I've heard about the chronological order, but not had the opportunity to study that way yet. I look forward to that. I'm currently studying Proverbs, enjoying finding the depth of the wisdom, which is more than the oft quoted sayings, often flippantly.
There are several "chronological" guides available, but many of them are so loosely put together, they really shouldn't be called chronological. When you see just chapters grouped together and rearranged, that's not chronological. If they can print out the schedule on one piece of paper, that's not really chronological. A serious study of the Scriptures for chronological purposes, sometimes even divides in the middle of a verse. The one I referenced (
Thru-the-Bible . . . as It Happened) is the most thorough one you can get, I think. It's pretty expensive, but it sure is good. Anything that has great value is going to be comparatively expensive.
Speaking about the way a chronological reading goes, there is simply nothing else like it. Because you read the events in correct order, you really get a sense of the background, of what's going on. You sense the time relationships between the events and between the characters. For example, Jacob was in his 70's when he left his father's house to go to Laban. Were we ever given that information in our classes, or in our sermons? Solomon was only 58 when he died. And he died completely apart from fellowship with the Lord. Would that information help us to re-examine his life and view it through different lenses?
A real chronological reading does all kinds of things like that. And the notes in this product are superb. They provide such fresh insight. A person will learn a lot from them, but the genius in the notes is that they are devotional at the same time they are educational. That means a person grows spiritually at the same time he is increasing his knowledge. I can't tell you how wonderful it is.
You mention the Proverbs. In this program, the proverbs are interspersed throughout the readings, in places where an event illustrates the teaching of a particular proverb. There are really good backgrounds on each book of the Bible, there is some poetry; numerous contemporary and past Christian leaders are quoted all throughout the work. It is an overall balanced study.
The one drawback is that the Scripture text is not printed along with the study material. You have to actually read out of your own Bible. But you can view the schedule and notes on your computer with your Bible at hand, or you could print out the material and sit in your easy chair as you study. Maybe a future version will be produced which puts the Scripture text in, too. But, surely, that would be a lot of work.
Just saying! Hope this has helped you. You sound like you may be a kind of new Christian. Are you?