The Daily Walk Bible-NLT

by Anonymous

Take a walk. Change your world.
Reading through the Bible is difficult. The Daily Walk Bible will help you complete the journey. Drawing from the rich resources of Walk Thru the Bible’s Daily Walk magazine, The Daily Walk Bible offers a simple daily reading plan and tools to help you complete the journey and see how the Bible fits together.

Each day’s reading includes an overview to give you a bird’s-eye view of the day’s reading, several chapters from the Bible, an Insight offering an interesting fact from the day’s reading, and My Daily Walk—a short devotion to help you reflect on and apply a specific insight from the day’s reading.

Every seventh day offers a pause on the journey as you are invited to Look Back over the readings from the previous week, Look Up to God, and Look Ahead to the reading to come. This edition features the clear and understandable New Living Translation.

Genres: Christian, Religion, Nonfiction, Christian Living, Spirituality, Devotional, Faith

1696 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 18, 1974

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Tia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished this in exactly one year. This is the biggest book I've ever read, and the most rewarding. I feel so accomplished now that I've read the whole thing cover to cover (:

[Todd Spear · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's GOD'S Word... 'nough said

[J9 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for a first time reader through the bible but I wasn't that impressed. It just didn't do that much for me. I think next, I'll read the bible through chronologically, which I've never done before. This was good for a bible study setting, as those people from various levels of education concerning the bible could come together to discuss the basics and encourage each other to continue reading through it. So in that way, it was helpful, but I don't think I'd read it again. However, I might if asked to do a study on it again.

[Jennifer Stone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading the bible cover to cover has always been on my bucket list. I can now say I finally achieved that goal on my 36th birthday. It will always be something I am glad I did and a birthday I will never forget. God is so good! 🙌🏼

[Leora Yardis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read through the WHOLE bible this year! This Daily Walk has helped me grow so much this year! I've learned a lot, and I've learned how to apply scripture to my life!

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I inherited this Bible from my mother, and I had many emotions, thoughts, and feelings while reading it. My mother’s notes throughout gave me extra inspiration for completing the task. I would truly recommend this book, even though it’s an older version. The timelines, daily overviews, daily walk notes, and insights provided extra interesting information to each reading. I feel very proud and thankful that God has helped me to accomplish this goal, and I would recommend it to others.

[Shandel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful way to walk through the Bible. Very helpful resource to read difficult sections. I loved this book.

[Neil · Rating 5 out of 5]

7/23/2025 - 20%
So far I'm 20% through the text, the first 6 chapters I've read from Genesis-Joshua. Since I’m navigating the Bible for the first time, the chapter summaries and overviews created by the Daily Walk are helpful to understand what I'm supposed to be getting out of the readings rather than going into them blindly. Additionally, I've heard the NLT is a good beginner translation, and it makes reading the Bible as easy to read as any other modern day book, which is great since it makes it more enjoyable when you’re not getting bogged down by ancient prose. I enjoyed reading the stories, but found many parts that I had questions about or stood out as troubling, which I wanted to write down in this review. However, despite my questions I overall found the text very interesting and enjoyable to think about, and the Daily Walk sections added to my reading.

Book 1: Genesis
Genesis was definitely my favorite book so far, since it had genuinely interesting stories and wasn't a drag like some later chapters like Leviticus. It goes over the stories of creation Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's arc, Tower of Babel, the 4 patriarchs, and some further smaller stories.

My first question while reading these stories is how much of them should be thought of as historical, rather than allegorical. The Daily Walk summary interestingly labels all of the stories I've read so far as "historical" in their Old Testament overview at the beginning. However, I know that some people see the stories like those in Genesis as not literal history, since for instance it's hard to reconcile evolution with God creating the world in 6 days. Instead people see these as allegories for original sin and human creation. Later stories such as the wars and Joshua do seem more like literal history, so I found it interesting the Daily Walk labelled all of it as historical.

