The Word of God
Chapter Summary
Old Testament
Book of Genesis
Gen. 1 The creation of the earth in the beginning.
Gen. 2 The creation of Adam and Eve and the garden of Eden.
Gen. 3 The serpent and Adam’s rebellion.
Gen. 4 Cain, Able, and Seth, the sons of Adam.
Gen. 5 The generations from Adam to Noah.
Gen. 6 The building of the ark.
Gen. 7 Worldwide flood, only 8 souls survive.
Gen. 8 The flood ends, and Noah’s family leaves the ark.
Gen. 9 God will never destroy the earth again by a flood.
Gen. 10 Noah’s descendants.
Gen. 11 Tower of Babel and generations from Shem to Abram.
Gen.12 God calls Abraham and Lot to Egypt.
Gen.13 Abraham and Lot leave Egypt and separate.
Gen.14 Lot captured during the war and rescued by Abram.
Gen. 15 God promises Abram a son and countless descendants.
Gen, 16 Abram has a son, Ishmael, by Sarai,s servant Hagar.
Gen. 17 God promises Canaan to Abraham and Sarah’s descendants.
Gen. 18 Angels visit Abram and go to judge Sodom.
Gen. 19 God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah but saves Lot’s family.
Gen. 20 Sarah and Abimelech.
Gen. 21 Isaac is born, Hagar and Ishmael leave.
Gen. 22 God tests Abraham, asking him to sacrifice Isaac.
Gen. 23 Sarah dies and Abraham buys her burial ground.
Gen. 24 Abraham’s servant finds Rebecca for Isaac.
Gen. 25 Abraham’s death, Ishmael’s descendants, Jacob and Esau
Gen. 26 Isaac lives with the philistines during a famine.
Gen. 27 Isaac blesses Jacob instead of Esau
Gen. 28 Esau marries Ishmael’s daughter and Jacobs’s dream.
Gen. 29 Jacob works for his uncle Laban to marry Rachel and Leah
Gen. 30 Jacob’s sons, and Jacob and Laban divide the animals.
Gen. 31 Jacob leaves Laban to return home.
Gen. 32 Jacob sends gifts to Esau and wrestles with God.
Gen. 33 Jacob and Esau meet.
Gen. 34 Jacob’s daughter Dinah is raped, brothers take revenge.
Gen. 35 God names Jacob Israel, and Rachel and Isaac die.
Gen. 36 Esau’s descendants, the original inhabitants of Edom.
Gen. 37 Jacob’s son Joseph sold by his brothers.
Gen. 38 Judah and Tamar.
Gen. 39 Joseph falsely accused by his master’s wife.
Gen. 40 Joseph interprets the baker’s and butler’s dreams in prison.
Gen. 41 Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams, is made ruler over Egypt.
Gen. 42 Joseph’s brothers buy grain in Egypt, accused of spying.
Gen. 43 Joseph’s brother’s journey to Egypt again, bring Benjamin.
Gen. 44 Joseph tricks his brothers to keep Benjamin with him.
Gen. 45 Joseph tells his brothers who he is, invites the family to Egypt.
Gen. 46 Jacob and his family go to Egypt and meet Joseph.
Gen.47 Pharaoh meets Jacob and his family, they prosper in Egypt
Gen.48 Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons.
Gen.49 Jacob tells his sons what will happen to them and dies.
Gen.50 Joseph buries Jacob in Canaan, and Joseph dies in Egypt.
Book of Exodus
Ex.1 The enslavement of the Hebrews in Egypt.
Ex.2 The birth and rescue of Moses.
Ex.3 God calls Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt.
Ex.4 God gives Moses the signs and Moses returns to Egypt.
Ex.5 Moses and Aaron’s first audience before Pharaoh.
Ex.6 God answers Moses’ complaint.
Ex.7 Aaron performs the first sign for Pharaoh.
Ex.8 Plagues of frogs, flies, and gnats in Egypt.
Ex.9 Plague on livestock and plagues of boils and hail.
Ex.10 Plague of locust and darkness.
Ex.11 Moses warns Pharaoh of the death of Egypt’s firstborn son.
Ex.12 The Passover and death of the firstborn Egyptian sons.
Ex.13 Dedication of the firstborn Hebrew sons.
Ex.14 Pharaoh releases the Hebrews, and they cross the Red Sea.
Ex.15 The song of Moses and the Hebrews.
Ex.16 The people grumble to Moses, and God provides Sustenance.
Ex.17 Water from the rock.
Ex.18 Jethro visits Moses.
Ex.19 The Israelites come to Mt. Sinai.
Ex.20 The ten commandments.
Ex.21 Laws concerning the treatment of Hebrew slaves.
Ex.22 Laws of property comp., and laws of moral responsibility.
Ex.23 Laws of justice and mercy.
Ex.24 The Covenant is sealed.
Ex.25 Offerings for the Tabernacle.
Ex.26 The plan for the Tabernacle.
Ex.27 The plan of the altar of burnt sacrifices.
Ex.28 Vestments for the priests.
Ex.29 Instructions for the ordination of Aaron and his sons.
Ex.30 The altar of incense, atonement tax, and bronze basin.
Ex.31 The artisans for the Tabernacle.
Ex.32 The golden calf, Israel’s apostasy.
Ex.33 God commands the Israelites to leave Mt. Sinai.
Ex.34 The new tablets of the law.
Ex.35 Sabbath regulations, and materials for the Tabernacles.
Ex.36 Construction of the Tabernacle.
Ex.37 Construction of the Ark of the Covenant.
Ex.38 Construction of the altar of burnt sacrifice.
Ex.39 The creation of the priestly vestments.
Ex.40 The Tabernacle is erected and anointed.
