitment. Certain books in the Bible are difficult to read. Judges is by far the most difficult one for me. It is followed by the gentle book of Ruth, and that helps me get through it. At the beginning of fall, life seemed too busy to squeeze that much Bible reading in, and I skipped about ten days, the whole book of Ezekiel. I really didn’t know if I would pick it up again. But after about a week, I started to miss it. I decided not to try to catch up, just start with the next book, Daniel. Right now I am in the book of Acts and have hopes I will continue to read until the end of the year.
The big takeaway I get reading the Bible cover to cover is what an epic story it is! And my life is happening in there somewhere in its timeline, between the letters of Paul and the Revelations of John. I used to think the Bible was about Abraham, Moses, Joseph or King David. But reading it cover to cover makes me realize these were all supporting characters in a much bigger story where God is the main character. It’s a book about God and what he’s been doing through the ages. It’s truly amazing!
If you’ve never read the Bible through, The Daily Walk Bible is a good way to give it a try. You can ignore the dates and just read as much as you can each day. But the dates did a good job of keeping me on track. Here are a few other ways to read the entire Bible:
Listen to the King James Version of the Bible. The audio is about 75 hours long. But one source says you can hear it all in one year at 12 minutes a day.
Listen to the Bible arranged chronologically. Or buy a paper chronological Bible. If I remember right, this has you reading Job in the midst of Genesis. Putting it in the order it happened can help you see different aspects of the stories.
Maybe 2024 is the year you will read the entire Bible, either for the first time, or the second, third or more times. You will be glad you did.
–Liz
Great is thy faithfulness. Morning by morning new mercies appear.
Jeremiah, through his tears.
More ideas for quiet time with God:
So She Reads 
5 responses to “The Daily Walk Bible”
I have read or listened through the Bible more times than I can remember. When I was ten or twelve a friend and I challenged ourselves to do it. I have never quit. Back then, it seemed to take forever to get through the Bible. I used to write down on the flyleaf each time I started a new go-around. I’m guess it took a year and a half or longer. Now it’s much easier with the help of a Bible app. I use YouVersion. I also got introduced to the Bible Project by the aforementioned app and I absolutely love it. The more I study and or read it the Bible, the more fascinating and amazing it becomes!
Hello, Audreyfern. Thanks for sharing that! I was 16 the first time I read it through. I have also used YouVersion to listen to the Bible and highly recommend it. I can appreciate your dedication to reading the Bible through.
I’ve read the Bible through several times, once chronologically, once in a year, once in a 3 yr plan. The days I didn’t have time to read I allowed myself to listen. The days I was reading hard to understand prophecy passages I would change it in the app to a different translation that made it come alive. I do prefer the King James though for standard reading. Since I love history the chronologically based one was very interesting to me, an I love your thought that my own timeline is right in there between the pages. I want to look for the Daily Walk Bible. Maybe that will be my next assignment. Jana Nichols
That is amazing, Jana! And thanks. I sometimes feel a bit nerdy for having read the Bible cover to cover. I am glad to see you enjoy it too.
What happiness to read this post and know I’m not the only nerdy girl that loves to read the Bible through! It’s also inspiring to see the commonality of this not-so-common practice: the “aha” moment of realizing the Bible is one grand narrative that leads to Jesus, not just a bunch if disparate stories! This next year will be my fourth journey through the Scriptures as a whole, and I can say it has shaped my life more than anything else I’ve undertaken.