Adam and Eve
In the Adam and Eve story God creates humans in his image:

"So God created human beings in his own image". (Gen 1:27)

However, Eve is quickly tricked by the serpent to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. My question here was how the serpent ended up in the garden. If we assume god is all powerful and all knowing (though we don’t have to, another option is he just did not have the power to stop the serpent), then he would know that the serpent is in the garden tricking Eve, and additionally had the power to stop it but did not. If this is true, it might be better to think of the serpent as God's method testing Eve in this case. But if this is the case, it does make it odd that God later curses the serpent for tricking Eve (Gen 3:14-15), since this is just what God himself sent it to do.

Another point I was thinking about is if Adam and Eve should be punished for disobeying God and eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. While God clearly told Adam and Eve to not eat from the tree, and they disobeyed, how would it be possible for them to understand if they should obey or disobey God’s command without knowledge of good and evil? Adam and Eve seem like they (and all their descendants) are severely punished for doing something God considers wrong while not having it be possible to know any better.

Moving on, I found the serpent's reasoning to be interesting, saying that god doesn't want them to be like him and know good and evil:

"You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” (Gen 3:5)

Contrast this with God's command to not eat from the tree in the previous chapter:

But the LORD God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.” (Gen 2:16-17)

The serpent says they won't die, but God says they will. And after eating the fruit, Adam and Eve are still alive. However, they and their descendants are cursed to die and return from the dust they were created from in the future, so it may be they and their descendants might have died in a metaphorical sense. But since Adam and Eve don't immediately die from eating the fruit, I found it interesting the serpent didn't explicitly lie or trick Eve in this way in his statements (despite her claiming in 3 13 “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”). In fact, the second part of the serpent statement is just true, as they gain the knowledge of good and evil after eating the fruit.

Additionally, the serpent's statement implies god doesn't want Adam and Eve to become like god, knowing good and evil. God himself seems to confirm this at the end of the chapter during his monologue

Then the LORD God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!”. So the LORD God banished them... (Gen 3:22-23)

My question here was, why does god not want humans to be like him, to have knowledge of good and evil, or have eternal life. As mentioned before, humans in chapter 1 were created in god's image, so I was confused why these specific properties of god were off limits to humans.

One last thing in this story that stood out was one of God's punishments to Eve:

Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.” (Gen 3:16)

It just struck me as an oddly specific and memorable punishment. Additionally, is it an explanation for why husbands have ruled over their wives through history?

Noah's Flood
In the story of Noah's flood, God gives an explanation for why he will flood the world and destroy everything. The reason is because of how sinful humans have become:

The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. And the LORD said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” (Gen 6:5-7)

It seems the reason for the flood to destroy everything is specifically human wickedness. However, what I found odd is that God moves from destroying human wickedness to destroying every living thing, even the animals. I don't believe animals have the capacity to sin, so I found it problematic that God is killing them as well rather than only the sinful humans (though one could also find it problematic that God kills likely millions of humans with the flood here). It feels like only the humans should have been killed here, and the animals suffer and die in the flood for no fault of their own.

However, out of everyone to be killed in the flood, god saves Noah because

Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time (Gen 6:9)

However, Noah's blamelessness also allows his family to be saved:

When everything was ready, the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous..." (Gen 7:1)

While it's fine that Noah is allowed to live, what I was confused by here is why Noah's family, who are presumably also sinful people from the information we have been given (see the quotes: Noah is the only person who is blameless), are allowed to survive. It seems they are allowed to live just because of their relationship to Noah! I found this unfair, and a weird idea that being related to a good person lets you off the hook. This idea of an entire family or lineage being judged together shows up throughout the books I have read so far. We can already see this idea in the story of Adam and Eve, where their descendants are cursed because of the original sin of their ancestors, despite their descendants having nothing to do with their parents' faults!

Abraham's Tests
In the story of Abraham, there are two stories that struck me in a similar way: Abraham being asked to sacrifice Isaac and the covenant of circumcision.