Book of Leviticus
Lev.1 The burnt sacrifice
Lev.2 The grain sacrifice
Lev.3 The congregational sacrifice
Lev.4 The sacrifice for sin
Lev.5 Cases requiring sin sacrifices
Lev.6 Instructions for the priests regarding sacrifices
Lev.7 Sacrifice of reparation
Lev.8 Ordination rights for Aaron and his sons
Lev.9 The priest begin their duties
Lev.10 The death of Aaron’s sons
Lev.11 Rules concerning clean and unclean animals
Lev.12 Purification of women after childbirth
Lev.13 Rules concerning leprosy
Lev.14 Purification from leprosy
Lev.15 Sexual uncleanliness of men and women
Lev.16 Day of Atonement
Lev.17 Rules concerning blood sacrifice
Lev.18 Rules concerning sexual relations
Lev.19 Rules of holiness and justice
Lev.20 Rules of punishment for various sins
Lev.21 Rules concerning the priesthood
Lev.22 Rules concerning the holiness of sacrifices
Lev.23 The Holy Feasts
Lev.24 Ritual prescriptions and punishments
Lev.25 The holy years
Lev.26 Blessings and curses
Lev.27 Redemption of what is promised to God
Book of Numbers
Num.1 The first census of Israel
Num.2 The order of the tribes in camp
Num.3 The tribe of Levi
Num.4 The Levite clans
Num.5 Unclean persons and recompense of trespasses
Num.6 Rules for Nazarites
Num.7 The sanctification and dedication of the Tabernacle
Num.8 Purification and dedication of the Levites
Num.9 The appointed season of the Passover
Num.10 The sounding of the trumpets to call the assembly
Num.11 The seventy leaders are chosen at Taberah
Num.12 The complaint of Moses and Aaron, God’s answer
Num.13 The spies reconnaissance of Canaan
Num.14 The rebellion of the Israelites
Num.15 Rules concerning sacrifice
Num.16 The rebellion of Koran, Dathan, and Abiram
Num.17 God affirms Aaron’s priesthood
Num.18 Duties of the priesthood
Num.19 Sacrifice of the Red Heifer
Num.20 The waters of Meribah
Num.21 Victory over the Canaanites, journey to Moab
Num.22 Moabite King Balak summons the prophet Balaam
Num.23 Balaam’s first and second prophecies
Num.24 Balaam’s third prophecy
Num.25 The Israelites at Peor
Num.26 The second census
Num.27 Inheritance rights of daughters
Num.28 Rules concerning sacrifice during different seasons
Num.29 Rules concerning sacrifices for holy feasts
Num.30 Rules governing vows
Num.31 The war against Midian
Num.32 Tribes of Reuben and Gad settle in Transjordan
Num.33 The stages of the journey from Egypt to Moab
Num.34 The boundaries of Canaan
Num.35 The inheritance assigned to the Levites
Num.36 The inheritance of married Israelite women
Book of Deuteronomy
Deut.1 Introduction
Duet.2 The desert journey
Deut.3 Dividing the land
Deut.4 Warning against idolatry
Deut.5 The Ten Commandments
Deut.6 Warning to obey
Deut.7 The Lord’s people
Deut.8 Remember what the Lord has done
Deut.9 The people’s stubbornness
Deut.10 The second set of Ten Commandments
Deut.11 The choice between a blessing and a curse
Deut.12 One place to worship
Deut.13 Follow only one God
Deut.14 Dietary laws and tithing
Deut.15 Debts canceled and slaves freed every seven years
Deut.16 Keeping festivals
Deut.17 Witnesses, judges, and rules for a king
Deut.18 The Levites share
Deut.19 Cities of refuge and witnesses
Deut.20 Instruction about war
Deut.21 Unsolved murders and inheritance
Deut.22 Sexual laws
Deut.23 Who are the Lord’s people
Deut.24 Divorce and charity laws
Deut.25 Marrying a dead brother’s wife
Deut.26 Offerings of crops
Deut.27 God curses for disobedience
Deut.28 Obedience and disobedience
Deut.29 God’s covenant with Israel
Deut.30 The choice between good and evil
Deut.31 Joshua to lead the people
Deut.32 Moses song
Deut.33 Moses’ blessings to the Tribes
Deut.34 Moses’ death
Book of Joshua
Jos.1 God commands Joshua to lead Israel into Canaan
Jos.2 Joshua sends spies into Canaan
Jos.3 Israel crosses the Jordan
Jos.4 Twelve memorial stones are set up
Jos.5 The Israelite men are circumcised at Gilgal
Jos.6 The fall of Jericho
Jos.7 Achan defies the ban and is punished
Jos.8 The battle and destruction of Ai
Jos.9 The Gibeonites deceive Israel and make a treaty
Jos.10 Five Amorite kings make war on Gibeon
Jos.11 Israel victorious over the northern Canaanite kings
Jos.12 List of the kings conquered by Israel
Jos.13 Territory remaining to be conquered
Jos.14 Division of the land west of the Jordan
Jos.15 Territory allotted to the tribe of Judah
Jos.16 Territory allotted to the tribe of Ephraim
Jos.17 Territory allotted to Manasseh
Jos.18 Division of the rest of the land
Jos.19 Territory allotted to the tribe of Simeon
Jos.20 Designation of the cities of refuge
Jos.21Cities of the Levites
Jos.22 Joshua sends the eastern tribes home
Jos.23 Joshua’s farewell speech to Israel
Jos.24 The Covenant Renewed at Shechem, and the death of Joshua
Book of Judges
Jud.1 The tribes of Israel conquer the remaining Canaanites
Jud.2 The Angel of God warns Israel against its apostasy
Jud.3 The gentile nations remaining among Israel
Jud.4 Deborah’s victory over Jabin, and Jael conquers Sisera
Jud.5 The song of Deborah and Jael
Jud.6 Gideon is called by God to lead Israel
Jud.7 Gideon defeats the Midianites
Jud.8 The death of Gideon
