A Quick Survey of the Books of the Bible: Old Testament

A QUICK SURVEY OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
With (Key verses) and important chapters

OLD TESTAMENT - LOOKING-FORWARD TO CHRIST

PENTATEUCH - 5 Books of the Law - in Historical order.

GENESIS - Book of Beginnings -1:1- Creation, Adam 1,2. Flood, Noah 6. Abram 12. Jacob 27. Joseph 37.

EXODUS- REDEMPTION of Israel from Egypt-12:13- Moses 2 Pharaoh 7.  Passover 12. Law 20. Golden Calf 32.

LEVITICUS- Laws for Levites and People-16:34,19:2-Offerings 1. Strange Fire 10. Atonement 16. 26,7. NUMBERS- Numbering of Wanderers -9:17,6:24-26 - Two Numberings 1 & 26, Judgment - 11. Moses' Sin 20.

DEUTERONOMY - Law repeated - 10:12,11:26-28- Failure 1. Law 5. Curses & Blessings 27-28. Song of Moses 32.

HISTORY OF KINGDOM OF ISRAEL - 12 books - In order

JOSHUA - Conquest of Promised Land- 1:8, 24:15- Jos. l. Jericho 6. Achan 7. Fake Altar 22. Joshua 1, 24.

JUDGES - Rulers over God's apostate people - 21:25-Apostasy 2. Gideon 6-8. Samson 14-16. Bad Sin 19. RUTH - A gentile faithful to God - 1:16 - Deciding 1. Serving 2. Resting 3. Rewarded 4.

I SAMUEL - King Chosen -15:22, 8:7- Samuel 3. Saul 9. Sin 13. Rejected 15. David 16. Goliath 17. Flee 19.

II SAMUEL - Kingdom Formed - 18:33- David King 5. Sin 11. Repentance 12. Absalom 13-18. Sin & Sorrow 24.

I KINGS - Kingdom Falling- 3:3- Solomon 1,2. Temple 5. Sin & Death 11. Division 12. Elijah 17,18. Elisha 19.

II KINGS - Kingdom Fallen -10:10- Translation 2. Naaman 5. Jehu 10. Israe Captured 17. Hezekiah 18. Josiah 22

I CHRONICLES.- 4:10-) (History of Judah repeated as

II CHRONICLES-15:2 -)-(was kept by Temple & Priests.

EZRA - Rebuild Temple after Captivity - 7.10 - Adversaries 4. Sin & Sorrow 9. Separation 10

NEHEMIAH - Rebuild Walls and City - 2:20 - Opposition 4. Law Restored 8. Revival. 13.

ESTHER - God protecting Israel as captives - 4:14 - Esther 2. Conspiracy 3. Courage 5. Rewards 6.

BOOKS OF POETRY - 5 books - not Chronological

JOB- Why do the Godly Suffer?-2:10- Stripped 1:Suffering 2. Bad advice 3. God Speaks 38. Restored 42.

PSALMS - Songs and Prayers of Israel - 29:2, 84:11- ;Two Ways 1. Student 19. Shepherd 22,23,24. Mercy 51.

PROVERBS- God's wisdom given to man-9:10- Wisdom 1-4, Sons Memorize 5. Daughters Memorize 31.

ECCLESIASTES- Man's wisdom reaching for God - 12:19 - Search for reality 1,2. Conclusion 12.

SONG OF SOLOMON - Love Song, Christ & His Church- 6:3- Deeply personal love expressed.

MAJOR PROPHETS - 5 books in Historical order - to Judah

ISAIAH - Christ, Suffering & Reigning - 53:5- Isa. 6. History.36-.)(Comfort 40. Saviour 53. Penalty 59.

JEREMIAH- Wept because of Judgment -29:13- Call 1. Sin's Stains 2. Sin's Sorrows 9. In Prison 37,

LAMENTATIONS- Acrostic Dirge Judgment's sorrow-3:22- The only ray of hope 3:21-41.

EZEKIEL - Priest to Israel during Captivity -3:17- Watchman-Priest 3. National sin -- Restoration 34

DANIEL- True to God while serving Gentiles -1:1- Purpose of purity 1. Historic 1-6. Prophetic 7-12.

MINOR PROPHETS - 3 groups of 4 books - not in order

HOSEA- God's love to apostate Israel -6:1- Symbolized Sinful 4. Remnant 6. Return to God 14.

JOEL - God's judgment to Israel - 2:13 - Day of the Lord to the - Land 1. People 2: King 3.

AMOS - God is the God of all the world -3:7- To the Northern 10 tribes - Israel - Woe 6.

OBADIAH - God Judges all the world- Edom Judged- 05- Esau and Jacob still at war. JONAH - God's mercy to Gentiles, Ninevah - 3:9-  Disobeys 1. Repents 2. Obeys 3. Complains 4.

MICAH - God's Judgment & Mercy to Israel -6:8- In Judah to Israel, Warning 1. Promise 4.

NAHUM- God's Judgment on Nineveh- Destruction -1:7- Burden 1. Judgment 2. Ruin 3. 150 years after Jonah

HABAKKUK- Why do the wicked prosper?- 2:4- to Judah How long 1. Woe 2. Prayer 3.

ZEPHANIAH - Coming of the Day of the Lord- 2:3- Judgment soon 1. All nations 2. Judah too 3.

HAGGAI - leading God's people to action -1:13- Restores Temple 1. Restores respect 2.

ZECHARIAH - Leading to new hope -4:6b- Symbols of '• Christ 1-6. History 7-8. Saviour coming 9-13.

MALACHI - Warning against dead formalism 3:10- God loves 1. People sin 2. Tithing 3. Day of Lord 4.