In Genesis 22, Abraham is asked by God directly to sacrifice his son Isaac. At the moment he is about to kill him, an angel of god stops him:

“Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.” (Gen 22:12)

After this, Abraham is rewarded and praised for obeying God. This seems like a sort of test, where Abraham obeying shows he truly does fear God. Another instance I found similar was the order to circumcise to maintain the covenant:

Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility. This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised. You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you. From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. (Gen 17:9-12)
Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant.” (Gen 17:14)

What I found odd here is that the explanation for why circumcision is necessary... doesn't seem to exist. It is only necessary as a means to obey the covenant with God, and there isn't reason outside that. This made the need to circumcise seem somewhat arbitrary to me, similar to how the test of Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac seems like just an arbitrary test to prove loyalty to god. I believe many people have issues with the story sacrificing Isaac, but the covenant of circumcision seemed even stranger by how random it was.

Jacob Tricking Isaac and Esau
Jacob is Isaac's son. In Jacob's story, Jacob tricks his father to give him his older brother's inheritance and blessing. Isaac is blind, and repeatedly asks Jacob to confirm who he is, to which Jacob lies and says he is Esau. Because of this, Isaac accidentally blesses Jacob instead of Esau.

May many nations become your servants, and may they bow down to you. May you be the master over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. All who curse you will be cursed, and all who bless you will be blessed. (Gen 27:29)

Jacob is blessed, and apparently this blessing can't be taken back. Esau understandably becomes very angry at Jacob, causing him to flee. Jacob's story continues where he lives with a man who continually cheats him. But after working hard for years, he eventually escapes, and he meets Esau again who forgives him for what he did. While this is great by Esau, my problem is still that by lying, Jacob ends up getting everything he wanted in the end. Isaac's blessing causes him to become the leader of the family, resulting in his lineage being the more important one. It is from Jacob's descendants now that include Moses and Jesus rather than Esau's, and Jacob lives a long and prosperous life after the events of his story. I found it troubling how successful Jacob became by lying to his father and brother, and it feels wrong that he is rewarded so much after stealing it all from his brother.

Book 2: Exodus
Exodus went over the stories of the flight from Egypt, were interesting, but it slowed down a lot at the end with the parts regarding the construction of the tabernacle...

Hardening the Pharaoh's heart
In the story of how the Israelites leave Egypt, Moses asks the Pharaoh multiple times to allow them to leave. Each time the Pharaoh refuses, God punishes Egypt by creating various disasters like a plague of frogs and turning the Nile to blood. This is to show the Egyptians his power and to convince the Pharaoh to let them go. Told like this, it seems like the Pharaoh is clearly at fault for consistently refusing to accept God. However, the odd thing is the text says multiple times that God is the one who hardened the Pharaoh's heart for him!

And the LORD told Moses, “When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles I have empowered you to do. But I will harden his heart so he will refuse to let the people go. (Exodus 4:21)
But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down my fist on Egypt. (Exodus 7:3)
Moses and Aaron performed these miracles in Pharaoh’s presence, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he wouldn’t let the Israelites leave the country. (Exodus 11:10)

The text implies that God is the one keeping the Pharaoh from believing in him. If this is the case, it seems like the Pharaoh didn't do much wrong, since it seems like he didn't choose out of free will but instead was forced to act a certain way by God. It seems odd that God would do this and consequently cause more destruction upon the Egyptians through more disasters. The explanation given by god himself in the text is that by hardening the Pharaoh's heart, god gets to display his glory and power more. In general throughout the Bible, god seems interested in creating miracles so that way more humans know about his existence.

And once again I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD!” (Exodus 14:4)

(to the Egyptians) But I have spared you for a purpose—to show you my power and to spread my fame throughout the earth. (Exodus 9:16)

This raises more questions for me. For instance, why is hardening the Pharaoh's heart and creating disasters the best way to show his fame and power, rather than simply revealing himself to the Egyptians or other tribes like he does with Israel and Moses. It seems like Israel is lucky to be the one that god reveals himself to and made a covenant with, becoming god's chosen people. In general, I'm not sure why God is interested in having other nations hear about his power.