Jud.9 Abimelech becomes king and is cursed by Jotham
Jud.10 The judge’s Tola and Jair
Jud.11 Jephthah subdues the Ammonites and makes a vow
Jud.12 The tribe of Ephraim and Gilead wage war
Jud.13 The conception and birth of Samson the Nazarite
Jud.14 The marriage and deeds of Samson
Jud.15 Samson takes revenge on the Philistines
Jud.16 Samson with Delilah, and his revenge and death
Jud.17 Micah’s shrine of idols
Jud.18 The Danites search for territory
Jud.19 The crime of Gibeah
Jud.20 Israel’s victory over the tribe of Benjamin
Jud.21 Wives found for the remnant of Benjamin
Book of Ruth
Ruth.1 Ruth and Naomi return to Bethlehem
Ruth.2 Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz
Ruth.3 Ruth sleeps at the feet of Boaz
Ruth.4 Ruth and Boaz marry, and Ruth bears a son
The first book of Samuel
1Sa.1 The birth of Samuel
1Sa.2 Hannah’s song of thanksgiving
1Sa.3 God calls Samuel
1Sa.4 The Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant
1Sa.5 The Ark among the Philistines
1Sa.6 The return of the Ark
1Sa.7 Samuel defeats the Philistines
1Sa.8 Israel asks for a king
1Sa.9 Samuel and Saul meet
1Sa.10 Samuel anoints Saul, and Saul is chosen as king
1Sa.11 Saul defeats the Ammonites
1Sa.12 Samuel’s farewell speech to Israel
1Sa.13 Saul wars against the Philistines, and rebuked by Samuel
1Sa.14 Jonathan attacks the Philistines
1Sa.15 War against the Amalekites, God rejects Saul as king
1Sa.16 Samuel anoints David as Saul’s successor
1Sa.17 David and Goliath
1Sa.18 Saul becomes jealous of David
1Sa.19 Saul persecutes David, and Jonathan intervenes
1Sa.20 David and Jonathan
1Sa.21 David flees from Saul
1Sa.22 David’s wanderings, Saul kills the priests at Nob
1Sa.23 Saul pursues David
1Sa.24 David spares Saul’s life
1Sa.25 The death of Samuel
1Sa.26 David again spares Saul
1Sa.27 David among the Philistines
1Sa.28 Saul consults the witch of Endor
1Sa.29 The Philistine leaders send David back
1Sa.30 David wars against the Amalekites
1Sa.31 The death of Saul and his sons
The second book of Samuel
2Sa.1 David hears of the death of Saul and Jonathan
2Sa.2 David is anointed king of Judah
2Sa.3 Abner joins David and is murdered by Joab
2Sa.4 Ishbosheth is murdered
2Sa.5 David becomes king over Judah and Israel
2Sa.6 The Ark of the Covenant is brought to Jerusalem
2Sa.7 The prophecy of Nathan, and David’s prayer of thanks
2Sa.8 David’s military victories
2Sa.9 David and Mephibosheth
2Sa.10 David defeats the Ammonites and Syrians
2Sa.11 David and Bathsheba
2Sa.12 David is rebuked by Nathan and repents in prayer
2Sa.13 Amnon violates his sister Tamar and is killed by Absalom
2Sa.14 Joab arranges Absalom’s return to Jerusalem
2Sa.15 Absalom plots rebellion against David
2Sa.16 David and Ziba
2Sa.17 Hushai the Archite misleads Absalom
2Sa.18 Absalom’s defeat and death
2Sa.19 David mourns Absalom and returns to Jerusalem
2Sa.20 Sheba rebels against David
2Sa.21 The Gibeonites execute Saul’s descendants
2Sa.22 David’s song of praise to God
2Sa.23 The last words of David
2Sa.24 David’s census of Israel and Judah
The first book of Kings
1.Kg.1 David’s last days, he anoints Solomon as his successor
1.Kg.2 David’s last testament and death
1.Kg.3 Solomon asks for wisdom
1.Kg.4 Solomon’s high officials and administrators
1.Kg.5 Solomon’s preparations for building the Temple
1.Kg.6 The building of the Temple
1.Kg.7 Solomon builds his palace
1.Kg.8 The Ark of the Covenant is brought to the Temple
1.Kg.9 God appears to Solomon a second time
1.Kg.10 The queen of Sheba visits Solomon
1.Kg.11 Solomon’s gentile wives, apostasy, and death
1.Kg.12 Rehoboam succeeds as king and the revolt of Israel
1.Kg.13 A man of God condemns Jeroboam at Bethel
1.Kg.14 The kingdom splits, Jeroboam of Israel, Rehoboam of Judah
1.Kg.15 The reigns of Abijah and Asa in Judah, and Baasha in Israel
1.Kg.16 The reigns of Elah, Zimri, Omri, and Ahab in Israel
1.Kg.17 Elijah the prophet foretells the drought
1.Kg.18 Elijah and Ahab, and the prophets of Baal are defeated
1.Kg.19 Elijah encounters God at Horeb, and God calls Elisha
1.Kg.20 The war against the Syrians
1.Kg.21 Ahab and Jezebel plot to seize Naboth’s vineyard
1.Kg.22 Micaiah foretells Ahab’s defeat and his death
The second book of Kings
2.Kg.1 Elijah pronounces God’s judgment against King Ahaziah
2.Kg.2 Elijah taken away and Elisha succeeds him
2.Kg.3 Israel and Judah war against Moab
2.Kg.4 Elisha helps a poor woman and raises a dead boy
2.Kg.5 Naaman the Aramite is cured of leprosy
2.Kg.6 Elisha captures a band of Syrians, and Samaria is besieged
2.Kg.7 The siege of Samaria is lifted
2.Kg.8 Elisha and Hazael, and the reigns of Joram and Ahaziah in Judah
2.Kg.9 Jehu is anointed king of Israel
2.Kg.10 Jehu massacres the sons of Ahab and brothers of Ahaziah
2.Kg.11Queen Athaliah of Judah
2.Kg.12 The reign of Joash in Judah
2.Kg.13 King Jehoahaz and of Israel, and the death of Elisha
2.Kg.14 King Amaziah and Azariah of Judah, and Jeroboam II of Israel
2.Kg.15 King Uzziah, Jotham of Judah, Zechariah, Shallum, men of Israel
2.Kg.16 King Pekah of Israel, and Ahaz reigns in Judah
2.Kg.17 Hosea reigns in Israel, and the history of Samaria
