Scripture Readings - Old Testament Readings

Old Testament

The Old Testament is the first part of the Bible, the books written before the coming of Christ. They are divided into four groups:

  1. Books of the Law;
  2. Historical Books;
  3. Doctrinal and
  4. Prophetical.

The Old Testament scripture begins with the five books of the Law called the Pentateuch, which means the five books; also called the Torah, which means the Law. Sometimes these books are also called the Books of Moses since they are centered on the exodus and the Mosaic laws.

In the Old Testament there are also books of the history of Israel; books called the Wisdom books such as the Psalms, Proverbs, and the Book of Job; and books of the prophecies which carry the names of the Old Testament prophets. A prophet is one who speaks the Word of God by direct divine inspiration. Only secondarily does the word prophet mean one who foretells the future.

The Orthodox Church also numbers among the genuine books of the Old Testament the so-called apocryphal books, meaning literally the secret or hidden writings. Other Christians put these books in a secondary place or reject completely their being of divine inspiration.

Reading Read Time Hit Count
Genesis 27:1-41 (6th Monday of Lent) 5 mins 4,321
Genesis 28:10-17 (Annunciation fore feast) 1 min 6,437
Genesis 3:21-4:7 (2nd Monday of Lent) 1 min 5,920
Genesis 31:3-16 (6th Tuesday of Lent) 2 mins 4,958
Genesis 32:1-10 (Eve of the Theophany) 1 min 5,190
Genesis 4:16-26 (2nd Wednesday of Lent) 1 min 4,543
Genesis 4:8-15 (2nd Tuesday of Lent) 1 min 5,642
Genesis 43:26-31; 45:1-16 (6th Wednesday of Lent) 3 mins 4,732
Genesis 46:1-7 (6th Thursday of Lent) 1 min 4,430
Genesis 49:33-50:26 (6th Friday of Lent) 4 mins 5,046
Genesis 5:1-24 (2nd Thursday of Lent) 2 mins 4,409
Genesis 5:32-6:8 (2nd Friday of Lent) 1 min 4,942
Genesis 6:9-22 (3rd Monday of Lent) 2 mins 4,821
Genesis 7:1-5 (3rd Tuesday of Lent) 1 min 5,858
Genesis 7:11-8:3 (3rd Thursday of Lent) 2 mins 6,108
Genesis 7:6-9 (3rd Wednesday of Lent) - 5,797
Genesis 8:21-9:7 (4th Monday of Lent) 1 min 4,371
Genesis 8:4-21 (3rd Friday of Lent) 2 mins 5,958
Genesis 9:18-10:1(4th Wednesday of Lent) 1 min 4,778
Genesis 9:8-17 (4th Tuesday of Lent) 1 min 4,731
I King 17:8-24 (Holy Saturday Vespers) 3 mins 5,688
I Kings – Composite of – I Kings 19:19, 20, 21; II Kings 2:1,6-14 (Vespers, Prophet Elias) 2 mins 5,341
I Kings – Composite of 17:1-23 (Vespers, Prophet Elias) 3 mins 3,916
I Kings – Composite of 18, 19 (Vespers, Prophet Elias) 8 mins 4,623