Harsh Laws
In Exodus, there were a few specifically harsh laws that stood out to me. One is that God is about to kill Moses (or his son?), but stops only after his son is circumcised. The next is that anyone who works even slightly, even lighting a fire in your home on the sabbath day will be put to death. These stood out to me as quite harsh!

On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the LORD confronted him and was about to kill him. But Moses’ wife, Zipporah, took a flint knife and circumcised her son... After that, the LORD left him alone. (Exodus 4:24-26)

You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death. You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath.” (Exodus 35:2–3)

One of the 10 commandments also stood out to me here. Earlier in Genesis, I discussed how people being punished or rewarded for what their relatives did is a common theme in the Bible. Another example comes from this verse in the 10 commandments, and is reiterated later in Exodus:

You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. (Exodus 20:5)

I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But I do not excuse the guilty. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations.” (Exodus 34:7)

Like I mentioned before, the idea that other people other than the sinner are affected seems unfair, and shows up multiple times. Also, the 10 commandments verse mentions how God will not tolerate affection for worshipping other gods. This is also a recurring example of sin in the Bible, and is even one of the reasons God kills both Israelites (3,000 killed after worshipping the golden calf in Exodus 32) and calls for the destruction of other nations later. By modern day standards it doesn't seem right to not tolerate the worship of other gods.

Slave Laws
Exodus has the first of many laws regarding slaves in the Bible. As a modern day reader, all of these laws regarding slaves are not great, as God seems to be creating laws regarding how slave ownership should go rather than outright banning the practice. Additionally, some of the laws on how slaves are treated are especially appalling.

“When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. (Exodus 21:7)

This law raises some odd questions. First, it seems a father is able to sell his daughter as a slave, and secondly, female Hebrew slaves for some reason aren't set free at the end of a time period as males are.

“If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must be punished. But if the slave recovers within a day or two, then the owner shall not be punished, since the slave is his property. (Exodus 21: 20-21)

This verse gives guidelines on how people should beat their slaves, even stating slaves are property, making it okay to beat them to a certain extent. Though it at least does give some humanity to slaves, since if they are killed then the owners are punished, making them different from other property.

I’ve hit the character limit for the review. For Leviticus (Book 3), the main thing that stood out is that the NLT translates the prohibition in Lev 18:22 and Lev 20:13 specifically to "homosexuality", since I believe there is some debate on this translation. The writers of the Daily Walk seem to agree with the translation though in their summary for readings: “The chapters you read today are not pleasant, for in them you will discover the depths to which fallen human nature has always been capable of sinking: incest, child sacrifice, prostitution, bestiality, homosexuality.”

[Verena Ruiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've wanted to read the Bible since I was about 12 years old. I remember hearing that if you read 3 chapters a day you will complete the book in a year and over the years I had started and stopped, started and stopped. Last year a FB friend posted she had read the NLT version and spoke of how it had changed her life. While this was not on my list of goals for 2018 I decided to go for it. For me the Old Testament was at times difficult to get through. I believe it is the Word of God therefore I kept going and I will say when I got to the New Testament I was glad I had read the Old. There are many chapters that I enjoyed reading, Ruth & Esther,(being a strong and loyal woman) Psalm (taught me how to pray & praise), Proverbs (practical ways of living), Job (keeping the Faith no matter what is thrown your way). The New brought be closer to the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost! Going forward I plan to continue with Bible study. I did get behind a few times but made it a point to catch up by reading several days at a time if need be. This is not a difficult task but one, that if you choose to take on, be a priority. At least it was for me. :)