2.Kg.18 Hezekiah is king, and Shalmaneser of Assyria invades Judah
2.Kg.19 King Hezekiah consults the prophet, Isaiah
2.Kg.20 Hezekiah’s illness and recovery
2.Kg.21 The reigns of Manasseh and Amon in Judah
2.Kg.22 King Josiah consults Huldan about the Book of the Law
2.Kg.23 Josiah renews the Covenant, and Jehoahaz succeeds him
2.Kg.24 The reigns of Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah in Judah
2.Kg.25 The fall of Jerusalem and defeat of Zedekiah
The first book of Chronicles
1.Ch.1 Descendants of Adam to Esau and lineage of the rulers
1.Ch.2 Descendants of Israel, including David’s ancestry
1.Ch.3 Descendants of David including the kings of Judah
1.Ch.4 Descendants of Judah and of Simeon
1.Ch.5 Descendants of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh
1.Ch.6 Lineage of Levi, the Temple musicians, and their territories
1.Ch.7 Lineage of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, and Ephraim
1.Ch.8 The line of Benjamin, including the family of Saul
1.Ch.9 List of the residents of Jerusalem after the exile
1.Ch.10 The death of King Saul
1.Ch.11 David is anointed king over Israel
1.Ch.12 David’s followers from the various tribes of Israel
1.Ch.13 The Ark of the Covenant is returned from Kiriath jearim
1.Ch.14 David at Jerusalem, and his children
1.Ch.15 The Ark of the Covenant is brought to Jerusalem
1.Ch.16 David song of praise to God
1.Ch.17 The prophecy of Nathan, David’s prayer in response
1.Ch.18 David victories over the Philistines, Moabites, Syrians
1.Ch.19 The war against the Ammonites
1.Ch.20 The capture of Rabbah
1.Ch.21 David’s census, and God’s punishment
1.Ch.22 Preparation for the building of the Temple
1.Ch.23 The census and the organization of the Levites
1.Ch.24 The divisions of the priests
1.Ch.25 The Temple musicians
1.Ch.26 The divisions of the gatekeepers
1.Ch.27 Military and civil organization
1.Ch.28 David’s instructions for the Temple
1.Ch.29 Israel’s offering for the Temple, Solomon becomes king
The second book of Chronicles
2.Ch.1 God grants wisdom to Solomon
2.Ch.2 Preparations for building the Temple
2.Ch.3 The construction of the Temple
2.Ch.4 The furnishings of the Temple
2.Ch.5 The Ark of the Covenant is brought to the Temple
2.Ch.6 Solomon’s address to the people and prayer to God
2.Ch.7 The dedication of the Temple
2.Ch.8 A list of Solomon’s accomplishments
2.Ch.9 The visit from the Queen of Sheba
2.Ch.10Rehoboam becomes king and the schism of Israel and Judah
2.Ch.11 The activities of Rehoboam
2.Ch.12 Rehoboam’s apostasy, Shishak of Egypt invades Judah
2.Ch.13 King Abijah of Judah wages war with Jeroboam of Israel
2.Ch.14 Asa succeeds Abijah
2.Ch.15 Asa’s religious reforms and fidelity to God
2.Ch.16 The late years of Asa’s reign
2.Ch.17 Jehoshaphat becomes King of Judah
2.Ch.18 Jehoshaphat and Ahab become allies, Micaiah’s prophecy
2.Ch.19 Jehoshaphat appoints judges
2.Ch.20 Jehoshaphat defeats the armies of Edom
2.Ch.21 Jehoram ascends the throne of Judah
2.Ch.22 Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram as king
2.Ch.23 The revolt against Queen Athaliah of Judah
2.Ch.24 Joash becomes king of Judah
2.Ch.25 Amaziah Succeeds Joash as king
2.Ch.26 The reign of Uzziah in Judah
2.Ch.27 Jotham succeeds Uzziah in Judah
2.Ch.28 Ahaz becomes king of Judah after Uzziah
2.Ch.29 Hezekiah becomes king and purifies the Temple
2.Ch.30 Hezekiah assembles Israel for the Passover
2.Ch.31 Hezekiah re-establishes the priestly and Levitical orders
2.Ch.32 Sennacherib of Assyria invades Judah
2.Ch.33 Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah as king
2.Ch.34 King Josiah of Judah consults Huldah the prophetess
2.Ch.35 Josiah celebrates the Passover in the assembly
2.Ch.36 Kings Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah of Judah
Book of Ezra
Ezra.1 Cyrus proclaims the return of the Jews to Israel
Ezra.2 The list of the exiles returning to Israel
Ezra.3 Resumption of worship and rebuilding of the Temple
Ezra.4 Opposition to the rebuilding of the Temple
Ezra.5 Tatnai’s letter to Darius about the rebuilding of the temple
Ezra.6 Cyrus’ order is rediscovered, and the Temple is dedicated
Ezra.7 Ezra’s arrival in Jerusalem and commission from Artaxerxes
Ezra.8 The journey of Ezra and Jewish clans from Babylon to Israel
Ezra.9 Ezra anger over Jewish marriages with the Gentiles
Ezra10 The plan to end the intermarriages and a list of the guilty
Book of Nehemiah
Neh.1 Nehemiah’s prophecy over Jerusalem
Neh.2 King Artaxerxes sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem
Neh.3 The walls of Jerusalem are built
Neh.4 Opposition to the building
Neh.5 Nehemiah stops the oppression of the poor
Neh.6 Nehemiah’s enemies plot against him
Neh.7 The list of the returning exiles
Neh.8 Ezra reads the book of the Law to the people
Neh.9 The Israelites say a prayer of confession
Neh.10 The covenant to follow God is sealed by the people
Neh.11 The list of those setting in Jerusalem
Neh.12 list of the returning priest and Levites
Neh.13 Nehemiah’s final reforms
Book of Esther
Est.1 King Ahasuerus and Queen Vashti
