40 DAYS IN THE WORD
EASTER BIBLE READING PLAN
Here’s a 40-Day Reading Plan focusing on Passover themes, incorporating both the Old and New Testaments. It traces the story of redemption, from the first Passover in Egypt to Jesus, the ultimate Passover Lamb.
​The Need for Redemption
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1. Genesis 3:1-24
The Fall and the need for a Saviour
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2. Genesis 22:1-19
Abraham and Isaac: A foreshadowing of the Lamb
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3. Exodus 1:1-22
Israel’s oppression in Egypt
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4. Exodus 3:1-22
God calls Moses to deliver His people
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5. Exodus 6:1-13
God promises deliverance
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6. Exodus 7:1-13
Confrontation with Pharaoh
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7. Exodus 11:1-10
The final plague foretold
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The First Passover
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8. Exodus 12:1-30
The first Passover and the blood of the lamb
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9. Exodus 12:31-51
The Exodus begins
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10. Exodus 14:1-31
Crossing the Red Sea
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11. Exodus 16:1-36
Manna from heaven
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12. Exodus 19:1-25
Israel at Mount Sinai
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13. Exodus 20:1-21
The Ten Commandments
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14. Leviticus 23:1-8
The Feast of Passover instituted
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Christ in the Old Testament
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15. Psalm 22:1-31
The suffering of the Messiah
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16. Isaiah 53:1-12
The suffering servant
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17. Jeremiah 31:31-34
The promise of a new covenant
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18. Zechariah 9:9-17
The coming King
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19. Malachi 3:1-6
The messenger and the refining fire
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20. John 1:29-42
Jesus, the Lamb of God
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21. John 6:25-59
Jesus, the Bread of Life
Jesus and the Passover
22. Matthew 21:1-17
The Triumphal Entry
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23. Matthew 26:1-30
The Last Supper
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24. Luke 22:7-34
Jesus institutes the New Covenant
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25. John 13:1-38
Jesus washes the disciples’ feet
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26. John 14:1-31
Jesus prepares a place for us
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27. John 18:1-40
Jesus is betrayed and arrested
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28. John 19:1-42
The crucifixion of the Passover Lamb
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The Victory of the Lamb
29. Matthew 28:1-20
The resurrection of Jesus
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30. Luke 24:13-49
Jesus on the road to Emmaus
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31. John 20:19-31
Jesus appears to the disciples
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32. Acts 2:1-41
Pentecost: The Holy Spirit given
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33. Romans 5:1-21
Justification through Christ’s blood
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34. 1 Corinthians 5:1-13
Christ, our Passover Lamb
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35. Hebrews 9:11-28
Jesus, the perfect sacrifice
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Living in the Power of the Resurrection
36. Hebrews 10:1-25
The new and living way
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37. 1 Peter 1:13-25
Be holy as He is holy
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38. Revelation 5:1-14
The Lamb who was slain is worthy
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39. Revelation 19:1-10
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
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40. Revelation 21:1-8
The new heaven and new earth
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