[LAMONT D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading the Bible in any version, any form for any amount of time is a benefit and should be a daily activity for Christ followers. This version is the Living bible which still resonates and reads very well and can be very easy to understand for any generation especially the New Testament. What makes this a timeless version of the Bible besides being the Holy Word is the Book Outline given for each book and then the overview presented before each day's reading along with a Daily Walk and Insight that is a great resource and gives you a clue as to what you will be reading and also maybe how to apply it to your life. Once a week you dive into a Psalm in what is called by the publisher a "Weekly Worship" which allows you a break from reading through the Bible from cover to cover. Bruce Wilkinson and the Walk Thru the Bible Ministries have been sharing the Bood News with people for decades now helping them understand the whole message of God's love letter to His people. I do not know if you can find this version anywhere, my copy is pretty well worn and the pages are thin, but hopefully it will be passed on someday to someone else to enjoy and benefit from its many positives. And I finished within a year so congrats to myself and more importantly to the Holy Spirit to continue to mold and shape me into who HE wants me to become.

[Revanth Talari · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me a while to complete the book from cover to cover. The only reason I gave a four start is that I would prefer the ESV translation compared to the NLT translation. Although NLT is more readable sometimes I feel like ESV is more closer to the original text. Never the less it is a good read and recommend it for beginners who are just starting to read The Bible.

[Michelle Smart · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first translation I've read besides the KJV. Sometimes the modern language sounded so odd to me that I laughed, but I found that the approachable language is what made it doable to read in one year. I loved the breakdown by day embedded in the structure, as well as the book summaries and suggestions for application and reflection. I would definitely recommend to others.

[Patricia Avila Micheli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

Truly a Great book. Tyndale made a non reader read. Obviously I'm not a writer either. So requiring so many of my words means I just go blah blah, sorry I do love this Bible

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I made it!! I am so proud that I can now say that I have read the whole Bible! I feel I have a shallow understanding but now I feel I can embark on a deeper dive of different parts of the Bible. I don't have to rely on what others tell me is in the Bible, I have now read it myself!! Glory to God!

[Ralph Porrazzo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for those who are looking to read the Bible cover-to-cover, but find it daunting. This guide helps make sense of some of the Bible's text while actively engaging the reader to incorporate the teachings into everyday life.

[Karla Harper]

Wonderful translation of the Word of God

Thoroughly enjoyed this translation of Gods Word! It was fairly easy to keep up with the readings and I liked the commentary at the beginning of each Scripture reading. I will probably read this again in the future.

[Kristin Wickham · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really great experience. Definitely strengthened my faith and brought me closer to God. I loved starting my day with reading the Bible and centering my day. Highly recommend this experience if you are a believer.

[Elaine Lucky · Rating 3 out of 5]

A read through the Gospels with "overview", "daily walk", & "Insights" Some interesting insights & educational overview. I didn't like the translation (NLT) way too modern with slang terms. UGH! I'll stick with NKJV & KJV.

[Tara Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading the Bible through this year. This has been my favorite daily bible that I have read. Loved the NLT translation.

[Anne Death · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent commentary throughout prior to each reading

[Emily Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always 100%

[Misty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Took me a year and nearly three months but I can now say I’ve read the entire bible. This book made it easy and not so tedious as I thought it might

[Karen]

It only took me 4.5 years to read this "Bible in a year" 😅😂 it was no fault of the book, though. I really enjoyed this version and walk.

[Ed Blalock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beginning again for the fifth time!

This is the owners manual for the human life. I highly recommend daily reading of GOD'S WORD! It gives my life structure and purpose!

[Mary Chapman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great way to encourage you to read the Bible. Come January 1 going to start over. Learn a lot when reading it.

[Lauren Thibodeaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed my second full year of reading The Bible in One Year with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel via the app. I mainly listened to it. I appreciate their work and dedication to create this ministry.

[Ottis D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal Way to Read Through the Bible!!

Phenomenal Way to Read Through the Bible!! Great notes and insights. This will grow your faith and walk with God.

[Jennifer W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rereading now for second time and I am sure I will get more out of it with each rereading.

[Lillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

difficult to navigate

The Bible is great but very difficult to navigate on the kindle app. Try getting the hard copy. Otherwise the rating would be higher

[Pamala Doughty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love my daily walk!

I have read thks daily walk Bible., all the way through, 6 times or more! I recommend this bible! Enjoy his word!