Est.2 Ester is crowned queen instead of Vashti
Est.3 Haman’s plot against the Jews
Est.4 Mordecai seeks Esther’s assistance
Est.5 Esther petitions King Ahasuerus
Est.6 Mordecai is honored by the king
Est.7 Haman is hanged on his own gallows
Est.8 The king sign a decree on behalf of the Jews
Est.9 The Jews defeat their enemies and the day of Purim is celebrated
Est.10 Mordecai’s greatness is recounted
Book of Job
Job.1 God and Satan dispute, and God allows Satan to test Job
Job.2 Satan tests Joda second time
Job.3 Job complains to God
Job.4 Eliphaz the Temanite speaks to Job
Job.5 Eliphaz urges Job to appeal to God
Job.6 Job’s replies to Eliphaz
Job.7 Job continues his speech
Job.8 Bildad the Shuhite remarks to Job
Job.9 Job replies to Bildad
Job.10 Job recounts his misery and claims his guiltlessness
Job.11 Zophar the Naamathite disbelieves Job’s blamelessness
Job.12 Job’s reply to Zophar
Job.13 Job denies Zophar’s accusations
Job.14 Job remarks on the weakness of man
Job.15 Eliphaz’s second speech
Job.16 Job replies again to Eliphaz
Job.17 Job’s despair over his life
Job.18Bildad’s second speech
Job.19 Job’s reply to Bildad
Job.20 Zophar’s second speech
Job.21 Job’s reply
Job.22 Eliphaz insists Jod is guilty
Job.23 Job years to find God
Job.24 Job continues to defend his innocence
Job.25 Bildad asserts no man is righteous
Job.26 Job continues to make his case
Job.27 Job refuses to give in to wickedness
Job.28 Job praises wisdom
Job.29 Job’s final statement of his case
Job.30 Job recapitulates his present misery
Job.31 Job vows righteousness
Job.32 Elihu speaks to Job
Job.33 Elihu claims Job is wrong
Job.34 Elihu excoriates Job’s three companions
Job.35 Elihu denies God listens to empty pleas
Job.36 Elihu warns against turning to evil
Job.37 God’s wisdom and omnipotence
Job.38 God’s answer to Job
Job.39 God proclaims His majesty
Job.40 God chastises Job’s words
Job.41 God proclaims His power
Job.42 Job replies to God and is restored to prosperity
Book of Psalms
Ps.1 Blessed is the righteous man
Ps.2 God’s chosen son
Ps.3 Morning prayer when David when he fled from Absalom
Ps.4 Evening prayer for God’s help
Ps.5 Morning prayer for protection
Ps.6 Prayer for rescue
Ps.7 David’s song to God about Cush the Benjamite
Ps.8 The Majesty of God
Ps.9 Hymn of thanksgiving to God
Ps.10 Prayer for the punishment of the wicked
Ps.11 Prayer of confidence in God
Ps.12 Prayer for salvation from the deceitful
Ps.13 Prayer in trust of God’s unfailing love
Ps.14 The words of a fool
Ps.15 God’s requirements for man
Ps.16 God is a refuge
Ps.17 The plea of a blameless man
Ps.18 David’s song when God delivered him from Saul
Ps.19 Creation declares God’s glory in song
Ps.20 Prayer for victory
Ps.21 The king rejoices in God
Ps.22 Prayer of anguish and hope
Ps.23 The Lord is my shepherd
Ps.24 The earth is God’s
Ps.25 Prayer in Danger
Ps.26 Prayer of the blameless
Ps.27 The Lord is light and salvation
Ps.28 Prayer of petition
Ps.29 A tribute to God’s glory
Ps.30 Song for the dedication of the Temple
Ps.31 Prayer of trust in God
Ps.32 A prayer of confession of sin
Ps.33 A hymn of joy and praise to God
Ps.34 David’s prayer when Abimelech drove him away
Ps.35 Prayer to God for intervention
Ps.36 The wickedness of man and the goodness of God
Ps.37 The fates of the wicked and the virtuous
Ps.38 Prayer of the suffering
Ps.39 Confession of the suffering
Ps.40 Hymn of praise for God’s deliverance
Ps.41 Prayer of the sick and weak
Ps.42 The prayer of the oppressed
Ps.43 The lament of an exiled man
Ps.44 Prayer of a nation disgraces
Ps.45 A royal wedding song
Ps.46 God is shelter and strength for the people
Ps.47 God the great king
Ps.48 Mount of Zion, city of God
Ps.49 Riches are fleeting
Ps.50 True worship of God
Ps.51 David’s prayer when Nathan chastised him over Bathsheba
Ps.52 David’s lament when the Edomite betrayed Saul
Ps.53 The foolishness of the atheist
Ps.54 David’s prayer when the Ziphites betrayed him to Saul
Ps.55 Prayer of a man whose friend has betrayed him
Ps.56 David’s prayer after being captured at Gath
Ps.57 David’s prayer when he fled from Saul into the cave
Ps.58 A plea for God to punish the wicked
Ps.59 David’s prayer when Saul sent men to his house to kill him
Ps.60 David’s prayer when he warred with Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah
Ps.61 Prayer for help
Ps.62 In God alone is rest
Ps.63 Song of desire for God
Ps.64 Prayer for protection from slanderers
Ps.65 Hymn of praise to God
Ps.66 A congregational hymn of acclaim
Ps.67 A congregational hymn requesting God’s blessing
Ps.68 A national hymn of triumph
Ps.69 A lament and a plea for help
Ps.70 A cry of distress
Ps.71 Prayer for the aged
Ps.72 Prayer for the king
Ps.73 Ode to the triumph of God’s justice
Ps.74 Lament for the Temple now destroyed
Ps.75 A hymn to God the divine judge
Ps.76 A song of God’s renown in Judah and Israel
Ps.77 An ode to God’s past achievements for Israel
Ps.78 A Psalm about the lessons of Israel’s past
Ps.79 Prayer for national deliverance
Ps.80 Prayer for Israel restoration
Ps.81 A festal hymn for the Feast of Tabernacles
