The Books of the Bible they speak will be evident." This new order is introduced because "the order in which today's readers are used to encountering the books of the Bible is yet another factor that hinders their understanding." The book order in "The Books of the Bible," and the rationale for it, is as follows: The Covenant History "The first quarter of the Bible unfolds as one continuous narrative." Genesis<br> Exodus<br> Leviticus<br> Numbers<br> Deuteronomy<br> Joshua<br> Judges<br> Ruth<br> Samuel–Kings The Prophets The prophets are presented in "what… is plausibly their historical order." Jonah Amos<br> Hosea<br> Micah<br> Isaiah Zephaniah<br> Nahum<br> Habakkuk Jeremiah<br> Obadiah<br> Ezekiel Haggai<br> Zechariah<br>
Yom Tov Torah readings the second day of Passover in the Diaspora, the reading is the same as for the first day of Sukkot, namely, Leviticus 22:26–23:44, which sets forth the holidays throughout the year, and the sacrifices for each. The second day of Passover cannot occur on Shabbat. The individual readings are as follows: Reading 1: Leviticus 22:26–23:3 Reading 2: Leviticus 23:4–14 Reading 3: Leviticus 23:15–22 Reading 4: Leviticus 23:23–32 Reading 5: Leviticus 23:33–44 Maftir: Numbers 28:16–25 Haftarah: II Kings 23:1–9 and 21–25 On the first day of Chol HaMoed, Exodus 13:1–16 is read. This section describes the commandment not to eat or