Ps.82 God condemns the corruption of justice
Ps.83 Plea for God to destroy the enemies of Israel
Ps.84 A prayer for yearning for God’s house
Ps.85 Prayer for peace
Ps.86 Prayer in time of trouble
Ps.87 Zion, mother to all the nations
Ps.88 Plea of desperation
Ps.89 A hymn of praise to God’s faithfulness
Ps.90 God is everlasting
Ps.91 The shelter of the Most High
Ps.92 In praise of the Most High
Ps.93 God is King
Ps.94 God, judge of the world
Ps.95 A Psalm to the Rock of Salvation
Ps.96 A new song to God
Ps.97 Let the earth rejoice that God is King
Ps.98 Sing a new song to God’s marvelous deeds
Ps.99 Holy is God and mighty
Ps.100 Come into God’s presence with songs of joy
Ps.101 A Psalm of God’s goodness and justice
Ps.102 Prayer of the downtrodden
Ps.103 Bless the Lord, O my soul
Ps.104 God is clothed in majesty and glory
Ps.105 God’s workings in Israel’s history
Ps.106 A Psalm of thanks to the Lord for His everlasting love
Ps.107 The redeemed of God sing His praise
Ps.108 Morning Psalm and prayer for rescue
Ps.109 Prayer for vengeance on false accusers
Ps.110 God’s chosen king and priest
Ps.111 Praise to God in the Tabernacle
Ps.112 Blessed are the virtuous
Ps.113 Praise the name of the Lord
Ps.114 Psalm for the Passover
Ps.115 The one True God
Ps.116 A man saved from death gives thanks to God
Ps.117 A call to praise
Ps.118 Processional hymn for the Feast of Tabernacles
Ps.119 A Psalm to the Law of God
Ps.120 A song about the enemies of peace
Ps.121 A song about the guardian of Israel
Ps.122 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Ps.123 Plea for pity from God
Ps.124 A hymn to God, Israel’s savior
Ps.125 God protects His faithful
Ps.126 Psalm of the returning exiles
Ps.127 The necessity of God’s presence
Ps.128 A Psalm about the blessings of the righteous
Ps.129 Prayer against the enemies of Zion
Ps.130 A prayer from the depths
Ps.131 Prayer of the humble and childlike
Ps.132 A song for the anniversary of the ark in Zion
Ps.133 A song in praise of brotherly love
Ps.134 Evening hymn
Ps.135 An exhortation to praise God
Ps.136 Litany to God’s everlasting love
Ps.137 Lament of the exiles for Zion
Ps.138 Song before the gates of the Temple
Ps.139 Psalm to the omniscience of God
Ps.140 Prayer for rescue from evil men
Ps.141 A prayer for protection from temptation
Ps.142 Prayer of David when he hid in a cave
Ps.143 Prayer for rescue and guidance
Ps.144 War hymn
Ps.145 A Psalm to bless the name of the Lord forever
Ps.146 Prayer of trust in God
Ps.147 Song of praise to the Almighty
Ps.148 A call to the universe to praise God
Ps.149 Israel rejoices in the Maker
Ps.150 Praise God in His Temple
Book of Proverbs
Pro.1 Purpose and theme of the Proverbs
Pro.2 Wisdom as a safeguard against sin
Pro.3 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
Pro.4 The wisdom of listening to one’s parents
Pro.5 Warning against adultery
Pro.6 Warnings against being deceived by evil men
Pro.7 Warnings against the adulteress
Pro.8 Wisdom proclaims her own wealth
Pro.9 The difference between Wisdom and folly
Pro.10 The proverbs of Solomon
Pro.11 The righteous and the wicked
Pro.12 The lover of discipline is a lover of knowledge
Pro.13 A wise man guides his tongue
Pro.14 The wise and the foolish woman
Pro.15 A gentle answer turns away wrath
Pro.16 God weighs man’s motives
Pro.17 The advantages of a peaceful household
Pro.18 A fool cares not for wisdom
Pro.19 Better a poor and honest man than a lying fool
Pro.20 Do not provoke a king to wrath
Pro.21 God weighs the heart of man
Pro.22 Respect is more than desirable than any wealth
Pro.23 Beware of covetousness and listen to the wisdom
Pro.24 Do not envy wicked men
Pro.25 More Proverbs of Solomon as recorded by Hezekiah
Pro.26 Honor does not befit a fool
Pro.27 Love and friendship comfort the soul
Pro.28 The cowardly wicked and the brave righteous
Pro.29 The fate of the stubborn man
Pro.30 Every word of God is pure
Pro.31 Who can find a virtuous women
Book of Ecclesiastes
Ec.1 Vanity, all is Vanity
Ec.2 Pleasure is vanity
Ec.3 To everything there is a season
Ec.4 Empty achievement is vanity
Ec.5 Empty speech is vanity, think before you say things to God
Ec.6 Wealth without happiness is vanity
Ec.7 Some wise proverbs
Ec.8 Obey the king for God’s sake
Ec.9 A common fate for all
Ec.10 The danger of folly
Ec.11 Cast your bread upon the water
Ec.12 Advice to the young and summation
Song of Solomon
So.1 The song begins
So.2 The Rose of Sharon
So.3 The beloved seeks her lover
So.4 The lover extols the beauty of his beloved
So.5 Drunk with love
So.6 The lover goes into his garden
So.7 How fair and how pleasant art thou
So.8 Set me as a seal upon your heart
Book of Isaiah
Isa.1 God warns Israel about its sin
Isa.2 A vision of everlasting peace
Isa.3 Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
Isa.4 The restoration of Zion
Isa.5 Song of the vineyard
Isa.6 God calls Isaiah as a prophet
Isa.7 The sign of Immanuel
Isa.8 The birth of Isaiah’s son a sign of coming destruction
Isa.9 Wonderful counselor, Prince of Peace
Isa.10 Oracle of destruction against the nations
Isa.11 The lion and the lamb lie down together
Isa.12 Hymn of thanksgiving and praise
Isa.13 Prophecy against Babylon
Isa.14 Israel’s return from exile
Isa.15 Lament for Moab
Isa.16 Refuge for the Moabites
Isa.17 Prophecy against Damascus
Isa.18 Prophecy against Cush
Isa.19 An oracle warning Egypt of civil war
Isa.20 Prophecy about the invasion of Egypt by the king of Assyria
Isa.21 The fall of Babylon
Isa.22 Warning of boastful rejoicing in Jerusalem
Isa.23 Oracle against Tyre and Sidon
Isa.24 Apocalyptic destruction of all the earth
Isa.25 Hymn of praise
Isa.26 Song of Victory
Isa.27 Atonement and restoration for Israel
Isa.28 Woe to Samaria and evil councilor’s
Isa.29 The fate of Ariel, the city of David
Isa.30 Oracle against the treaty with Egypt
Isa.31 God wages war against Assyria
Isa.32 A king reigns by integrity
Isa.33 A plea for God’s pity
Isa.34 God’s anger against the nations
Isa.35 The joy of God’s ransomed people
Isa.36 Sennacherib of Syria
Isa.37 King Hezekiah consults the prophet, Isaiah
Isa.38 Illness, cure, and song of King Hezekiah
Isa.39 Babylon sends emissaries to King Hezekiah
Isa.40 Comfort and hope for Zion
Isa.41 God assures Israel of His love and forbearance
Isa.42 Servant of the Lord
Isa.43 God promises to be with Israel
Isa.44 Israel, God’s chosen
Isa.45 Cyrus, the Lord’s anointed
Isa.46 The fall of Babylon’s gods
Isa.47 The fall of Babylon
Isa.48 The stubbornness of Israel
Isa.49 Israel a light unto the nations
Isa.50 God still promises to save His people
Isa.51 Salvation for Zion
Isa.52 Awake, awake, oh Zion
Isa.53 The arm of the Lord is revealed
Isa.54 Jerusalem’s descendants will increase
Isa.55 God’s everlasting covenant
Isa.56 God’s invitation to all people
Isa.57 God’ condemnation of Israel’s idolatry
Isa.58 True fasting
Isa.59 The depth of the people’s sin
Isa.60 The glory of the Lord is upon the people
Isa.61 The mission of the prophet
Isa.62 The Savior of the Daughter of Zion
Isa.63 God’s day of vengeance and redemption
Isa.64 Prayer for God’s help
Isa.65 A new heaven and a new earth
Isa.66 Rejoice for Jerusalem
Book of Jeremiah
Jer.1 God calls Jeremiah as a prophet
Jer.2 Israel forsakes God
Jer.3 Israel’s unfaithfulness
Jer.4 Rules for Israel’s return to God
Jer.5 The search for a righteous man
Jer.6 The siege of Jerusalem
Jer.7 True worship of God
Jer.8 Jerusalem’s continued rebellion against God
Jer.9 Jeremiah’s lament for Jerusalem and Judah
Jer.10 Idolatry and the true God
Jer.11 Jeremiah and the Covenant
Jer.12 Jeremiah questions God’s justice
Jer.13 The symbolic linen loincloth
Jer.14 The drought in Judah
Jer.15 God vows to send destruction upon Judah
Jer.16 God warns Jeremiah and his family
Jer.17 Judah’s sin engraved in the people’s hearts
Jer.18 God’s message to Jeremiah through the potter’s wheel
Jer.19 The symbol of the broken jug
Jer.20 Jeremiah beaten and put in prison
Jer.21 Jeremiah’s reply to King Zedekiah
Jer.22 Jeremiah’s prophecy to the royal house of Judah
Jer.23 Prophecy of doom to the leaders of Israel
Jer.24 The two baskets of figs
Jer.25 Vision of the cup of God’s wrath
Jer.26 Jeremiah’s prophecy against the Temple
Jer.27 The symbol of the ox yoke
Jer.28 The false prophet Hananiah
Jer.29 Letter to the exiles in Babylon
Jer.30 Restoration of Israel
Jer.31 Israel’s return to Zion from exile
Jer.32 Jeremiah buys a field
Jer.33 God declares He will restore the fortunes of Israel
Jer.34 God’s warning to King Zedekiah
Jer.35 Jeremiah and the Rechabites
Jer.36 Jeremiah’s scroll of prophecy
Jer.37 Zedekiah asks Jeremiah to pray on behalf of the nation
Jer.38 Jeremiah is thrown into a well
Jer.39 The fall of Jerusalem
Jer.40 Jeremiah is set free
Jer.41 The assassination of Governor Gedaliah
Jer.42 The people request Jeremiah intercede with God for them
Jer.43 Jeremiah is taken to Egypt
Jer.44 Jeremiah warns the people about their idolatry
Jer.45 God’s message to Baruch
Jer.46 Oracle about Egypt’s defeat at Carchemish
Jer.47 Oracle against the Philistines
Jer.48 Oracle on the destruction of Moab
Jer.49 The oracle of judgment on Ammon
Jer.50 Babylon’s fall and Israel’s return from exile
Jer.51 God’s warning to Babylon of coming destruction
Jer.52 The fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple
Lamentation
La.1 The distress of the city
La.2 God’s righteous punishment of Jerusalem
La.3 Suffering leads to repentance and hope
La.4 The destruction of Jerusalem
La.5 A prayer for mercy
Book of Ezekiel
Eze.1 Ezekiel’s vision of God among the living creatures
Eze.2 The vision of the scroll
Eze.3 Ezekiel’s call as a prophet
Eze.4 The siege of Jerusalem foretold
Eze.5 God commands Ezekiel to shave his head
Eze.6 God vows to destroy idolatry in the mountains of Israel
Eze.7 The end is near for Israel
Eze.8 The vision of idolatry in the Temple
Eze.9 The punishment of Jerusalem
Eze.10 The glory of God leaves the Temple
Eze.11 The sins of the House of Israel
Eze.12 Ezekiel acts the role of the exile
Eze.13 Prophecy against the false prophets
Eze.14 Oracle against idolatry
Eze.15 Parable of the vine
Eze.16 An allegorical history of unfaithful Israel
Eze.17 Allegory of the eagles and the vine
Eze.18 The sinner shall die, but no one will suffer for another’s sin
Eze.19 A lament for the princes of Israel
Eze.20 Ezekiel confronts the elders of Israel with their sin
Eze.21 Oracle about the sword of the Lord
Eze.22 The sins of Jerusalem
Eze.23 The allegorical tale of two adulterous sisters
Eze.24 The parable of the cooking pot
Eze.25 Prophecy against Ammon, Moab, and the Philistines
Eze.26 Prophecy against Tyrus
Eze.27 Song of lament for Tyrus
Eze.28 Prophecy against the king of Tyrus
Eze.29 Prophecy against Egypt
Eze.30 The Day of the Lord is coming
Eze.31 Allegory of Egypt as a cedar of Lebanon
Eze.32 The king of Egypt as a crocodile
Eze.33 Ezekiel chosen as a sentry for the house of Israel
Eze.34 Warning to the shepherds of Israel
Eze.35 Prophecy against Edom
Eze.36 Prophecy to the mountains of Israel
Eze.37 The vision in the valley of dry bones
Eze.38 Prophecy against Gog and the country of Magog
Eze.39 Defeat of Gog and the destruction of Magog
Eze.40 Vision of the New Jerusalem
Eze.41 Vision of the future Temple
Eze.42 Buildings for the priests
Eze.43 The glory of God returns to the Temple
Eze.44 New rules for the Temple, and the Levites and priests
Eze.45 Division of the land, and the portion allotted to God
Eze.46 Rules for the Sabbath and the Day of the New Moon
Eze.47 Vision of the stream flowing from the Temple
Eze.48 The tribes are allotted their lands
Book of Daniel
Dan.1 Daniel and his companions in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
Dan.2 Daniel explains Nebuchadnezzar’s dream
Dan.3 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the furnace
Dan.4 Nebuchadnezzar’s second warning
Dan.5 The handwriting on the wall
Dan.6 Daniel in the lion’s den
Dan.7 Daniel’s vision of the four beasts
Dan.8 Daniel’s second vision
Dan.9 Daniel’s prayer and third vision
Dan.10 Daniel’s vision of the men in Linen
Dan.11 The prophecy about the battle of great kings
Dan.12 Prophecy about the end times
Book of Hosea
Hos.1 The Lord describes Hosea’s faithless family
Hos.2 Israel is like a faithless wife
Hos.3 The Lord commands a husband to love a faithless wife
Hos.4 Priest and prophets have rejected the Lord
Hos.5 The Lord condemns Israel’s faithlessness
Hos.6 The Lord condemns Israel’s hypocrisy and idolatry
Hos.7 The Lord condemns Israel’s deceit and insincerity
Hos.8 The lord condemns Israel’s adoption of foreign customs
Hos.9 The Lord shall punish Israel’s sins
Hos.10 Idolatrous shrines shall be destroyed
Hos.11 The Lord shall care for faithless Israel
Hos.12 The descendants of Jacob must return to the Lord
Hos.13 Israel’s sins shall be punished
Hos.14 Return to the Lord and your prayers shall be answered
Book of Joel
Joe.1 The priest and the people lament the destruction of the land
Joe.2 God calls the Jewish people to repentance
Joe.3 God judges the nations and blesses His people
Book of Amos
Am.1 God’s judgment of Israel’s neighbors
Am.2 God’s judgment of Israel
Am.3 Warning of the coming punishment of Israel
Am.4 Israel failure to come to Israel
Am.5 A call to repentance
Am.6 A lament for Israel
Am.7 Visions of destruction
Am.8 God vows not to spare Israel
Am.9 The final destruction and restoration of Israel
Book of Obadiah
Ob.1 God vows to destroy Edom
Book of Jonah
Jon.1 Jonah disobeys God and is swallowed by a fish
Jon.2 Jonah prays to God and the fish spits him up on the shore
Jon.3 Jonah preaches in Nineveh and the people repent
Jon.4 Jonah is angry because God will not destroy Nineveh
Book of Micah
Mic.1 Judgment of Samaria and Jerusalem
Mic.2 God shall rescue His people from the oppressors
Mic.3 God rebukes the leaders and the prophets of Israel
Mic.4 God’s future reign of peace in Zion
Mic.5 God promises a deliverer from Bethlehem
Mic.6 God’s complaint against Israel
Mic.7 Israel’s misery and God’s mercy
Book of Nahum
Na.1 God’s wrath against Nineveh
Na.2 Nineveh will fall
Na.3 God warns of doom of Nineveh
Book of Habakkuk
Hab.1 Habakkuk’s complaint to God about injustice
Hab.2 God’s reply to Habakkuk
Hab.3 Habakkuk’s prayer for deliverance
Book of Zephaniah
Zep.1 God’s warning of destruction
Zep.2 A call to repentance
Zep.3 The sin, redemption, and future of Jerusalem
Book of Haggai
Ha.1 God commands the temple to be rebuilt
Ha.2 The future glory of the new Temple
Book of Zechariah
Zech.1 Visions of horses and horns, and return to the Lord
Zech.2 Measuring Jerusalem, and exiles shall return
Zech.3 Obedience shall take away sin
Zech.4 The Golden Lamp Stand, and rebuilding the Temple
Zech.5 The flying scroll, lies, and wickedness are removed
Zech.6 Vision of four chariots
Zech.7 God condemns insincerity and disobedience
Zech.8 The Lord blesses Jerusalem
Zech.9 The Lord condemns the Philistines
Zech.10 Hymn for victorious return to Israel
Zech.11 Favor and unity, and the two shepherds
Zech.12 Enemies of Jerusalem shall be struck down
Zech.13 God condemns the prophets
Zech.14 Judgment Day in Jerusalem
Book of Malachai
Mal.1 God proclaims His love for Israel
Mal.2 God reprimands the priests, and unfaithfulness of the people
Mal.3 The Day of Judgment
Mal.4 The Day of the Lord is coming